Biography

Lauren C. States, age 61, an independent Director of the Company since March 2016, retired in 2014 after more than 36 years with IBM Corporation. Prior to her retirement, she served as Vice President, Strategy and Transformation for IBM’s Software Group and was a member of the Growth and Transformation senior leadership team. Her principal responsibilities included leading the global sales force strategy and go-to-market for IBM’s multi-billion dollar software business. From 2008 to 2013, she was a leader in the company’s transformation to cloud computing and served as Chief Technology Officer in the corporate strategy function. Over her career, she has served in a broad variety of roles including technology, transformation, sales and talent development. Ms. States received her Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In 2015, she completed a Fellowship with Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative. She is a director of Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS) and NetBase Quid, a privately held company and, through early 2023, served on the board of Diebold Nixdorf Inc. (NYSE:DBD). Ms. States is devoted to community service and serves on the boards of Code Nation and the New England Science and Sailing Foundation, equipping students in under-resourced communities to pursue careers in science and technology. She is also a Trustee for International House, New York. Ms. States has a CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight, issued by the NACD and Carnegie Mellon University. Ms. States brings to the Board her considerable experience in sales, technology and strategy.