John D. Thelan

John D. Thelan was appointed as a director of the Company in February 2023. Mr. Thelan served as the Senior Vice President, Depots and Traffic for Costco Wholesale from 1992 until January 2023. During his 30 years as Senior Vice President at Costco, he oversaw the cross-dock oriented distribution network, traffic network and the ecommerce distribution network, including strategic planning, site selection, design development, material handling equipment/automation, proprietary information systems development, deployment, and enhancements, forecasting and budgeting and daily operations. Mr. Thelan has served on the Board of Visitors for Embry Riddle Aeronautical University since 2010 and the Board of Visitors for the University of Washington, Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics since 2012. He has also served on the University of San Diego, School of Law Children’s Advocacy Institute since 2017. Prior to his career at Costco, Mr. Thelan served as a partner in the real estate development firm of Odmark & Thelan from 1989-1992 and partner in the law firm of Peterson, Thelan & Price, where he specialized in real estate, land use and government approvals from 1974-1989, as well as General Counsel to San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board and San Diego Housing Commissions. Mr. Thelan’s extensive warehouse club experience at Costco, his expertise with operations and logistics and his experience with real estate transactions contribute to the Board of Directors’ conclusion that he should serve as a director of the Company.