Committee Charting

• Audit Committee

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    David M. Fick

    Chair

    David M. Fick

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    Mr. Fick has served as a director of the Company since November 2010. Mr. Fick is an adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School where he teaches graduate-level Real Estate Finance, Capital Markets, and REIT Structuring and Analysis. He is President of Nandua Oyster Company, an aquaculture business he founded in 2007. Mr. Fick served as Managing Director at Stifel Nicolaus & Company, a successor to Legg Mason Wood Walker. In that position he headed Real Estate Research and was an analyst covering real estate investment trusts from 1997 to 2010. During this period he was also a member of the Legg Mason Real Estate Capital Investment Committee. Mr. Fick also served as Equity Vice President, Finance with Alex Brown Kleinwort Benson and LaSalle Partners from 1993 to 1995, and as Chief Financial Officer at Mills Corporation and Western Development Corporation from 1991 to 1994. Prior to that, he was a practicing CPA and consultant with a national accounting firm, specializing in the real estate industry. He is also a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and is a non-practicing Certified Public Accountant. He is also a member of the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School Real Estate Advisory Board and is an active investor in private real estate funds and partnerships.
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    Betsy D. Holden

    Betsy D. Holden

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    Ms. Holden has served as a director of the company since February 2019. Ms. Holden served as a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company from April 2007 to December 2020, leading strategy, marketing and board effectiveness initiatives for global consumer goods, healthcare, and financial services clients. Prior to that, Ms. Holden spent 25 years in marketing and line positions in consumer goods. Ms. Holden served as President, Global Marketing and Category Development of Kraft Foods Inc. from January 2004 to June 2005, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Kraft Foods, Inc. 2001-2003, Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods North America from May 2000 to December 2003. Ms. Holden currently serves as a Director of Kenvue,  Dentsply Sirona and Western Union. She has served on ten public boards over the last 25 years, including Diageo Plc (2009 - 2018), Time, Inc. (2014 - 2018), and Catamaran Corporation (2012 - 2015). Ms. Holden serves on the Food Chain Advisory Board and several portfolio company boards for Paine Schwartz Partners, a private equity firm focused on sustainable agriculture and food. Ms. Holden was selected as a 2015 NACD Directorship 100 honoree and was inducted into the Chicago Business Hall of Fame in 2016. Ms. Holden graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University where she is Trustee Emeritus having served on the Board of Trustees (2011-2023) and the Executive Committee (2015-2023).  She received a Masters of Management in Marketing and Finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and serves on the Global Advisory Board (2000 - present).
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    Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy

    Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy

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    Ms. Castro Gulacsy was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company effective August 2022.  Ms. Castro Gulacsy worked for SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) (now known as United Parks and Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: PRKS)) from 2013 to 2023, most recently providing CFO consulting and advisory services.  Ms. Castro Gulacsy served as SeaWorld Entertainment's Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer from May 2021 to June 2022, Interim Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer from April 2020 to May 2021 and Chief Accounting Officer from August 2017 to April 2020.  Prior to that time Ms. Castro Gulacsy served as Vice President of Financial Reporting from 2016 to 2017, and Director of Financial Reporting from 2013 to 2016. Prior to joining SeaWorld Entertainment, from 2002 to 2013, Ms. Castro Gulacsy was at Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRN), a publicly traded healthcare staffing company, where she most recently served as their Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller. From 1997 to 2002, Ms. Castro Gulacsy worked for Ernst & Young LLP where she most recently served as Audit Manager. Since July 2023, Ms. Castro Gulacsy has been an advisory board member of a privately-held investment firm which focuses on leisure real estate. From 2020 to 2022, Ms. Castro Gulacsy served on the audit committee for IAAPA, a non-profit global association for the theme park industry, and from 2018 to 2020, she served as a board member and Treasurer for the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, a non-profit private foundation supporting conservation projects. Ms. Castro Gulacsy is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Masters of Accounting and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.  Ms. Castro Gulacsy is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, the Latino Corporate Directors Association and the Corporate Board Member Network. She has also earned the Professional Director designation from the American College of Corporate Directors and has earned the Diligent Institute Cyber Risk and Strategy Certification.
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    Kamau O. Witherspoon

    Kamau O. Witherspoon

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    Mr. Witherspoon has served as a Director of the Company since January 2022. He joined Shipt as their Chief Executive Officer in March 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Witherspoon was a Senior Vice President of Operations at Target Corporation from 2018 to 2022, Senior Vice President of Operational Performance & Readiness at UnitedHealth Group from 2017 to 2018, and was a Chief Restaurant Excellence Officer, KFC US, with Yum! Brands, Inc. from 2015 to 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Witherspoon was at Target Corporation as a Senior Director of Store Operations from 2013 to 2015, as a Director of Risk Management, Finance from 2011 to 2013, as a Regional Director of Property Management from 2008 to 2011, and as a Corporate Real Estate Manager of Target Properties from 2007 to 2008. Earlier in his career, Mr. Witherspoon was a General Manager at Hines and served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Witherspoon is a graduate of Morehouse College and received his MBA from Old Dominion University in Accounting.
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    Pamela K. M. Beall

