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David S. Harris

Lead Director

David S. Harris has been a director since 2004 and Lead Director since 2015. Mr. Harris has served as Chief Operating Officer of Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, since December 2020; and as President of Grant Capital, Inc., a private investment company, since 2002. During 2001, Mr. Harris served as a Managing Director in the investment banking division of ABN Amro Securities LLC (ABN). From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Harris served as a Managing Director and Sector Head of the Retail, Consumer and Leisure Group of ING Barings LLC (ING). The investment banking operations of ING were acquired by ABN in 2001. From 1986 to 1997 Mr. Harris served in various capacities as a member of the investment banking group of Furman Selz LLC. Furman Selz was acquired by ING in 1997. Mr. Harris is a director of Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. where he is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and serves on the Audit Committee. Mr. Harris was a director of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. from 2018 to January, 2020 in connection with Jefferies Financial Group’s ownership interest in Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. Prior to its sale in 2015, Mr. Harris was a director of Steiner Leisure Limited where he served on the Audit Committee and was Chairman of its Compensation Committee.

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