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Mr. Beard was appointed Covista's President and CEO and a director on our Board in September 2021. Mr. Beard was elected Chairman of our Board in November 2024. As Covista's Chief Operating Officer (COO), he architected Covista's portfolio repositioning while delivering strong operational performance across both healthcare education and financial services segments. Prior to taking on the responsibility of COO in 2019 and responsibility for the former Financial Services vertical in 2020, Mr. Beard served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary beginning in 2018. Before joining Covista, Mr. Beard served as executive vice president and chief administrative officer at Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., where he led the firm's expansion into organizational consulting and culture shaping. His earlier career included corporate and securities law practice at Schiff Hardin, LLP in Chicago, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance for regulated industries. He began his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable Frank Sullivan, Jr. (ret.), associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. Mr. Beard has served on the board of Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT), a national fitness chain, since February 2026 and has been active in a variety of community and civic matters and currently serves on the boards of A Better Chicago, a venture philanthropy fund, and Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP), a nonpartisan business organization. Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Juris Doctor degree from the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University

Mr. Betz joined Covista in May 2022 as President of Walden University. In January 2025, Mr. Betz assumed additional responsibilities as Chief Digital Officer. In April 2026, Mr. Betz was named Chief Growth & Innovation Officer, expanding his role to include oversight of Covista's marketing organization. Prior to joining Covista, Mr. Betz served in a variety of leadership roles at McKinsey & Co. from 2017 through 2022 where he most recently served as partner and was a leader in McKinsey's higher education and growth transformation practices.

Mr. Phelan joined Covista in February 2020 as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Effective April 24, 2021, Mr. Phelan served as Interim Chief Financial Officer and was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in October 2021. Prior to joining Covista, Mr. Phelan served as Senior Vice President, Finance - Corporate Controller / Risk Management / Asset Protection at Sears Holdings Corporation (Sears), the parent company of Kmart Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co., an integrated retailer with a national network of stores, since June 2018. Previously, Mr. Phelan was the Senior Vice President, Finance - Treasurer & Chief Audit Executive at Sears from July 2016 through May 2018. Mr. Phelan also served as Senior Vice President and President - Inventory & Space Management at Sears from September 2007 through June 2016.

Mr. Liles joined Adtalem in April 2024 as President, Medical and Veterinary. Prior to joining Adtalem, Mr. Liles served as Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) since March 2022 and President and Managing Director of ACAMS from November 2020 through February 2022. Previously, Mr. Liles served as President, Spire Insurance at Nationwide Insurance from November 2018 through November 2020 and President for Nationwide Pet from 2012 through 2018.

Mr. Beck joined Covista in June 2021 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In January 2023, Mr. Beck assumed responsibilities for our institutional support services. Prior to joining Covista, Mr. Beck held a variety of leadership roles at Hub Group from 2011 through 2021 and was most recently Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Previously, Mr. Beck served in a legal capacity in a number of other companies across a variety of industries including Alberto Culver, Navistar, and Allegiance Healthcare.

Ms. Wardell has been a director of Adtalem since November 2008. She is a business executive with more than 25 years of experience managing business strategy, operations, finance, and mergers and acquisitions, while driving shareholder value, stakeholder engagement, and company mission. After a successful three-year run as Adtalem's president and CEO (2016-2019) she transitioned to CEO and Chairman (2019-2021) and Executive Chairman (2021-2022). Through her commitment to high performance and positive social impact, Ms. Wardell's leadership has resulted in superior outcomes for Adtalem's students and significant value creation for shareholders and positioned the company for long-term growth. Ms. Wardell has also led the higher education sector in implementing new standards in transparency and financial literacy, and in cultivating quality partnerships to fill critical global healthcare workforce needs. Prior to Adtalem, Ms. Wardell was executive vice president and chief operating officer for The RLJ Companies. During her tenure at RLJ, Ms. Wardell managed acquisitions and executed the formation of RML Automotive, a dealership network spanning seven states with over $1.5 billion in annual revenues. She also worked extensively in the media, entertainment, sports, gaming, and hotel industries, which included assisting with the founding and managing of Our Stories Films Studio and managing the now Charlotte Hornets (previously Charlotte Bobcats). Ms. Wardell also served on the board of the NBAPA, Inc., the for-profit portion of the NBA Players Association, from 2018 to 2021. Prior to joining The RLJ Companies, Ms. Wardell was a principal at Katalyst Venture Partners, a private equity firm that invested in start-up technology companies, and a senior consultant at Accenture in the organization's communication and technology practice. Ms. Wardell has been featured on CNBC and Cheddar as well as in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Business Insider, Black Enterprise, and other publications. Ms. Wardell has served on the board of American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) since 2021, where she is a member of the audit and compliance and risk committees. She served on the board of Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) from March 2018 to March 2021 and GIII Apparel Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GIII) from March 2022 to June 2023. She is a member of The Business Council, and Co-Chair of the Alvin Ailey DC Foundation., Ms. Wardell also is a member of the board of the Economic Club of Chicago, the Executive Leadership Council, and the Fortune CEO Initiative. Education: Bachelor's degree from Vassar College; Law degree from Stanford Law School; MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Lisa Wardell has decided not to stand for reelection at the 2026 Annual Meeting.

