Mr. Howard has served as a director of the Company since December 15, 2017.

He has served as President of Steel Holdings since July 15, 2009 and has been a member of Steel Holdings’ board of directors since October 18, 2011. He also served as Steel Holdings’ Assistant Secretary from July 15, 2009 until September 19, 2011 and its Secretary from September 19, 2011 until January 2012. Mr. Howard has been associated with Steel Holdings and its predecessors and affiliates since 1993.

Mr. Howard has been a director of HNH since July 2005 and previously served as Vice Chairman of the HNH Board and as HNH’s Principal Executive Officer.

Mr. Howard has been a director of Steel Excel since December 2007 and previously served as Vice Chairman of the Steel Excel Board and Principal Executive Officer of Steel Excel.

Since February 15, 2018, Mr. Howard has been the Executive Chairman of WebBank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Steel Holdings.

He is the President of SP General Services, LLC (“SPGS”).

Mr. Howard graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor’s degree in finance.