Bret D. McLeod, 43, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since August 2025 and served as Executive Vice President – Finance of the Company from July 2025 to August 2025.  Mr. McLeod served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Great Wolf Resorts, a family waterpark and entertainment company, from January 2024 to July 2025, where he was responsible for a wide range of activities, including financial reporting, treasury, capital markets, tax, procurement, risk, financial planning and analysis and strategy.  Mr. McLeod served as Chief Financial Officer of Citycon (OMXH: CTY1S.HE), an owner of grocery-anchored shopping centers in Nordic countries, from August 2021 to January 2024.  He was Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Lakewood Hotel Group, an investment firm that made hotel investments on behalf of institutional investment partners, from January 2019 to July 2021.  Prior to forming Lakewood, Mr. McLeod spent nearly 15 years at Host Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HST), a lodging REIT, where he last served as Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Head of Strategy and Investor Relations.  Mr. McLeod received a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.