Mr. Burke has been a director of Covista since January 2017. He served as our Lead Independent Director from July 2019 through November 2022. From November 2015 to June 2024, Mr. Burke served as President of Austin Highlands Advisors, LLC, a provider of corporate advisory services. He served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of IDEV Technologies, a peripheral vascular devices company, from November 2009 until the company was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in August 2013. From August 2004 to December 2007, he served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of ReAble Therapeutics, a diversified orthopedic device company which was sold to The Blackstone Group in a going private transaction in 2006 and subsequently merged with DJO Incorporated in November 2007. Mr. Burke remained with ReAble Therapeutics until June 2008. From 2001 to 2004, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Cholestech Corporation, a medical diagnostic products company. Mr. Burke has served on numerous public and private company boards including serving as a board chairman and a lead independent director. He has served on the board of Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCMD) since 2015 and currently serves as Chairman of the Board and as a member of its nominating and governance committee. Since 2022, he has served on the board of directors of Ceribell Inc., (NASDAQ: CBLL), a medical technology company. Mr. Burke also currently chairs Ceribell's audit committee and serves on the nominating and governance committee. From 2024 to 2026, he served on the board of Nalu Medical, Inc., a privately-held, medical technology company, which was acquired by Boston Scientific Group. He previously served on the board of Invuity, Inc. (acquired by Stryker Corp. in 2018), LDR Holding Corporation (acquired by Zimmer Biomet in 2016), and Medical Action Industries (acquired by Owens & Minor in 2014). Bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Ms. Hrinak has been a director of Covista since October 2018. Ms. Hrinak served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Royal Caribbean Group from 2020 through 2023. Previously she served as President of Boeing Latin America (2011-2020) where she opened Boeing's first three offices in the region and oversaw all aspects of operations, from commercial and defense product sales to research and technology. Prior to Boeing, she served as Vice President Global Public Policy and Governmental Affairs/Vice President for Public Policy at PepsiCo (2008-2011) and also held a role at Kraft Foods (2006-2008), where she managed the Latin American and European Corporate Affairs teams. Prior to that, she served as a Senior Counselor for Trade and Competition at the law firm of Steel Hector & Davis and held a role with the strategic advisory firm of Kissinger McLarty Associates. Before entering the private sector, Ms. Hrinak was a career officer in the U.S. Foreign Service, and served as U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic, as well as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department. Bachelor's degree in Multidisciplinary Social Science from Michigan State University. Attended The George Washington University and the University of Notre Dame School of Law.

Ms. Kiser has been a director of Covista since May 2018. Ms. Kiser is an operating executive/independent advisor who helps lead due diligence and technical strategies across various private equity and venture capital firms. Previously, she was managing director and chief information officer (CIO) at The Carlyle Group, responsible for leading the firm's global technology and solutions organization and driving IT strategies. Prior to her role at The Carlyle Group, she was in various executive roles at T. Rowe Price from 1996 to 2015, including Vice President and Head of Enterprise Solutions and Capabilities. She was a consultant and Software Engineer at Martin Marietta Management Data Systems from 1993 to 1995, and a Software Design Engineer in the Aerospace Division of the General Electric Company from 1989 to 1993. Since 2019, Ms. Kiser has served on the boards of Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL), a leading supplemental insurer, and Jacobs Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: J), a leading global professional services company. She serves on the audit and risk committee and compensation committee for Aflac, and the compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee for Jacobs. She served on the board of NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), an American software, professional services, consulting and tech company from 2019 through 2024. Bachelor's degree in Mathematics with a concentration in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. M.S. in Mathematics from Villanova University. MBA from the University of Baltimore

