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Mr. Fahs has served as the Executive Chairman of our Board of Directors since August 2025. Prior to that, Mr. Fahs served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company beginning in 2014 until August 2025. Prior to our initial public offering, Mr. Fahs served as the President and Chief Executive officer of National Vision, Inc. (NVI) beginning in 2003, having joined NVI in 2002 as President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior Experience: Chief Executive Officer of First Tuesday, a professional networking forum for established technology entrepreneurs and companies (1999 - 2001). Managing Director of Vision Express U.K., a leading optical retailer (1997 - 1999). Various positions at LensCrafters, a leading eyewear retailer (1986 - 1996). Other Directorships: VisionSpring, a social enterprise that works to ensure affordable access to eyewear (Chairman, 2006 - 2024; Roving Ambassador, February 2024 - March 2025; and board member, February 2024 - present). Restoring Vision, a nonprofit organization committed to ending the global vision crisis. PetVet Care Centers, a network of locally owned general practice, specialty, emergency and equine veterinary hospitals (private).

Mr. Wilkes has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since August 2025, having joined the Company as President in August 2024. As CEO, he leads the company's enterprise-wide strategy, growth and transformation efforts, focused on delivering long-term stockholder value by enhancing the customer and patient experience. Mr. Wilkes was appointed to the Board in August 2025. Prior Experience: President, Americas at CooperVision, a global leader in contact lenses (2022 - 2024). Various leadership positions at EssilorLuxottica, a leading global eyewear company, including Senior Vice President (2016 - 2022), General Manager of Pearle Vision (2016 - 2022), Vice President - Vision Care of LensCrafters (2012 - 2016) and Senior Director - Strategy of LensCrafters (2010 - 2012). Management and consulting roles with Accenture and Deloitte (2003 - 2010).

Mark Banner has served as President of America's Best since January 2025, and previously served as our Chief Stores Officer since July 2024. Prior to joining National Vision, Mr. Banner served as the Senior Vice President, Retail and Real Estate, of Sleep Number Corporation, where he led all sales, stores, operations, promotions & credit, digitally assisted retail, real estate and maintenance teams, and as Vice President of Strategic Integration at Signet Jewelers, in addition to various operations and managerial roles during his 18 years with Signet and its subsidiary, Sterling Jewelers. He holds a bachelor's degree in organizational studies from Saint Louis University and an M.B.A. from the Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Chris Laden has served as our Chief Financial Officer since March 2025. Before joining National Vision, Mr. Laden was Chief Financial Officer at Community Veterinary Partners, a community of veterinary hospitals, from January 2023 to March 2025. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Women's Care, a leading women's healthcare group in the U.S., from 2021 to 2022, and MD Now Urgent Care, the largest provider of urgent care services in Florida, from 2020-2021. Mr. Laden also brings extensive experience in the optical industry, having held key leadership roles at Pearle Vision, a division of EssilorLuxottica. Mr. Laden hold a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Florida.

Jared Brandman has served as our Chief Legal & Strategy Officer, and Corporate Secretary, since January 2025, having previously served as our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since February 2019. Mr. Brandman joined National Vision in 2017 as Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Brandman was Securities Counsel for The Coca-Cola Company from 2010 to 2017. Mr. Brandman holds a B.A. degree in organizational studies from the University of Michigan and a J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law.

Bill Clark has served as our Chief People Officer since June 2019. Prior to joining National Vision, he served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Five Below, Inc. from October 2014 until May 2019. Prior to Five Below, Mr. Clark served as Vice President of Retail HR at Dollar General Corporation from April 2012 until October 2014 and spent 10 years in key executive leadership roles at Walmart and Sam's Club, including as Vice President of Field Human Resources, Vice President of Talent Management and Vice President of HR Administration and Strategy. Mr. Clark holds both a B.S. degree in Biology and a Master of Science degree in College Teaching from Northeastern State University in Oklahoma.

