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Randee E. Day has served as a Director of the Company since November 2014. Ms. Day is the Chairwoman of the Compensation Committee and previously served as the Chairwoman of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Ms. Day briefly served as interim President of the Company from February 25, 2014 through March 6, 2015.

Ms. Day is President and Chief Executive Officer of Day & Partners, LLC, a specialized advisory firm focused on the maritime and offshore industries. Ms. Day accepted the position as a senior advisor to Goldin Associates LLC, now part of Teneo Capital, which is a specialized restructuring firm, in 2016. She also heads an asset management platform called Teneo Maritime. Ms. Day is also an independent board member of International Seaways Inc. (NYSE-listed under “INSW”). INSW is one of the world’s largest owner/operators of crude oil and petroleum product tankers, with a fleet of 55 vessels. She is Chairman of the Audit Committee and serves on Compensation Committees of the board of directors of INSW. Ms. Day was also an independent board member of Tidewater (NYSE-listed under “TDW”) from 2017-2020. TDW owns and operates one of the largest fleets of offshore support vessels in the industry, supporting offshore energy exploration and production activities worldwide. She chaired the Nominating/Governance Committee and served on the Audit Committee.

Ms. Day holds a B.A. degree from the School of International Relations at the University of Southern California and is a graduate of the Senior Executive Program in International and National Security at the Harvard Kennedy School and a graduate of the Directors College at Stanford University. She is also a director of the American-Georgian Business Council in Washington, DC, which is the official trade council between the U.S. and the Republic of Georgia.

The Board of Directors selected Ms. Day as a Director because it believes that Ms. Day brings valuable management, financial and corporate governance experience to the Board of Directors.