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Andrew Robinson has served as our Chief Executive Officer since May 2020, as Chairman of our Board since December 2023, and as a member of our Board since July 2020. Prior to joining Skyward Specialty, Mr. Robinson was an Executive in Residence then Senior Advisor at Oak HC/FT, a venture and growth equity firm, including serving as Co-Chief Executive Officer then as Executive Chair at Groundspeed Analytics, and as Chair of Clara Analytics, both insurance technology companies funded by Oak HC/FT. From January 2017 to July 2017, Mr. Robinson served as the Global Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Crawford & Company, a claims management solutions business. Mr. Robinson oversaw Crawford & Company's four businesses with revenues of $1.1 billion and over 8,000 employees. Mr. Robinson's experience also includes over ten years with The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (Hanover), an insurance company, where he rose to President of Specialty Insurance, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Risk Officer. While at Hanover, his responsibilities included all aspects of the company's U.S. specialty businesses, including profit and loss and strategic and operational oversight. He was also responsible for acquisitions, divestitures, business integration, and enterprise risk management for the broader enterprise. Prior to his time at Hanover, he was the Managing Partner of Global Insurance at Diamond (now PWC) Consulting. Mr. Robinson also serves on the board of McLarens, Inc., a global insurance services company. Mr. Robinson previously served on the board of directors of Chaucer Plc, a Lloyd's of London managing agency. Mr. Robinson holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Clarkson University.

John Burkhart has served as the President, U.S. Property & Casualty of Skyward Specialty since January 2026. From January 2021 to December 2025, Mr. Burkhart served as our Executive Vice President and President, Specialty Lines & Industry Solutions. Prior to joining Skyward Specialty, Mr. Burkhart was Senior Vice President, Head of Professional Lines and Industry Verticals at QBE Insurance Group Limited, a public insurance company, from November 2013 to September 2020. Prior to that Mr. Burkhart held several roles, including Vice President - Specialty Lines, during his tenure at Chubb Limited, a publicly traded insurance company, from June 1992 to October 2013. Mr. Burkhart holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Western Michigan University.

Mark Haushill has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Skyward Group since January 2026. From November 2015 to December 2025, Mr. Haushill served our Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Since November 2015, Mr. Haushill has served as a Director of our insurance subsidiaries, including GMIC, HSIC, IIC, and OSIC, and served as President of each since August 2020. Prior to joining Skyward Specialty, Mr. Haushill was Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at American Safety Holdings, Ltd., a public insurance company, from September 2009 to December 2015. From December 2000 to September 2009, Mr. Haushill was Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Argo Group, Ltd., a publicly traded insurance company. Mr. Haushill holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Baylor University.

Patricia A. Ryan has served as the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Skyward Group since January 2026. From April 2025 to December 2025, Ms. Ryan served as our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Since April 2025, Ms. Ryan has served as a Director of our insurance subsidiaries, including GMIC, HSIC, IIC, and OSIC. Prior to joining Skyward Specialty, Ms. Ryan served as Chief Legal Officer of Trean Insurance Group, Inc. a full-service insurance management and reinsurance consulting company. Prior thereto, Ms. Ryan was Chief Legal Officer and Head of Employee Engagement for HDI Global Insurance Company. Previously, Ms. Ryan was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of American Overseas Group, a Bermuda domiciled insurance holding company, as well as an officer and director of its operating subsidiaries. Prior to that role Ms. Ryan was Senior Director at Allianz and Assistant Vice President at QBE Insurance Company. Ms. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History from the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign, and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University of Chicago.

Sandip Kapadia has served as the President, Reinsurance & Head of Actuarial of Skyward Specialty since August 2025. From November 2021 to July 2025, Mr. Kapadia served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Actuary and Analytics Officer. From April 2020 to November 2021, Mr. Kapadia served as our Senior Vice President, Head of Data Analytics and Underwriting Strategy. Since August 2021, Mr. Kapadia has served as a Director of our insurance subsidiaries, including GMIC, HSIC, IIC, and OSIC. Prior to joining Skyward Specialty, Mr. Kapadia was Vice President at Crum & Forster, an insurance company, from September 2015 to April 2020. Mr. Kapadia has also held various analytical roles in the insurance industry at Partner Re, Everest Re, and Aon Re. Mr. Kapadia holds a Bachelor of Science from Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Kapadia is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a Designated Mentor to the Columbia University Actuarial Science graduate program.

