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Director since November 2018

Age 65

Mr. Aguirre is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (“Chiquita”), a global distributor of consumer products, having served as Chiquita’s President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2004 to October 2012 and its Chairman from May 2004 to October 2012. Prior to joining Chiquita, Mr. Aguirre worked for more than 23 years in brand management, general management and turnarounds at The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”), a manufacturer and distributor of consumer products. Mr. Aguirre began his P&G career in 1980, serving in various capacities including President and General Manager of P&G Brazil, President of P&G Mexico, Vice President of P&G’s global snacks and U.S. food products, and President of global feminine care. Mr. Aguirre was a member of the board of directors of Aetna from 2011 until the closing of the Aetna Transaction, when he became a director of CVS Health. He served as a director of Coveris (packaging) from 2014 to 2015, Levi Strauss (manufacturer of clothing) from 2010 to 2014, and Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of consumer products, from 2005 to 2010. Mr. Aguirre also serves as a director of Barry Callebaut AG, a manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, and Synchrony Financial, a consumer financial services company.

Mr. Aguirre brings to the Board extensive consumer products, global business and executive leadership experience. As a former Chairman and CEO of a large public company that produces and distributes consumer products worldwide, he has significant brand management and international experience that is valuable to the Board’s strategic and operational understanding of global markets. Mr. Aguirre’s experience and service on other large public company boards, where he chaired various committees, positions him well as a member of our Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

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Director since September 2022

Age 60

Dr. Balser has served as the chief executive of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (“VUMC”) since 2009, and has been President and Chief Executive Officer of VUMC since 2016, when it became an independent healthcare company. He has also served as Dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine since 2008. Dr. Balser is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and serves on its governing council. He also currently serves on the boards of VUMC, Tulane University and the Nashville Health Care Council. He previously served on the board of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR; “Varian”), an oncology treatment device and software maker, from October 2018 until Varian was acquired by Siemens Healthineers AG in April 2021.

Dr. Balser’s business experience includes large regional quaternary health delivery system leadership, human capital management, senior business management experience including a number of community hospital and medical practice acquisitions, overall risk management expertise through oversight of VUMC’s quality, compliance and corporate integrity activities, and financial expertise through management of its P&L and balance sheet and its separation from Vanderbilt University. His experience as a physician scientist includes leading NIH-funded research in various areas of pharmacogenomics and spearheading growth in personalized medicine at VUMC from research concepts to bedside care, integrating advances in informatics, discovery science, and precision genomics. He received a B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University and an M.D. and Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Vanderbilt. Dr. Balser’s extensive experience in a wide range of roles across health care organizations is an invaluable asset for the Board and its Medical Affairs Committee. The Board believes that Dr. Balser’s deep clinical expertise and leadership of a top integrated health system gives him the insight to help support the Company’s strategy to serve consumers wherever and whenever they need care.

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Director since March 2007

Age 71

Mr. Brown has been a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP ("Nelson Mullins"), a national law firm, since the August 2018 merger of Nelson Mullins and the Florida law firm of Broad and Cassel, of which he served as Chairman from March 2000 through the time of the merger. He was also a member of the executive committee of Nelson Mullins until he rotated off of the committee in December 2021. Mr. Brown served as a director and Lead Director of Rayoner Advanced Materials, Inc., a specialty cellulose production company until his retirement from the board in May 2020. Mr. Brown previously served on the Board of Caremark Rx, Inc. from March 2001 until March 2007 closing of the merger of Caremark and CVS Health, when he became a director of CVS Health.

Mr. Brown’s legal and health care expertise and experience are highly valued by the Board, as is his ability to analyze and interpret complex issues and facilitate Board engagement. Mr. Brown has significant health care experience, including through his oversight of UF Health while serving as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the University of Florida and as a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Orlando Health, a not-for-profit health care network. The Board believes that Mr. Brown’s experience adds knowledge and leadership depth to the Board.

