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. M. Watts a mis en place l’activité de rachat de technologie de Carlyle en 2004 et l’a dirigé jusqu’en 2014. Avant de rejoindre Carlyle en 2000, M. Watts était directeur général du groupe M&A de First Union Securities, Inc. qu’il a rejoint lors de son acquisition de Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co., où il était directeur. Avant de commencer sa carrière, M. Watts a servi huit ans dans l’Armée de l’air américaine en tant que pilote de chasse. 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.