Marcia Dall has served on our Board since November 2022 and as Chair of the Compensation Committee since August 2023. Ms. Dall has served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Churchill Downs Incorporated, a publicly traded industry-leading racing, online wagering, and gaming entertainment company since October 2015. Prior to this role, Ms. Dall served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Erie Indemnity Company, a company providing sales, underwriting and administrative services to Erie Insurance Exchange, from March 2009 to October 2015. From January 2008 to March 2009, she served as Chief Financial Officer of CIGNA Healthcare. Prior to CIGNA, from August 2002 through January 2008, Ms. Dall was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the International and U.S. Mortgage Insurance segments of Genworth Financial, a former subsidiary of GE. Ms. Dall began her career in 1985 in the Financial Management Program at GE and held various leadership roles both in finance and operations over her twenty-plus year tenure with GE. Ms. Dall is a Certified Public Accountant, holds a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

Gena Ashe has served on our Board and as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since August 2023. Since 2019, Ms. Ashe has served as the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Anterix Inc. (NASDAQ: ATEX), a wireless broadband infrastructure company. Since 2021, Ms. Ashe has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Executive Leadership Council, a non-profit committed to opening channels of opportunity for Black executives to positively impact business and communities, and on which she currently serves as the Vice-Chairman. Previously, Ms. Ashe served on the Board of Directors of GXO Logistics (NYSE: GXO), a publicly traded, global logistics/supply chain outsourcing technology company, and XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO), a publicly traded, global supply chain solution provider, as Vice Chairman of the Board of XPO Logistics, Europe SA (Euronext: XPO), a France based publicly traded transportation/logistics service provider, and as a Member of the board of ALP Holding Company, a portfolio company of Cold Bore Management. Prior to joining Anterix in 2019, Ms. Ashe held several senior legal roles with prominent firms, including Brightview Services LLC (now known as Brightview Holdings, Inc.), Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE), Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Darden Restaurants, Inc., AT&T Corp., and Lucent Technologies, Inc. Earlier in her career Ms. Ashe was an electrical engineer and scientist for IBM Corporation before joining IBM's legal team. Ms. Ashe holds a Bachelor of Science from Spelman College, a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.

Michael Morrissey has served on our Board and as Chair of the Investment Committee since December 2023. Since December 2020, Mr. Morrissey has served as Special Advisor and a member of the executive committee of the International Insurance Society, Inc., a global research organization specializing in the insurance industry, of which Mr. Morrissey served as President and CEO of from May 2009 to December 2020. Since January 2021, Mr. Morrissey has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Protective Life Corporation, a Fortune 500 provider of life insurance. Since January 2020, Mr. Morrissey has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Legeis Capital, LLC, an investment advisory firm specializing in the insurance industry. From April 2008 to April 2023, Mr. Morrissey served as a member of the Board of Directors of Selective Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGI), a publicly traded A+ rated, top 40 property and casualty insurer. From May 1983 to May 2009, Mr. Morrissey served as Chairman and CEO of Firemark Investments Inc. (Firemark), a former independent investment firm that was focused on the global insurance industry. Prior to founding Firemark, Mr. Morrissey served as President of Manhattan Life Insurance Co. and Senior Vice President of Crum & Forster. Mr. Morrissey holds a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College and an MBA from Dartmouth.

Katharine Terry has served on our Board since November 2022. Ms. Terry cofounded Surround Group, Inc. in June 2018 and serves as Chief Executive Officer. Surround is a national digital insurance agency that combines technology, design, and personalized advice for younger adults looking for a modern insurance experience. Ms. Terry also founded Kate Terry & Company, a management consulting firm focused on insurance product innovation. Prior to that, Ms. Terry was Senior Vice President, Commercial Insurance Product Management at Liberty Mutual Insurance from February 2011 through August 2016. She held prior roles in product management at Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation and Progressive Insurance. Ms. Terry is a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter. Ms. Terry holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Sean Duffy has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Claims Officer since January 2019. Since March 2019, Mr. Duffy has served as a Director of our insurance subsidiaries, including GMIC, HSIC, IIC, and OSIC. Prior to joining Skyward Specialty, Mr. Duffy was Senior Vice President, Chief Claims Officer at OneBeacon Insurance, a specialty insurance provider, from April 2010 to March 2018. In addition, Mr. Duffy previously held senior claims roles at insurers Great American Insurance and Travelers. Mr. Duffy holds a Juris Doctorate from Hamline University and a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College.

Daniel Bodnar has served as our Chief Information and Technology Officer and Senior Vice President since August 2017. Since March 2021, Mr. Bodnar has served as a Director of our insurance subsidiaries, including GMIC, HSIC, IIC, and OSIC. Prior to joining Skyward Specialty, Mr. Bodnar was a Property and Casualty IT Consultant at insureCIO, an information technology services company servicing the property and casualty insurance industry, from March 2015 to August 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Bodnar was at Argo Insurance Group and HCC Insurance Holdings successfully building specialty insurance technology teams and platforms. Mr. Bodnar holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Trinity University.