Mr. McGrann has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Advancing Eyecare, a leading provider of ophthalmic instruments, since 2023. Prior Experience: President and Chief Operating Officer of Percept Corporation, a wearable technology company (2023). Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HH\&S Management Consulting, LLC, a business consulting firm (2017 - 2023). Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Professional Eye Care Associates of America (PECAA), a community of independent eye care professionals (2017 - 2022). President and Chief Executive Officer of VSP Global, a vision care health insurance company (2015 - 2017). President (2011 - 2015) and Chief Technology Officer (2010 - 2012) of VSP Vision Care. President and Chief Executive Officer of Eyefinity, a VSP Vision company (2008 - 2012). Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Marchon Eyewear, Inc., one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of eyewear (1999 - 2008). Other Directorships: The Vision Council (Vice Chair), a non-profit organization serving as a global voice for eyewear and eyecare. Prevent Blindness (Chair), the nation's leading non-profit voluntary eye health organization dedicated to preventing blindness and preserving sight. Percept Corporation (private). Ocuco, an optical software company (private). Kepler Vision, a management services organization providing non-clinical administrative support services to Optometry practices nationwide (private) (2023 - 2025) (compensation committee chair).

Ms. O'Farrell most recently served as Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer at BlueLinx Holdings, Inc., a wholesale distributor of building and industrial products from 2014 to 2020. Ms. Susan O'Farrell is qualified financial expert and a holder of the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from Carnegie Mellon. Prior Experience: Senior financial executive in various roles at The Home Depot, a leading home improvement omni-channel retailer (1999 - 2014). Director of Southern Company Gas, formerly AGL Resources, an American Fortune 500 energy services holding company (1996 - 1999). Other Directorships: Savers Value Village, Inc., the largest for-profit thrift operator in the U.S. and Canada (public). Leslie's Inc., a specialty retailer of pool supplies (public) (audit committee chair).

Ms. Johnson most recently served as the Chief Marketing Officer for Prudential Financial, Inc., a provider of financial products and services, from 2020 to 2024. Prior Experience: Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Truist Financial, a bank holding company, a full-service financial services company (2014 - 2020). Vice President, Global Marketing, of NCR Corporation, a software, consulting and technology company (2012 - 2014). Global Head of Customer Marketing; Head of Software Marketing Programs, of Nokia Corporation, a telecommunications company (2007 - 2012). Other Directorships: Constellation Brands, a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits (public) (2017 - 2024).

Ms. Hepner most recently served as the President and Chief Executive Officer, and is a Life Trustee, of The Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia, from 2012 to 2017. Prior Experience: Investor in GHL, Inc., a real estate partnership for commercial properties in metro Atlanta (2005 - 2022). Strategic Advisor at DMI Music & Media Solutions, a full-service entertainment and music company (2011 - 2019). Executive Vice President and various other leadership positions at Wachovia Bank and its predecessors (1979 - 2005). Other Directorships: Oxford Industries, a leader in the apparel industry (public) (nominating, compensation and governance committee chair). Huntington Bank, the 10th largest U.S. bank (public). Cadence Bancorporation, a commercial banking company (public), merged into Huntington Bank effective February 2026 (audit committee chair) (2020 - 2025). State Bank & Trust Company, now a division of Cadence Bank (2010 - 2019).

Mr. Armario has served as the Chief Executive Officer and President and a member of the board of directors of Bojangles', Inc. (Bojangles), a restaurant operator and franchisor, since 2019. Mr. Armario brings to our Board senior leadership, public company board, financial and accounting, risk oversight and retail industry experience from his role as Chief Executive Officer of Bojangles, prior executive positions and board work, along with optical and healthcare industry, marketing, ESG and sustainability, and human capital experience. Prior Experience: Founder and Chief Executive Officer of consulting firms Armario Enterprises, LLC and PowerC, LLC (2016 - 2019). Corporate Executive Vice President, Supply Chain, Development and Franchising of McDonald's Corporation (2011 - 2015). Various leadership positions at McDonald's Corporation (1996 - 2011). Other Directorships: Bojangles, Inc. (private). Golden State Foods, a global food services and logistics company specializing in quick-service restaurants (private) (2018 - 2024).

