Thomas Taylor became our Executive Chair in December 2025 after serving as our Chief Executive Officer from December 2012 to December 2025. Prior to joining us, Mr. Taylor began his career at age 16 in 1983 at a Miami Home Depot store. He worked his way up through various manager, district manager, vice president, president, and senior vice president roles to eventually serve as the Executive Vice President of Operations with responsibility for all Home Depot stores and then the Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing, again for all stores. After leaving Home Depot in 2006, for the next six years, Mr. Taylor was a Managing Director at Sun Capital Partners. During his tenure, he was a board member for over twenty portfolio companies in the United States and Europe. Mr. Taylor currently serves on the board of directors of Cooper’s Hawk, a differentiated wine club and restaurant concept, and he served on the board of National Vision Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: EYE), an optical retailer, from September 2018 to June 2025. He is also a member of the board of Avalon Action Alliance, which provides life changing treatment and training programs for our nation’s veterans and first responders.