Peter C. Hearn has more than four decades of experience in the global insurance and reinsurance industry. Most recently, he served as Vice Chair of Marsh McLennan from January 2022 to December 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Hearn was Chief Executive Officer of Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC and a member of the Marsh & McLennan Companies Executive Committee from 2015 through 2021. From 2011 to 2015, he served as Global Chairman of Willis Re, having previously held the role of Global Chief Executive Officer from 2005 to 2011 and serving concurrently on the Willis Group Executive Committee. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hearn joined Willis Re in 1994, where he held progressively senior leadership roles, including President. He began his career in reinsurance in 1978 with Willis Faber & Dumas and later joined Towers Perrin Forster & Crosby, where he became a partner in 1986. Mr. Hearn holds a B.A. in history and political science from Lake Forest College.

Thomas Schmitt has served as the Chief People Officer of Skyward Group since January 2026. From September 2020 to December 2025, Mr. Schmitt served as our Chief People and Administrative Officer. Prior to joining Skyward Specialty, Mr. Schmitt served as Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President at James River Insurance Group, an insurance company, from January 2019 to July 2019. Mr. Schmitt was an Independent Management Consultant from January 2018 to December 2019 and from June 2020 to September 2020. From February 2003 to December 2017, Mr. Schmitt was in positions of increasing authority at OneBeacon Insurance, an insurance company, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Mr. Schmitt was instrumental in building high-performing human resources functions and assisting in the transformation of the company in times of growth and expansion. Mr. Schmitt holds a Bachelor of Science from Boston College and an MBA from Babson College.

S. Shakoor Khan has served as the Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer of Skyward Group since January 2026. From September 2023 to December 2025, Mr. Khan served as our Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy. Prior to joining Skyward Specialty, Mr. Khan served as Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy at The Hanover Insurance Group from December 2022 to September 2023. From May 2016 to December 2022, Mr. Khan served as the Head of Corporate Development at Plymouth Rock Assurance and CFO of Plymouth Rock Home Assurance. From June 2008 to May 2016, Mr. Khan served as Assistant Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy at The Hanover Insurance Group. Mr. Khan holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration from Boston College.

Christopher L. Peirce has served on our Board and as a member of the Audit and Investment Committees since February 2026. Mr. Peirce was appointed as the incoming Chair of the Audit Committee, effective April 1, 2026. From 1995 to 2024, Mr. Peirce served in several financial leadership roles within Liberty Mutual Insurance, a Fortune 100 company, large global property and casualty insurer. During his tenure Mr. Peirce was promoted several times, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2018 to 2024, which included overseeing financial operations, corporate accounting, financial reporting, planning, capital management, actuarial, corporate taxation, treasury, enterprise risk management, global mergers and acquisitions, ceded reinsurance, and leading a team of 700. From 2012 to 2018, Mr. Peirce served as President, Global Specialty. From 2011 to 2012, Mr. Peirce served as President, Commercial Markets. From 2006 to 2011, Mr. Peirce served as CFO, Liberty International. From 1995 to 2006, Mr. Peirce served in other financial leadership roles within the organization. From 1990 to 1995, earlier in his career Mr. Peirce served as Tax Manager at KPMG where he supported a wide range of global business clients across industries on international tax consulting and compliance and earned his CPA Certification. Mr. Peirce is a Certified Public Accountant (Inactive) and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University.

Taryn McHarg has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Apollo Group since May, 2022 and as Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Skyward Group since January 2026. Prior to joining Apollo, from April, 2022, Ms. McHarg served as Divisional CFO of Bupa Global. Earlier in her career Ms. McHarg trained at Ernst & Young based in Melbourne, Australia. Ms. McHarg is a Fellow of the Australian & New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds an Executive MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management UNSW Sydney.

David Ibeson has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Apollo since June 2012. Prior to joining Apollo, Mr. Ibeson served as Chief Executive Officer of Catlin Syndicate, Catlin UK, and Wellington Underwriting Agency and as a Director of Wellington Underwriting Plc. Since July 2016, Mr. Ibeson has served as a Non-Executive Director of DUAL International Ltd. Mr. Ibeson has also served as Chair of DUAL International Ltd, Deputy Chair of the Lloyd's of London Foundation, and Director of the LMA. Earlier in his career Mr. Ibeson worked at a consultant Actuary. Mr. Ibeson holds a Bachelor of Science in actuarial studies from Kent University.