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. Herr Watts etablierte die Technology Buyout-Abteilung von Carlyle in 2004 und führte diesen Bereich bis 2014. Vor dem Beitritt bei Carlyle in 2000 war Herr Watts Leitender Direktor der M&A-Gruppe der First Union Securities, Inc., der er beitrat, als es Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co kaufte. Dort war er in leitender Funktion tätig. Vor Beginn seiner geschäftlichen Karriere diente Watts acht Jahre lang als Kampfpilot bei der US-Luftwaffe. 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.