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Shaun Zitting, 60, has served as our Chief Human Resources Officer since July 2021. Before joining NIQ, Ms. Zitting held various senior leadership roles at Honeywell International from 2008 to 2021, including, most recently, Vice President of Corporate HR and Talent and Vice President HR for three of Honeywell's five Strategic Business Groups. Prior to Honeywell, Ms. Zitting served in senior leadership roles at Tyco International, most notably as Head of Talent and Organization Development. Ms. Zitting holds a Bachelor of Science in human resource development from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.

James Peck, 61, has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our board of directors since March 2021. Prior to joining NIQ, Mr. Peck was the Chief Executive Officer of TransUnion from 2012 to 2021, where he led the company's transformation into a market leader in innovation, driven by organic growth programs, tech re-platforming and strategic transactions. Prior to TransUnion, Mr. Peck was Chief Executive Officer of LexisNexis Risk Solutions from 2004 to 2012. Mr. Peck serves on the board of directors of Sun Life Financial Inc., CCC Information Services Inc. and Neoway. Mr. Peck holds a Bachelor of Science degree in management from the University of Dayton and an M.B.A. from The Ohio State University.

Samuel Allen Hamood, 57, has served on our board of directors since March 2025. Mr. Hamood currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer at Culligan International Co (Culligan), which he joined in August 2019. Prior to his time at Culligan, Mr. Hamood has over 30 years of Financial and Executive Leadership level experience for several global public and private companies, including: Deloitte and Touche, The Walt Disney Company, Hewlett Packard (formerly known as EDS), Trans Union, and select Private Equity assignments, including both CEO and CFO roles. Mr. Hamood also previously served on the board of directors at Culligan from 2016 to 2019, Finch Therapeutics from 2021 to 2022 and currently serves on the board of directors of Definitive Healthcare Corp., a public company. He previously served on both board of directors of AccentCare, Inc. from 2019 to 2025. Mr. Hamood is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive status), and he received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance at the University of Iowa, and his Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law.

Ralf Klein-Bolting has served on our board of directors since July 2023. Mr. Klein-Bolting has served as Executive Vice-President of NIM since 2009 and as acting President of NIM since July 2023. Mr. Klein-Bolting has a wide range of management and leadership experience in different industries and markets. Mr. Klein-Bolting began his career in the Petfood division of Mars Inc. and subsequently served as Managing Director or Board Member for Tchibo, Deutsche Bahn and OTTO. Mr. Klein-Bolting currently serves as chairman of the board of directors of MERA Petfoods, a German private company. Mr. Klein-Bolting holds an M.B.A. equivalent degree from the University of Munster, Germany.

Charlotte Simonelli, 54, has served on our board of directors since June 2021. Ms. Simonelli served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Anywhere Real Estate from March 2019 until January 2026. Ms. Simonelli previously served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Medical Devices and Enterprise Supply Chain for Johnson & Johnson, Senior Vice President, Finance at Reckitt, Senior Director of Finance at Nabisco, Mondelez, and Finance Director at Pepsico. Ms. Simonelli holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

David Rawlinson, 50, has served on our board of directors since March 2021. David L. Rawlinson II has served as the President & Chief Executive Officer for QVC Group, Inc. since October 1, 2021. Mr. Rawlinson previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Nielsen Consumer LLC and President-Global Online Business at W. W. Grainger, Inc. Mr. Rawlinson serves on the board of directors of QVC Group, and MonotaRO Co., Ltd. and is a member of The Business Roundtable. Mr. Rawlinson holds a Bachelor's degree in political science from The Citadel, a law degree from the University of South Carolina and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Racquel Harris Mason, 56, has served on our board of directors since June 2021. Ms. Harris Mason served as the President of North America for LIPTON Teas and Infusions, an independent portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners and the world's leading tea business, with brands like Lipton, TAZO, PG Tips, and Pukka from June 2023 to June 2025. Prior to Lipton, Ms. Harris Mason was the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Elanco Animal Health from 2020 to 2021. Ms. Harris Mason previously held roles at The Coca-Cola Company, including Senior Vice President and General Manager for the McDonald's Division USA and Vice President of the Coca-Cola and Coke Zero brands. Ms. Harris Mason also previously held positions of increasing responsibility with Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Ahold and Abbott Laboratories. Racquel also served on the board of directors of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. from 2023 to 2025. Ms. Harris Mason holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Todd Lachman, 62, has served on our board of directors since March 2021. Mr. Lachman has served as the Chairman for the Board of Sauer Brands, Inc., a food products business, since February, 2025. Mr. Lachman is also the Founder of Sovos Brands, Inc., an Advent portfolio company, created with the purpose of acquiring, integrating, and growing one-of-a-kind brands. Mr. Lachman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sovos Brands, Inc., growing the business from start up in 2017, to public company in 2021, until its sale to The Campbell's Company in March of 2024. Mr. Lachman previously served as Global President of Mars Petcare, President of Mars Chocolate North America and Latin America, and Executive Vice President of Del Monte Foods Company. He also held senior management roles at H.J. Heinz Company and Procter & Gamble. Mr. Lachman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Colby College and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University.

