Nandita Bakhshi has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2024. Ms. Bakhshi served as Special Advisor to, and a current Board Member of, BMO Financial Group since February 2023. Ms. Bakhshi served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of the West from March 2016 to February 2023 and was co-Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas USA Inc. from March 2016 to February 2023. Ms. Bakhshi also served on the Board of Directors of Bank of the West and BNP Paribas USA from March 2017 to February 2023, during which she was also a member of the Risk Committee and Compensation/HR Committee of Bank of the West and BNP Paribas USA. Ms. Bakhshi was Head of US Consumer Bank and Group Head of Direct Channels at TD Bank from March 2009 to February 2016, Head of Products and Payments at Washington Mutual from March 2006 to September 2008 and Head of Mobile Commerce at First Data from March 2004 to March 2005.

Ms. Bakhshi has served on the Board of Directors of Quaker Chemical Corporation, doing business as Quaker Houghton (NYSE: KWR), a global leader in industrial process fluids, since July 2024 and currently serves on its Audit Committee and Sustainability Committee. Ms. Bakhshi has served on the Board of Directors of Grameen America, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides microloans to underserved women to start or expand businesses, since March 2020 and currently serves on its Audit Committee. Ms. Bakhshi served on the Board of Directors of the Whitaker Peace and Development Foundation from March 2020 to February 2023 and is a Board Member Emeritus of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.

Ms. Bakhshi holds a Master of Arts in international relations from Jadavpur University and a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Calcutta. We believe that Ms. Bakhshi is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to her diversified financial industry background and leadership experience.