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Effective as of July 1, 2026, David Morris will transition from his current role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company to the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Morris, age 63, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since our founding in 2004 and as a member of the Company's board of directors since 2021. Prior to co-founding the Company, Mr. Morris served as Chief Financial Officer at Central Pharmacy from 1993 to 2001. Mr. Morris previously served as President of the PBM Division at Complete Health from 1991 to 1993 and served as a Certified Public Accountant at Ernst & Young LLP from 1985 to 1991. Mr. Morris received a B.S., Accounting from the University of Alabama.

Fred Burke has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since our formation. Prior to co-founding Guardian, Mr. Burke was a co-founder and president of two start-up companies in Atlanta, Georgia: Central Pharmacy Services, Inc. (Central Pharmacy), which was founded in 1992 and ultimately acquired by Cardinal Health in 2001, and Sales Technologies, Inc., which was founded in 1983 and acquired by Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in 1989. Mr. Burke also previously served as a brand manager at Procter & Gamble, a consultant and engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, and as an officer in the United States Air Force, leading a combat communications unit. Mr. Burke received a B.S., Engineering from Mississippi State University, and an M.S., Industrial Management from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University.

Mary Sue Patchett has served as Executive Vice President-Chief Operating Officer of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (Brookdale), the nation's largest operator of senior housing facilities, since December 2025, and served as Interim Executive Vice President-Community & Field Operations upon rejoining Brookdale from September through November 2025. Ms. Patchett held various senior leadership positions at Brookdale from 2011 until her retirement in 2021. Her last position at Brookdale was as Executive Vice President of Strategic Operations, serving from March 2020 to June 2021, where in addition to her strategic planning, market/competitive positioning and government affairs responsibilities, she served as commander of Brookdale's COVID-19 emergency response center, leading a team of internal experts and external consultants to develop and execute pandemic protocols. Ms. Patchett also served as the Executive Vice President of Community and Field Operations at Brookdale, and before that, was President of the Southeast Division. Ms. Patchett is also serving as Board Chair and secretary of the Angels in Action Corporation. Ms. Patchett earned her B.S. in business from George Mason University. We believe Ms. Patchett is qualified to serve as a director because of her substantial managerial experience in the healthcare sector and longstanding involvement in the senior care industry.

Will Mudd, who currently serves as Senior Vice President, Finance of the Company, has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, also effective as of July 1, 2026. Mr. Mudd, age 47, has served as Senior Vice President, Finance of the Company since 2012, overseeing all financial accounting and reporting, the Company's complex revenue cycle management and total rewards (compensation & benefits) for the Company. Prior to joining Guadian, Mr. Mudd spent approximately ten years with the audit services group of a global public accounting firm servicing a broad range of clients, ranging from small, private equity backed private companies to mature public companies. Mr. Mudd earned his B.S. in Management with Accounting Concentration from Presbyterian College.

John Ackerman has served as a member of our Board of Directors since our formation. Mr. Ackerman is a co-founder of Cardinal Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on middle-market investments, and has served as President since 1994. Mr. Ackerman currently serves on the board of directors of four of Cardinal Equity Partners' portfolio companies, as well as on the board of directors of AAA Hoosier Motor Club. Until their respective sales in 2020, Mr. Ackerman was a board member of Hulman & Company, a wholesale foods supplier, The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Clabber Girl Corporation, a baking powder producer. Prior to entering private equity, Mr. Ackerman spent ten years with the Quaker Oats Company, where he managed a variety of the company's brands. Mr. Ackerman is currently a director of the Riley Children's Foundation and the Eskenazi Health Foundation. Mr. Ackerman has a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Michigan and a M.S., Management from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University.

William Bindley has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since our formation. Mr. Bindley has served as Chairman of Bindley Capital Partners, LLC, a private investment firm, since 2001. Mr. Bindley also founded Priority Healthcare Corporation (Priority), a national provider of bio-pharmaceuticals and complex therapies for chronic disease states, and served as their Chairman from 1995 to 2005 and Chief Executive Officer from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Bindley was also the Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Bindley Western Industries, Inc., a national pharmaceutical distributor and nuclear pharmacy operator that was acquired by Cardinal Health, Inc. in 2001. He previously served as a trustee at Kite Realty Group Trust from August 2004 to May 2024 and has also served on the boards of directors of Cardinal Health, Inc., Key Bank, NA, Bindley Western Industries, Priority and Shoe Carnival, Inc. Mr. Bindley received his B.S. in Industrial Economics and Doctor of Management from Purdue University and completed the Wholesale Management Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. We believe that Mr. Bindley is qualified to serve as a director because of his extensive experience in leading healthcare focused companies, as well as his significant public company leadership experience.

Thomas Salentine, Jr. has served as a member of our Board of Directors since our formation. Mr. Salentine has served as President at Bindley Capital Partners, LLC, a private investment firm, since 2001. He was previously a principal at Frontenac Company, a private equity firm, from 1996 to 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Salentine worked in investment banking at Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. from 1990 to 1993. He previously served on the board of directors of Platinum Entertainment, Inc., an integrated music company. Mr. Salentine is a graduate of Harvard College and received his M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.