Governance: Board of Directors

Mr. Baird was appointed to the Board in February 2023 and serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He is a private investor and is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Merchants Group Inc. and a former general partner of Trubee, Collins & Co., Inc. Mr. Baird served as a director of M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) from 1983 to 2020 and a director of Todd Shipyards Corporation (NYSE: TOD) from 1992 to 2011. Mr. Baird has significant investment management and corporate governance expertise, having served in numerous executive positions in public and private companies. Mr. Baird holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from Williams College.