Ms. Zulla serves as Chief Executive Officer of Lumexa Imaging (formerly US Radiology Specialists), one of the nation's premier providers of diagnostic imaging services, where she leads teams committed to clinical and operational excellence and delivering the highest quality of imaging care. Prior Experience: Chief Executive Officer, Optum Health East (2023 - 2025). Chief Executive Officer, SCA Health (2018 - 2019). Various roles at SCA Health including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President of Revenue Cycle (2015 - 2017). Other Directorships: Lumexa Imaging (public).

Mr. Peeler has served as the Lead Independent Director of our Board of Directors since August 2025. Prior to that, Mr. Peeler served Chair of our Board of Directors since September 2020. Mr. Peeler is a Senior Advisor at Berkshire Partners LLC (Berkshire), a private equity firm. Mr. Peeler joined Berkshire in 1996 and became a Managing Director in 2000. Prior Experience: Co-founded a privately-owned healthcare services company. Special Assistant for the Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy in the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Consultant with Cannon Associates and Bain & Co. Other Directorships: DVx Ventures, a venture studio with a unique approach to building companies from concept to scale (private). CPK Media, LLC d/b/a Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Kitchen, a multi-channel food media company (private).

Ana Moeddel has served as our Chief Merchandising and Managed Care Officer since September 2025. Prior to joining National Vision, she served as Chief Growth Officer of Community Veterinary Partners, a network of veterinary hospitals, from January 2022 to August 2025. From 2012 to 2022, Ms. Moeddel held various leadership roles at EssilorLuxottica, including Vice President of Operations and General Manager for TeamVision, where she helped define, design and implement a new business unit for the organization. She also held Vice President roles in Product, Pricing, Managed Care, Strategy, Real Estate, Ecommerce, Customer Experience and Business Development, across multiple Luxottica Retail Brands like Lenscrafters, Target Optical and others. Ms. Moeddel holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and Computers from Academia de Studii Economice in Bucharest, Romania and an M.B.A. in Corporate Strategy from Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

David Cutler has served as our Chief Technology Officer since September 2025. Prior to joining National Vision, Mr. Cutler spent nearly two decades at Slalom, a business and technology consulting firm, where he most recently served as General Manager and Global Lead for Technology Enablement from 2016 to 2025. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director for Slalom from 2008 to 2016. From 2012-2016, Mr. Cutler co-founded and served as CEO of mLevel, a Slalom corporate learning company later acquired by Axonify. Mr. Cutler holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University.

Joe VanDette has served as our Chief Brand and Marketing Officer since January 2025, having joined National Vision in April 2022 as our Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer. Previously, Mr. VanDette served as Chief Marketing & Digital Officer for Smart & Final in Commerce, California from May 2018 until March 2022. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of CRM, Analytics and Digital for Smart & Final from September 2014 until May 2018. From February 2005 until September 2014, he served in various management roles for Toys R Us in Wayne, New Jersey. Mr. VanDette holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Science & Information Systems from Pennsylvania State University.

Priti Patel, O.D. has served as Head of Emerging Brands, since August 2025. Having joined National Vision in 2010, Dr. Patel previously served as General Manager of Eyeglass World, Fred Meyer and Military Stores, from January 2025 to August 2025; Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer from June 2024 to January 2025; Senior Vice President, Healthcare Strategy and Development from February 2024 to June 2024; and Vice President of Physician Practice Management from March 2018 to June 2024. Dr. Patel also serves as President and CEO of our wholly-owned subsidiary, FirstSight Vision Services. Prior to joining National Vision, Dr. Patel was responsible for leading Walmart's U.S. professional affairs and business relationships with over 3,000 optometrists. Dr. Patel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Alabama and a Doctor of Optometry degree from Nova Southeastern College of Optometry. Her residency was in Primary Care and Ocular Disease from Salus University.