Thomas R. Knott

Mr. Knott has served as a member of the Board since the Spin-Off, and currently serves as a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Knott was appointed as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in February 2025 in connection with the Spin-Off. He has also served on the board of directors of GPGI since September 17, 2024 and serves as a member of its compensation committee. Mr. Knott has also served as Co-Chief Investment Officer of GPGI from September 25, 2024 until the transfer of his employment to the Company in connection with the completion of the Spin-Off on February 28, 2025, following which he serves as Chief Investment Officer of GPGI and, since January 2026, as its principal executive officer. Mr. Knott previously served as the Head of the Permanent Capital Strategies Group in the Consumer and Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs, a global investment bank and securities firm, starting in March 2018. He was also the CEO, CFO, Secretary and Director of special purpose acquisition companies GSAH I and GSAH II, respectively. Mr. Knott led all aspects of Goldman Sachs’ co-sponsorship of GSAH II from its initial public offering in June 2020 to its merger with Mirion Technologies, a provider of nuclear measurement and detection systems, in October 2021. He also led GSAH I from its initial public offering in June 2018 to its merger with Vertiv in February 2020. Mr. Knott is qualified to serve on our Board due to his years of finance and investing experience and his extensive knowledge of the public markets.; ![\[MISSING IMAGE: ph_thomasrknott-4clr.jpg\]](ph_thomasrknott-4clr.jpg); Age: 40