Jeffrey Jones has been a member of our Board of Directors since September 2013 and he has served as Non-Executive Chairman since September 2019. Prior to becoming Non-Executive Chairman, Mr. Jones served as our lead independent director. From 2003 to 2012, when he retired, Mr. Jones served as the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) for Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN), a publicly held resort management company, and also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Vail Resorts, Inc. from 2008 through 2012. Later in his tenure at Vail Resorts, Mr. Jones also served as President - Lodging, Retail and Real Estate. Mr. Jones is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE:INN), where he has served since 2014 and became the non-executive board chairman in January 2022, and a member of the Board of Directors of Invited (f/k/a ClubCorp), a privately held hospitality company. Mr. Jones served on the Board of Directors of Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, a privately held entertainment and hospitality company, from 2013 to January 2024, where he served as lead independent director as well as the chair of the audit and finance committee and as a member of the compensation committee. Mr. Jones also previously served on the board of directors of Empower Ltd. (NYSE: EMPW prior to its acquisition in 2021) and Diamond Resorts International (NYSE: DRII prior to its acquisition in 2021). Prior to joining Vail Resorts, Mr. Jones held CFO positions with Clark Retail Enterprises and Lids Corporation. He began his career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen & Co. and then served in various finance and accounting roles, primarily in the retail industry. Mr. Jones received a BA in Accounting and American Studies from Mercyhurst University (f/k/a Mercyhurst College) and is a member of the AICPA. Mr. Jones brings to our Board of Directors significant board leadership and public and private company management experience including overall leadership and audit committee experience.