TOM FURPHY

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Thomas W. Furphy

THOMAS W. FURPHY, age 56, has served on our Board since May 2019. Mr. Furphy serves as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Consumer Equity Partners, a venture capital and venture development firm. He also serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Replenium, Inc., a private e-commerce software company. Prior to that, Mr. Furphy served as Vice President of consumables and AmazonFresh at Amazon from 2005 to 2009, where he was responsible for the underlying strategy, development and execution of the company’s grocery and health and beauty businesses. Prior to Amazon, Mr. Furphy was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Notiva, a leading provider of web-based trade settlement software for retailers and their trading partners. Prior to Notiva, from 1991 to 1999, he held various senior management roles at Wegmans Food Markets. Mr. Furphy also serves as Chairman of Ideoclick, Inc., a private full service ecommerce agency. He previously served as a board member of Fairway Group Holdings Corp, a private parent company of Fairway Market, a grocery store operator, and BevyUp, a digital retail-selling platform, which was acquired by Nordstrom in March 2018. Mr. Furphy is a graduate of Hartwick College. He has extensive experience in retail, addressing technological change, cyber issues, marketing, finance and leadership.

Karin Klein

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Karin Klein

KARIN M. KLEIN, age 51, has served on our Board since May 2019. Ms. Klein is the founding partner of Bloomberg Beta, a venture capital firm which invests in technology companies that help businesses work smarter, with a focus on machine intelligence, since 2013. Prior to launching Bloomberg Beta, Ms. Klein was responsible for strategy and business development for Bloomberg L.P. from 2010 to 2013, including serving as head of new initiatives. Prior to Bloomberg, from 2000 to 2010, Ms. Klein served in various roles at Softbank Corp., a multinational telecommunications and technology company, including the role of director of corporate development. Before Softbank, she also held investing and operating roles at several investment companies and co-founded a children’s education business. She serves as a director of Paramount Group, Inc. She previously served as a member of the board of trustees of Harvey Mudd College. Ms. Klein is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds an M.B.A from the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania. She has extensive experience in media, addressing technological change, cyber issues, investments, finance, accounting, strategy and leadership.