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Director since March 2015

Age 68
Ms. DeCoudreaux is the President Emerita of the former Mills College, a liberal arts college for women with graduate programs for women and men, which is now known as Mills College at Northeastern University, having served a five-year term in that position from July 2011 through June 2016. Previously, Ms. DeCoudreaux served in a number of leadership roles at Eli Lilly and Company (“Eli Lilly”), a global pharmaceutical manufacturer, including as vice president and deputy general counsel, specialty legal team, from 2010-2011, vice president and general counsel, Lilly USA, from 2005-2009, and secretary and deputy general counsel of Eli Lilly from 1999-2005. During her 30-year career with Eli Lilly Ms. DeCoudreaux also previously served as an executive director of Lilly Research Laboratories, director of federal government relations, director of state government relations and director of community relations. In addition, Ms. DeCoudreaux has served on a number of charitable, educational and for profit and non-profit boards, including as both a trustee and board chair at Wellesley College. She currently serves as Chair of the Board of the Parnassus Funds Trust and the Parnassus Income Funds Trust, each a family of investment funds that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and fundamental investment principals.

Ms. DeCoudreaux has more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, and her experience as an attorney in that field and in the area of corporate governance makes her a great asset to our Board.

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Director since September 2013

Age 66

Ms. DeParle is a Managing Partner of Consonance Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity firm focused on investing in small and mid-size health care companies since March 2020, and was a Partner from August 2013 until March 2020. She is also a Co-Founder of the firm. From March 2009 to January 2013, Ms. DeParle served in the White House, first as Counselor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, and later as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy. In addition, from 1993 to 2000, Ms. DeParle served as the Associate Director for Health and Personnel for the White House Office of Management and Budget, and later as the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (then known as the Health Care Financing Administration). From 2001 to March 2009, Ms. DeParle served as a Senior Advisor with JPMorgan Partners and as a Managing Director of its successor entity, CCMP Capital, L.L.C., focusing on private equity investments in health care companies. Ms. DeParle is also a director of HCA Holdings, Inc., a health care services company that owns, manages or operates hospitals and various other health care facilities.

Ms. DeParle has more than 25 years of experience in the health care arena, and is widely considered to be one of the nation’s leading experts in health care policy, management and financing, which makes her an excellent fit for our Board. Her background in public policy and government affairs, legal and regulatory compliance, and corporate governance and sustainability make her an excellent Chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

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Director since November 2018

Age 70

Mr. Farah has been the Independent Chair of the Board of CVS Health Corporation since May 2022. He is the former Chairman of the Board and a director of Tiffany & Co., a retailer of jewelry and specialty products. He served as Executive Director of Tory Burch LLC, a retailer of lifestyle products, from March 2017 to September 2017, having previously served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and director from September 2014 to February 2017. He is former Executive Vice Chairman of Ralph Lauren Corporation, a retailer of lifestyle products, having served in that position from November 2013 to May 2014, and previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) from April 2000 to October 2013, and Director from April 2000 to August 2014. During his 40-plus year career in retailing, Mr. Farah also held director and/or executive positions with Venator Group, Inc. (now Foot Locker, Inc.), R.H. Macy & Co., Inc., Federated Merchandising Services, the central buying and product development arm of Federated Department Stores, Inc., Rich’s/Goldsmith’s Department Stores, and Saks Fifth Avenue, Inc. Mr. Farah was a member of the board of directors of Aetna from 2007 until the closing of the Aetna Transaction, when he became a director of CVS Health. He was a director of Metro Bank PLC, a financial services company, until his retirement from that board in March 2020, and a director of Tiffany until its sale to LVMH in January 2021. He currently serves as a director of The Progressive Corporation, an auto insurance company.

Mr. Farah brings extensive business and leadership experience to our Board. He has strong marketing, brand management and consumer insights developed in his over 40 years of experience in the retail industry. His former positions as Executive Vice Chairman, President and COO of Ralph Lauren and Executive Director and Co-CEO of Tory Burch give Mr. Farah important perspectives on the complex financial and operational issues facing the Company. His experience as a board chair and executive leading consumer-facing companies makes him very well suited to serve as the Independent Chair of our Board.

