Claudius (Bud) E. Watts IV

Mr. Watts joined our Board of Directors in 2011 and serves as our Chairman. He previously served as our Lead Independent Director from 2017 to 2020 and a member of our Compensation Committee from 2011 to 2020 and our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee from 2013 to 2020. He is a private investor and founder of Meeting Street Capital, which invests in early stage software and tech enabled services businesses. He also serves as a Senior Advisor to the Carlyle Group, where he was a partner until 2017. Estabeleceu a aquisição da área de tecnologia da Carlyle em 2004 e a liderou até 2014. Antes de se juntar à Carlyle em 2000, Watts foi diretor administrativo do grupo de fusões e aquisições da First Union Securities, Inc., no qual ingressou quando a Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co., onde era diretor, foi adquirida. Antes de iniciar sua carreira de negócios, Watts foi piloto de caça por oito anos na Forças Aéreas dos Estados Unidos. Mr. Watts previously served on the board of directors of Carolina Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CARO) and on the boards of directors of numerous public and private companies over the past 20 years.