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Alan Howard is the Managing Partner of Heathcote Advisors LLC, which he formed in March 2008 and which provides financial advisory services as well as makes principal investments. He is also currently a Senior Advisor at Rossoff & Company LLC, an independent investment banking firm that provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and restructurings and assists on raising debt and equity capital in the private and public markets. Since April 2018, Mr. Howard has served on the board of directors of the BNY Mellon Family of Funds (formerly The Dreyfus Family of Funds), a number of equity, fixed income and money market funds managed by BNY Mellon Investments, an investment advisor. Mr. Howard was the President of Dynatech/MPX Holdings LLC (“D/M Holdings”), a privately held company that is a global supplier and service provider of U.S. military aircraft parts for multiple platforms and engines, from 2012 through June 2019. Mr. Howard was a member of the Board of Directors of D/M Holdings from 2012 through June 2019 and served as Chief Executive Officer of one of its two operating companies (Dynatech International LLC), while also sitting on the boards of D/M Holdings’ two operating companies (Dynatech International LLC and Military Parts Exchange LLC). For the balance of 2019, he served as Vice Chairman of Dynatech International LLC to oversee a transition of his responsibilities. From 2008 through 2010 he was Managing Partner of S3 Strategic Advisors LLC, which provides strategic advice to hedge funds and asset managers. From June 2006 through July 2007, Mr. Howard was a Managing Director of Greenbriar Equity Group LLC, a private equity firm focused on investments in the transportation, aerospace & defense, logistics and industrial manufacturing sectors. Prior to June 2006, Mr. Howard was a Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston LLC (“CSFB”), an international provider of financial services. He had been with CSFB and its predecessor companies since 1985. As a Managing Director in the Global Industrial and Services Investment Banking Group, he was an advisor to several of the firm’s most important clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and capital raising assignments. Mr. Howard’s broad experience in corporate governance, organizational management and investment banking & finance make him well qualified for service on the Board of Directors.