Ms. O'Keefe has been a director of Covista since April 2020. She served as the President of the University of Chicago Medical Center from February 2011 through July 2020. From April 2009 through February 2011, Ms. O'Keefe served as President of Loyola University Medical Center. Prior to her role at Loyola, she served from July 2002 to April 2009 as Chief Operating Officer for Barnes Jewish Hospital, a member of BJC Healthcare, St. Louis. In addition, Ms. O'Keefe has served in a variety of senior management roles at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, University of Maryland Medical System, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. She has also served as a healthcare consultant with Ernst & Young. In addition, Ms. O'Keefe has served on the National Institutes of Health Advisory Board for Clinical Research, the Finance Committee of the National Institutes of Health Advisory Board, the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Hospital Association, and an Examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Since July 2026, Ms. O'Keefe has served on the board of directors of Ceribell Inc., (NASDAQ: CBLL), a medical technology company. At Ceribell, Ms. O'Keefe serves on the compensation committee. Ms. O'Keefe has served on the board of directors of Convatec Group PLC, a global medical products and technologies company focused on therapies for the management of chronic conditions since March 2022. From July 2022 to May 2023, Ms. O'Keefe served on the board of directors of Apollo Endosurgery, a medical technology company focused on development of minimally invasive devices for advanced endoscopy therapies. From 2012 until February 2022, Ms. O'Keefe served on the board of directors of Vocera Communications Inc., a provider of communication and clinical workforce solutions, where she was a member of the compensation committee. Ms. O'Keefe previously served on the board of Aviv Reit Inc. from 2013 to 2015. Bachelor's degree in Nursing from Northern Illinois University. M.S. degree in Nursing from Loyola University of Chicago

Mr. Phelan has been a director of Covista since April 2020. He has been a Senior Advisor at Oliver Wyman Inc., a global management consulting firm, since 2019. Prior to that he served as the first Chief Risk Officer for the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) from 2014 to 2019. As Chief Risk Officer of the Treasury, he was responsible for establishing and building the Treasury's Office of Risk Management to provide senior Treasury and other administration officials with analysis of key risks including credit, market, liquidity, operational, governance, and reputational risk. From 2018 to 2019, Mr. Phelan also served as Acting Director for the Office of Financial Research, an independent bureau within the Treasury charged with supporting the Financial Stability Oversight Council and conducting research about systemic risk. Prior to joining the Treasury, Mr. Phelan served as the chief risk officer for RBS America from 2011 to 2014, as chief risk officer for Fannie Mae from 2009 to 2011, and as chief risk officer for Wachovia Corporation from 2008 to 2009. Earlier in his career, Mr. Phelan held a variety of senior risk roles at JPMorgan Chase, UBS, and Credit Suisse. Since 2019, Mr. Phelan has served as a director of Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBAN), a regional bank holding company whose primary subsidiary is The Huntington National Bank. Mr. Phelan is the Chair of Huntington's risk committee and serves on its human resources and compensation committee. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Finance from Old Dominion University. M.S. in Economics from Trinity College, Dublin. Juris Doctor degree from Villanova University.

Mr. Krehbiel has been a director of Covista since June 2022. In 2021, Mr. Krehbiel founded Topography Hospitality, LLC, and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since then. He is also the co-owner of Ballyfin Demesne, a luxury hotel in Ireland, which opened in 2011. In 2010, Mr. Krehbiel founded A Better Chicago, a nonprofit venture philanthropy fund, and served as its CEO until 2019. A Better Chicago invests in the most promising nonprofits helping children escape poverty. From 2007 to 2010, Mr. Krehbiel was a management consultant at Bain and Company. Prior to joining Bain, Mr. Krehbiel worked with the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation in New York. Mr. Krehbiel is a director of A Better Chicago and One Future Illinois. Bachelor's degree in History from Dartmouth College. MBA degree with a double concentration in finance and marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management

Dr. Vandenbosch has been a director of Covista since January 2024. She served as the Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Coursera, Inc., an online university course provider and facilitator, from 2022 to 2023. Dr. Vandenbosch joined Coursera in 2020 and served as a Senior Vice President and Chief Content Officer from 2020 to 2022. Prior to Coursera, Dr. Vandenbosch was the Chancellor of Purdue University Global from 2018 to 2020, where she oversaw academics for nearly 30,000 students, most of whom earned their degrees online. From 2008 to 2018, Dr. Vandenbosch held several roles of increasing responsibility at Kaplan University, including Provost from 2013-2014, and President from 2015 through 2018. From 1993 through 2008, Dr. Vandenbosch served in a variety of roles at Case Western University, including Associate Dean of Executive Education Programs and Associate Dean of External Relations. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Western University. MBA degree from Western University. PhD in Management Information Systems from the Ivey Business School at Western University