Julien Lo, 34, has served on our board of directors since July 2023. Mr. Lo joined KKR in 2018 and is a member of the Healthcare and DACH industry and regional teams within KKR's European Private Equity platform. Mr. Lo has been involved in the firm's investments in Karo Healthcare, Immedica Pharma, Leonine, Coty and ProSiebenSat1. Prior to joining KKR, he worked in the investment banking division of J.P. Morgan in London. Mr. Lo holds an M.Sc./B.Sc. in business administration from University of Mannheim.

Mohit Kapoor, 62, has served as our Chief Technology Officer since March 2021. Prior to joining NIQ, Mohit was Chief Information and Technology Officer for TransUnion from 2011 to 2019, where he was responsible for all aspects of technology including strategy, security, applications, operations, infrastructure and delivery. Prior to TransUnion, Mr. Kapoor served in several senior roles at HSBC from 2007 to 2011, including Chief Information Officer of South America and Global Head of Software House, where he oversaw all aspects of technology related to global systems that supported corporate and retail customers. Mr. Kapoor served on the board of directors of Sterling Check Corp. from 2019 until its acquisition by First Advantage Corporation in 2024. Mr. Kapoor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer information systems and finance and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Jacksonville State University and a Masters in accounting information systems from Arizona State University.

John Blenke, 70, has served as our Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary since March 2022. Prior to joining NIQ, Mr. Blenke was an independent governance and risk consultant at various private enterprises from 2018 to 2022, and was the Executive Vice President, Corporate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for TransUnion from 2003 to 2018. Prior to TransUnion, Mr. Blenke held various legal and senior legal leadership roles with Household International/HSBC, Borg-Warner Corporation and Kemper Corporation. Mr. Blenke holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and a J.D. from DePaul University.

Christopher Egan, 49, has served on our board of directors since March 2021. Mr. Egan joined Advent in 2000 and is currently a Managing Partner. He previously worked at UBS Warburg in the financial sponsors group, advising leveraged buyout firms on acquisition financing, mergers and equity offerings across a variety of industries. Mr. Egan has overseen over 21 Advent investments, including Aditya Birla Capital, Cetip, Definitive Healthcare, Fisher Investments, LifeMiles, NielsenIQ, Prisma Medios de Pagos S.A., and Xplor Technologies (formerly Clearent and Transaction Services Group). Mr. Egan currently serves on the board of directors of Definitive Healthcare, and serves on the boards of directors of private companies, Nuvei Corporation, Xplor Technologies, and Heidrick & Struggles. Mr. Egan received a Bachelor's degree in English from Dartmouth College.

Christopher Pike, 56, has served on our board of directors since March 2021. Since January, 2026, Mr. Pike has worked as an assistant bookeeper for the Chatham Boat Company. Previously, Mr. Pike was a Special Partner at Advent from 1997 to 2025, where he focused on investments in the business and financial services and healthcare sectors. Prior to Advent, Mr. Pike held positions at Coopers & Lybrand in the business assurance and financial advisory services groups, providing M&A advisory services to clients in the financial, manufacturing and business services industries. Mr. Pike has overseen 21 Advent investments, including CCC Intelligent Solutions, Cotiviti, Genoa Healthcare, TransUnion, Worldpay and Xplor Technologies (formerly Clearent). Mr. Pike currently serves on the boards of directors of private companies Cotiviti Holdings, Inc. and Genoa Healthcare. Mr. Pike received Bachelor's degrees in economics and Spanish from Amherst College.

Ms. Jamie E. Palm, Chief Accounting Officer of the company.