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Director since January 2011

Age 70

Ms. Finucane has been a Senior Advisor of the TPG Rise Climate Fund, an investment fund focused on various climate sub-sectors, since September 2022 and the Chair of Rubicon Carbon, a carbon credit firm, since November 2022. Previously Ms. Finucane served as Chairman of the Board of Bank of America Europe DAC from July 2018 through December 2022. She previously served as a Vice Chairman of Bank of America Corporation (“Bank of America”), an international financial services company, from July 2015 until her retirement in December 2021. From 2006 through July 2015, Ms. Finucane served as Global Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer for Bank of America and served as Northeast Market President from 2004 through July 2015. During her 20-plus years as a senior leader at Bank of America and its legacy firms, Ms. Finucane served as a senior advisor to four chief executive officers and the Board of Directors. As a member of the executive management team, Ms. Finucane was responsible for the strategic positioning of Bank of America and led the company’s environmental, social and governance, sustainable finance, capital deployment and public policy efforts. She established and co-chaired Bank of America’s Sustainable Finance Committee, which included a $1 trillion environmental business initiative, deploying capital to help accelerate the transition to a lower carbon, sustainable economy, and was chair of the company’s ESG Committee. Ms. Finucane stewarded Bank of America’s $300 billion environmental business initiative, oversaw the company’s $1.6 billion Community Development Financial Institution portfolio and chaired the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. She currently also serves as a director of Williams Sonoma, Inc., a retailer of kitchen and home products.

Ms. Finucane’s experience in the financial services industry, consumer policy, strategy, marketing, corporate social responsibility, and government affairs provides the Board with valuable insight in those key areas. Her distinguished career in banking also makes her an excellent Chair of our Investment and Finance Committee.

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Director since October 2023

Age 56

Mr. Kirby has been the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (“United Airlines”; NYSE: UAL), an international air carrier, since May 2020. Mr. Kirby serves on the Executive Committee and the Finance Committee of the United Airlines Board of Directors. From August 2016 until May 2020, Mr. Kirby was President of United Airlines and was responsible for its operations, marketing, sales, alliances, network planning and revenue management. Mr. Kirby is a well-known airline industry veteran, with a broad and accomplished three-decade-long career in significant leadership roles. Prior to joining United Airlines Mr. Kirby was President of American Airlines from December 2013 until August 2016, and he was President of US Airways from September 2006 until December 2013, when US Airways merged with American Airlines. He started his career at the Pentagon and in the technology sector. Mr. Kirby has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and operations research from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in operations research from George Washington University.

Mr. Kirby is a member of the Board of Directors of SONIFI Solutions, a privately held manufacturer of integrated technology and service platforms. He also currently serves as the Chairman of the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board, a global alliance consisting of 26 member airlines. and is a member of the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association, a trade association comprised of 240 of the world’s airlines. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Air Force Academy Foundation. Mr. Kirby’s long history of leadership in the complex and highly-regulated airline industry and his expertise in technology make him an excellent addition to our Board of Directors.

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Director since November 2018

Age 71

Mr. Ludwig is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Becton, Dickinson and Company (“BD”), a global medical technology company, having served in that position from February 2002 through June 2012. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of BD from January 2000 to September 2011, President of BD from May 1999 to December 2008 and Chief Financial Officer of BD from January 1995 to May 1999. Mr. Ludwig joined BD as a Senior Financial Analyst in 1979. Prior to joining BD, Mr. Ludwig was a senior auditor with Coopers and Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) where he earned his CPA. Mr. Ludwig also served as a director of Xylem, Inc., a water technology company, from 2011 to 2017, and Chairman of Advanced Medical Technology Association, or AdvaMed, a medical device trade association, from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Ludwig was lead director of the Aetna board of directors from 2012 until the closing of the Aetna Transaction, when he became a director of CVS Health. He currently serves as the lead independent director of Boston Scientific Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices.

Mr. Ludwig’s more than 30 years of experience in the field of medical technology give him a unique perspective on the Company’s strategy. As the former Chairman and CEO of BD, Mr. Ludwig brings a thorough appreciation of the strategic and operational issues facing a large public company in the health care industry. As a former CFO and a CPA, Mr. Ludwig offers our Board a deep understanding of financial, accounting and audit-related issues. Mr. Ludwig’s experience positions him well to serve as Chair of our Audit Committee.

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Director since February 2021

Age 60

Karen S. Lynch is president and chief executive officer of CVS Health, leading more than 300,000 colleagues who are passionate about building a world of health around every consumer. The company touches the lives of more than 100 million people through its health care benefits and pharmacy benefits management businesses, and presence in over 9,000 community health destinations across America.