Mr. Malafronte has been a director of Covista since June 2016 and was appointed our Lead Independent Director upon Mr. Beard's election as Chairman in November 2024. Mr. Malafronte has served as a Senior Advisor to Derby Copeland Capital since September 2022. Derby Copeland is a private equity firm that specializes in opportunistic real estate-related debt finance and equity investment. Mr. Malafronte is a Founding Partner of International Value Advisers, LLC (IVA) and served as Managing Partner for 13 years until December 2020. He was responsible for overseeing all aspects of IVA, including company strategy and managing resources. He also served as President of IVA Funds. Prior to founding IVA in 2007, Mr. Malafronte was a Senior Vice President at Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC where he worked for two years as a senior analyst for the First Eagle Funds, owned by Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC. There he worked under Charles de Vaulx and Jean-Marie Eveillard within the Global Value Group for the value funds, including the First Eagle Overseas, Global, U.S. Value Funds as well as the offshore funds, inclusive of the Sofire Fund Ltd. Similarly, he was responsible for covering the oil and gas, media, real estate, financial services, and retail industries on a global basis, as well as companies within the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan. Moreover, Mr. Malafronte was responsible for covering the larger names within the portfolio such as Pargesa Holdings, ConocoPhillips, Petroleo Brasileiro, SK Corp., News Corp., Dow Jones, and Comcast. Prior to the First Eagle Funds, Mr. Malafronte worked for nine years as a Portfolio Manager at Oppenheimer & Close, a dually-registered broker dealer and investment adviser; an adviser on three domestic hedge funds, one offshore partnership and a registered investment adviser and broker dealer. While at Oppenheimer & Close, Mr. Malafronte assisted in the launch of a domestic hedge fund in 1996 and an offshore partnership in 1998. Mr. Malafronte was responsible for all facets of portfolio management for the investment partnerships, including idea generation, in-depth research, and stock selection. In addition, he was also responsible for hiring and training both operations staff and research analysts. Mr. Malafronte has previously served on the boards of two publicly traded companies: Bresler & Reiner Inc. (2002-2008) and Century Realty Trust (2005-2006). Bachelor's degree in Finance from Babson College.

Ms. Hill joined Covista in September 2024 as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to joining Covista, Ms. Hill served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Intricon from 2020 through 2024. Previously, Ms. Hill served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Ceridian from 2012 through 2016.

Ms. Noel joined Covista in May 2025 as Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. Prior to joining Covista, Ms. Noel served as Global President, Corporate Affairs at Golin from October 2024 through May 2025. Previously, Ms. Noel held a variety of leadership roles at PwC from 2014 through 2024 and was most recently Senior Managing Director for PwC US and Mexico.

Ms. Manning joined Covista in May 2026 as President of Chamberlain University. Prior to joining Covista, Ms. Manning served as Dean of Tulane University's School of Professional Advancement from June 2025 through May 2026. Previously, Ms. Manning served in various leadership roles at Southern New Hampshire University from 2004 to 2025 and was most recently Chief Operating Officer.

Mr. Gangadharan joined Covista in April 2022 as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Covista, Mr. Gangadharan served as Vice President, Corporate Controller at Culligan International since April 2021. Previously, Mr. Gangadharan served as the Chief Accounting Officer at Groupon Inc. since February 2020 and prior to that served in various leadership roles at Groupon since December 2016.

The Covista Inc.Board of Directors has appointed Ms. Emily Chiu as independent member of Covista's Board effective August 17, 2026. Ms. Chiu is the former Chief Executive Officer of Novo Platform, a fintech company designed to democratize banking solutions for small businesses and entrepreneurs. She previously served as a member of the executive team at Block Inc. (NYSE: XYZ), where she co-founded and served as Chief Operating Officer of its open-source platform and led new product development for Cash App, international expansion, and mergers and acquisitions for Square. Ms. Chiu also has extensive experience in edtech, having previously co-founded ventures in higher education, including accredited universities recognized by EDUCAUSE and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as a breakthrough model in college completion for offering flexible, affordable and workforce relevant post-secondary degree programs. She currently serves on the board of Justworks and has previously served on the boards of Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE: BNED) and the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), a nonprofit provider of leadership development.

The Covista Inc.Board of Directors has appointed Ms. Leslie Storms as independent member of Covista's Board effective August 17, 2026. Ms. Storms is COO of National Veterinary Associates (NVA), overseeing growth and operations across 1,300+ animal hospitals. Previously, Ms. Storms spent nearly 20 years at Johnson & Johnson, holding senior leadership roles including President of U.S. Orthopedics, President of U.S. Surgery, and Vice President of Global Customer Strategy, Vision.