    Pamela K. M. Beall

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    Ms. Beall has served as a director of the Company since August 2016. In April 2021, Ms. Beall was appointed to the board of directors of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, a Fortune 100 financial services company where she serves as a member of the Audit Committee and Sponsor and Customer Committee. She is an emeritus member of the board of trustees of the University of Findlay. Ms. Beall retired in 2021 from Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and as a member of the board of directors of MPLX GP LLC, a subsidiary of MPC, positions which she held from 2016 and 2014, respectively. MPLX GP LLC is the general partner of MPLX LP, a publicly traded master limited partnership, which owns and operates crude oil, refined products and natural gas logistics assets and processing operations. Ms. Beall began her career with Marathon Oil Company (Marathon) in 1978 as an auditor. She then served as General Manager Treasury Services, at USX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of steel; Vice President and Treasurer at OHM Corporation, a leading environmental services provider and NationsRent, Inc., a construction equipment rental services company, and as a member of the boards of directors of System One Services, Inc. and Boyle Engineering. Ms. Beall rejoined Marathon in 2002, serving in areas of increasing responsibility, including as Director, Corporate Affairs; Organizational Vice President Business Development - Downstream; Vice President of Global Procurement, and Vice President of Products, Supply, & Optimization. She served as MPC’s Vice President, Investor Relations and Government & Public Affairs from 2011 to 2014, when she was named President of MPLX GP. She also served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Planning and Strategy of MPLX GP in 2016. Ms. Beall received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Findlay and a master’s degree in business administration from Bowling Green State University, is a non- practicing Certified Public Accountant, and she has attended the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Other public company directorships she has held include Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC (2018-2019). Ms. Beall is the founder of Agriculture Energy Partners LLC a single member LLC engaged in consulting and investment in energy projects including renewal natural gas.

• Governance And Nominating Committee

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    Edward J. Fritsch

    Chair

    Edward J. Fritsch

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    Mr. Fritsch has served as a director of the Company since February 2012. After 37 consecutive years with Highwoods Properties, Inc., a publicly traded REIT (NYSE: HIW), Mr. Fritsch retired in September 2019 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Joining Highwoods in 1982, Mr. Fritsch was a partner in the predecessor firm which launched its initial public offering in 1994. In 2001 he was elected to the Board of Directors, in 2003 was named President, and in 2004, Mr. Fritsch assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. Throughout his tenure as CEO, Highwoods averaged a total shareholder return of 12.8% per annum. Mr. Fritsch is a former member of the Nareit Board of Governors and served as its 2015-2016 national chair. In 2023 Nareit presented Mr. Fritsch with The Industry Leadership Award. Mr. Fritsch is an active investor in privately-held, commercial real estate development projects. He is currently a member of the following boards: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Foundation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Real Estate Holdings, Dix Park Conservancy and Executive Committee, Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School, North Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Triangle Family Services, and the YMCA of the Triangle Board and Executive Committee.
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    Kamau O. Witherspoon

    Kamau O. Witherspoon

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    Mr. Witherspoon has served as a Director of the Company since January 2022. He joined Shipt as their Chief Executive Officer in March 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Witherspoon was a Senior Vice President of Operations at Target Corporation from 2018 to 2022, Senior Vice President of Operational Performance & Readiness at UnitedHealth Group from 2017 to 2018, and was a Chief Restaurant Excellence Officer, KFC US, with Yum! Brands, Inc. from 2015 to 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Witherspoon was at Target Corporation as a Senior Director of Store Operations from 2013 to 2015, as a Director of Risk Management, Finance from 2011 to 2013, as a Regional Director of Property Management from 2008 to 2011, and as a Corporate Real Estate Manager of Target Properties from 2007 to 2008. Earlier in his career, Mr. Witherspoon was a General Manager at Hines and served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Witherspoon is a graduate of Morehouse College and received his MBA from Old Dominion University in Accounting.
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    Pamela K. M. Beall