Karen has over three decades of experience in the health care industry. Prior to becoming president and CEO in February 2021, Karen was executive vice president of CVS Health and president of Aetna®, where she was responsible for delivering consumer-centric, holistic health care to the millions of people Aetna serves. Before joining CVS Health, Karen held executive positions at Cigna® and Magellan Health®, where she served as president. She began her career with Ernst & Young as a certified public accountant.

In 2023, Karen was selected for the TIME100 annual list of the hundred most influential people in the world. She was named the top-ranking leader for the last three years on Fortune's list of the Most Powerful Women in Business.

Karen graduated from Boston College and received her MBA from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. She serves on the Board of Directors for the JFK Library Foundation and is a member of the Business Roundtable.

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Director since November 2023

Age 58

Mr. Mahoney has been the President of Boston Scientific Corporation (“Boston Scientific”; NYSE: BSX), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices, since October 2011, and has been Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Boston Scientific since November 2012. He became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Boston Scientific in May 2016. Prior to joining Boston Scientific, Mr. Mahoney served as Worldwide Company Group Chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy franchise, an orthopedics and neurosciences business, from April 2007 through January 2011. From January 2001 through March 2007, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Healthcare Exchange, a leading medical supply chain solutions company. Mr. Mahoney began his career at General Electric Medical Systems, where he spent 12 years, culminating in the role of General Manager of the Healthcare Information Technology business. Mr. Mahoney has a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Iowa and an M.B.A. from Wake Forest University.

From October 2015 until September 2023 Mr. Mahoney served as a member of the Board of Directors of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX), a multinational health care company. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Boston, a member of the American Heart Association CEO Roundtable, and is Chair of the Board of Governors of the Boston College Chief Executives Club. Mr. Mahoney’s lengthy and distinguished career in health care makes him a welcome addition to our Board.

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Director since March 2007

Age 72

Mr. Millon is the retired former President and Chief Executive Officer of PCS Health Systems, Inc. Mr. Millon joined PCS in 1995, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer from June 1996 until his retirement in September 2000. Prior to that, Mr. Millon served as an executive and held several global leadership positions with Eli Lilly and Company. Mr. Millon previously served on the board of Caremark from March 2004, upon Caremark’s acquisition of AdvancePCS, and as a director of AdvancePCS (which resulted from the merger of PCS and Advance Paradigm, Inc.) beginning in October 2000. He became a director of CVS Health upon the closing of the merger transaction involving CVS Health and Caremark. Mr. Millon has over 10 years of financial management experience and fifteen years of general functional management experience, including strategic planning experience specific to pharmacy benefit management companies as the former head of PCS. He also has extensive venture capital and public and private company board experience.

Mr. Millon’s extensive background and experience in the pharmacy benefit management, pharmaceutical and life sciences businesses, combined with his financial expertise, provide the Board with additional perspective across the enterprise and make him well qualified to serve as Chair of our Medical Affairs Committee.

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Director since May 2017

Age 67

Since October 2018, Ms. Schapiro has been Vice Chair for Public Policy and Special Advisor to the Chairman and Founder of Bloomberg, L.P. From January 2014 to present, Ms. Schapiro has also served as the Vice Chair of Promontory Advisory Board, part of Promontory Financial Group, a leading strategy, risk management and regulatory compliance firm. She previously served as managing director of Promontory Financial Group from March 2013 through January 2014. From January 2009 through December 2012, Ms. Schapiro was Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), becoming the first woman to serve as that agency’s Chairman. Prior to becoming SEC Chairman, Ms. Schapiro was Chairman and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) from 2006 through 2008, and prior to that held a number of key executive positions at FINRA and its predecessor from 1996 through 2006. She also served as Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 1994 to 1996, and was the first person to serve as Chairman of both the CFTC and the SEC. Ms. Schapiro is also a director of Morgan Stanley, a financial services company, and was formerly a director of General Electric Company and of The London Stock Exchange Group plc until her retirement from those boards in 2018.

Ms. Schapiro’s experience in leading the SEC, FINRA and the CFTC makes her extremely well qualified to join our Board. Ms. Schapiro’s leadership of the SEC during the turbulent period that followed the 2008 financial crisis, one of the busiest rulemaking periods in the agency’s history, demonstrates her ability to navigate through a difficult and complex regulatory and political environment. The Board believes that her skills fill important needs in the areas of legal and regulatory compliance, finance, risk management, and public policy and government affairs.