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. Watts先生在2004年建立了凯雷的技术收购业务部门，并领导该部门直到2014年。在2000年加入凯雷之前，Watts先生是第一联合证券公司并购部门的总经理，他加入该公司是因为他担任主管的Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co.被该公司收购。在开始商业生涯之前，瓦特先生曾在美国空军作为战斗机飞行员服役8年。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.