    Pamela K. M. Beall

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    Ms. Beall has served as a director of the Company since August 2016. In April 2021, Ms. Beall was appointed to the board of directors of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, a Fortune 100 financial services company where she serves as a member of the Audit Committee and Sponsor and Customer Committee. She is an emeritus member of the board of trustees of the University of Findlay. Ms. Beall retired in 2021 from Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and as a member of the board of directors of MPLX GP LLC, a subsidiary of MPC, positions which she held from 2016 and 2014, respectively. MPLX GP LLC is the general partner of MPLX LP, a publicly traded master limited partnership, which owns and operates crude oil, refined products and natural gas logistics assets and processing operations. Ms. Beall began her career with Marathon Oil Company (Marathon) in 1978 as an auditor. She then served as General Manager Treasury Services, at USX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of steel; Vice President and Treasurer at OHM Corporation, a leading environmental services provider and NationsRent, Inc., a construction equipment rental services company, and as a member of the boards of directors of System One Services, Inc. and Boyle Engineering. Ms. Beall rejoined Marathon in 2002, serving in areas of increasing responsibility, including as Director, Corporate Affairs; Organizational Vice President Business Development - Downstream; Vice President of Global Procurement, and Vice President of Products, Supply, & Optimization. She served as MPC’s Vice President, Investor Relations and Government & Public Affairs from 2011 to 2014, when she was named President of MPLX GP. She also served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Planning and Strategy of MPLX GP in 2016. Ms. Beall received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Findlay and a master’s degree in business administration from Bowling Green State University, is a non- practicing Certified Public Accountant, and she has attended the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Other public company directorships she has held include Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC (2018-2019). Ms. Beall is the founder of Agriculture Energy Partners LLC a single member LLC engaged in consulting and investment in energy projects including renewal natural gas.

• Compensation Committee

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    Betsy D. Holden

    Chair

    Betsy D. Holden

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    Ms. Holden has served as a director of the company since February 2019. Ms. Holden served as a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company from April 2007 to December 2020, leading strategy, marketing and board effectiveness initiatives for global consumer goods, healthcare, and financial services clients. Prior to that, Ms. Holden spent 25 years in marketing and line positions in consumer goods. Ms. Holden served as President, Global Marketing and Category Development of Kraft Foods Inc. from January 2004 to June 2005, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Kraft Foods, Inc. 2001-2003, Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods North America from May 2000 to December 2003. Ms. Holden currently serves as a Director of Kenvue,  Dentsply Sirona and Western Union. She has served on ten public boards over the last 25 years, including Diageo Plc (2009 - 2018), Time, Inc. (2014 - 2018), and Catamaran Corporation (2012 - 2015). Ms. Holden serves on the Food Chain Advisory Board and several portfolio company boards for Paine Schwartz Partners, a private equity firm focused on sustainable agriculture and food. Ms. Holden was selected as a 2015 NACD Directorship 100 honoree and was inducted into the Chicago Business Hall of Fame in 2016. Ms. Holden graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University where she is Trustee Emeritus having served on the Board of Trustees (2011-2023) and the Executive Committee (2015-2023).  She received a Masters of Management in Marketing and Finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and serves on the Global Advisory Board (2000 - present).
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    David M. Fick

    David M. Fick

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    Mr. Fick has served as a director of the Company since November 2010. Mr. Fick is an adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School where he teaches graduate-level Real Estate Finance, Capital Markets, and REIT Structuring and Analysis. He is President of Nandua Oyster Company, an aquaculture business he founded in 2007. Mr. Fick served as Managing Director at Stifel Nicolaus & Company, a successor to Legg Mason Wood Walker. In that position he headed Real Estate Research and was an analyst covering real estate investment trusts from 1997 to 2010. During this period he was also a member of the Legg Mason Real Estate Capital Investment Committee. Mr. Fick also served as Equity Vice President, Finance with Alex Brown Kleinwort Benson and LaSalle Partners from 1993 to 1995, and as Chief Financial Officer at Mills Corporation and Western Development Corporation from 1991 to 1994. Prior to that, he was a practicing CPA and consultant with a national accounting firm, specializing in the real estate industry. He is also a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and is a non-practicing Certified Public Accountant. He is also a member of the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School Real Estate Advisory Board and is an active investor in private real estate funds and partnerships.
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    Edward J. Fritsch

    Edward J. Fritsch

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    Mr. Fritsch has served as a director of the Company since February 2012. After 37 consecutive years with Highwoods Properties, Inc., a publicly traded REIT (NYSE: HIW), Mr. Fritsch retired in September 2019 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Joining Highwoods in 1982, Mr. Fritsch was a partner in the predecessor firm which launched its initial public offering in 1994. In 2001 he was elected to the Board of Directors, in 2003 was named President, and in 2004, Mr. Fritsch assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. Throughout his tenure as CEO, Highwoods averaged a total shareholder return of 12.8% per annum. Mr. Fritsch is a former member of the Nareit Board of Governors and served as its 2015-2016 national chair. In 2023 Nareit presented Mr. Fritsch with The Industry Leadership Award. Mr. Fritsch is an active investor in privately-held, commercial real estate development projects. He is currently a member of the following boards: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Foundation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Real Estate Holdings, Dix Park Conservancy and Executive Committee, Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School, North Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Triangle Family Services, and the YMCA of the Triangle Board and Executive Committee.

Chairperson of the Board: Steven D. Cosler