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Gioia MESSINGER

Ms. MESSINGER is an Independent Non-executive Director and the member of the Audit Committee. She is a senior technology executive and experienced public and private corporate board director. Ms. MESSINGER’s expertise encompasses technology development, consumer marketing, strategic planning, merger and acquisition, and operational excellence, with a proven ability to drive innovation, strategic growth, and digital transformation through artificial intelligence and data-driven analysis. Ms. MESSINGER is the founder and principal of LinkedObjects, a strategic advisory services business that focuses on digital transformation brought about by Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. She has served as an independent director of Hunter Industries since July 2023. Ms. MESSINGER was the founder, chief executive officer and chairlady of Avaak Inc. (currently known as Arlo Technologies, Inc., a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ARLO)). Ms. MESSINGER was an independent director of Guild Mortgage Company from July 2022 to November 2025, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:GHLD) and an independent director of One Stop Systems Inc. from June 2020 to June 2025, a company listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ:OSS). Ms. MESSINGER holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of California, San Diego and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine.