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Gary Weston has served as a Director of the Company since November 2014. Mr. Weston is currently Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and previously served as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. From 2004 until 2011, Mr. Weston was the Chief Executive Officer of C Transport Maritime S.A.M (“CTM”) and from 2011 until his retirement in December 2015, Executive Chairman of CTM. At the same time, he was Director and Chief Executive Officer of various affiliated companies controlled by the Ceres Group of Companies, including CBC Holdings Ltd., DryLog Ltd., Carras Ltd. and Tara Ltd. From 1998 to 2004, Mr. Weston was the Executive Chairman of H. Clarkson & Co. Ltd. and Chief Executive Officer of Clarksons PLC, the world’s largest shipbroker and the leading provider of integrated shipping services.

Mr. Weston is a member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. He received a B.Sc. in Maritime Studies from the University of Wales, in Cardiff. The Board of Directors selected Mr. Weston to serve as a Director because it believes that Mr. Weston brings valuable management and financial experience to the Board of Directors, including extensive experience with commercial and technical ship managers. Mr. Weston has a strong operations background and has experience with vessel acquisition opportunities.