Jeff Plowman was a senior audit partner at Deloitte with over 38 years of experience serving as the lead client service partner, advisory partner and engagement quality control reviewer on integrated and nonintegrated audits of medium to large multinational companies in all phases of a company's lifecycle. He retired June 2024, having diverse experience with consumer and industrial products companies, including his recent involvement with Joby Aviation's de-SPAC and transition to a publicly traded company, Resideo Technologies' spin off to a new publicly traded company, Omni Logistics' merger with a public company and Santander Consumer's initial public offering.

Clients served by Jeff as Lead Client Service Partner, Advisory Partner or Engagement Quality Control Reviewer include Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc., ClubCorp Holdings, Inc., Commercial Metals Corporation, Dean Foods Co, Flexjet, Inc., Fossil Group, Inc., Igloo Products Corporation, Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., Neovia Logistics, New Era Cap Global LLC, Omni Logistics, Orbia Advance Corporation, Resideo Technologies, Inc. and Santander Consumer USA.

Competencies and expertise gained by Jeff in his client service and leadership roles include an understanding of financial statements and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), an ability to assess the general application of GAAP in connection with accounting for estimates, accruals, reserves, and significant unusual transactions, an understanding of internal controls over financial reporting and the complexities of meeting the COSO standard required by the Sarbanes Oxley Act, ESG regulatory reporting readiness, finance, risk assessment, the consumer and industrial products and financial services industries, international expertise and developing leaders.

With 22 years in the Dallas, TX marketplace, four years as the US Liaison Partner in Mexico City, and time in the Salt Lake City, UT and Orange County, CA offices, Jeff has extensive experience across industries and geographies and consistently received high marks from his clients for his service commitment, his ability to mobilize on their behalf, and the objective advice he provides in times of change.

In recent years, Jeff has also been an important contributor to Deloitte's Audit Committee and Audit Committee Chair Transition Lab program, providing unique experiences to audit committees and audit committee chairs exploring their responsibilities, priorities, and practices, with an emphasis on enhancing effectiveness, especially during times of transition. The one-day customized sessions focus on enhancing the performance of audit committees, both as individuals and as high functioning teams, leveraging the Deloitte Governance Framework. Jeff delivered this program to over a dozen entities, including Camden Property Trust, Columbia Banking System Inc., Customers Bank, First Hawaiian, Inc., Kimball Electronics and Valmont Industries.

Jeff has also been a significant contributor to Deloitte's Chief Financial Officer Transition Lab program, facilitating full day labs to over twenty newly transitioned Chief Financial Officers. In these labs Jeff advised new CFOs in developing priorities, communication strategies and managing the three most important resources of a CFO: personal and organizational time management, talent in the finance organization and critical stakeholder relationships. The takeaway for each CFO was a 180-day action plan with key milestones to deliver success in the new role. Among others, Jeff delivered these labs to CFOs at Westrock Coffee, Altafiber, Marine Products and RPC, Inc., Orbia Advance, Omni Logistics, Inc., Light & Wonder, Inc., Alexander and Baldwin, Resideo, Inc., and APi Group.

Jeff has had various leadership roles in the practice, including Chairman of the United Way campaign, leader of campus recruiting, and the people partner role, where he was responsible for driving strategy in all areas that concern the people of Deloitte, including development, counseling, mentoring, yearend feedback and compensation.

Jeff has experience on not-for-profit Boards including Guadalupe Schools and Reading Radio Resource, as a member of the BYU Accounting School Advisory Board and the Marriott School National Advisory Council and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, licensed as a CPA in both California and Texas.

In his spare time, Jeff enjoys times with his family and traveling to new parts of the world (with a goal to see 80 countries before 80), and is an avid skier, mountain biker, wakesurfer and pickleball player.

James is a strategic entrepreneur and Founding Director of Queen and Capital, specializing in complex liquidity events, capital redeployment, and operational structuring. With deep expertise in real estate development and distressed asset recovery, James has successfully navigated high stakes liquidation strategies and complex 1031 exchange structures. His focus lies in unlocking value from illiquid holdings and distressed equity positions, transforming them into scalable, recurring revenue models.

Prior to this, James built a formidable reputation in high level corporate sales, partnering with major publicly traded companies to drive revenue growth and market expansion. He now champions the integrated professional services model, leveraging compliant Managed Service Organization (MSO) structures to create synergistic platforms. James is dedicated to instilling institutional rigor through robust Boards of Directors and strict financial controls, solving systemic operational inefficiencies.

David is a nationally recognized advisor in leveraged finance and restructuring, with more than three decades guiding lenders, borrowers, private equity sponsors, and investors through complex credit transactions. As a long-standing partner at White & Case, he developed a reputation for unmatched market fluency, practical judgment, and the ability to craft creative, business-aligned solutions in high-stakes environments. He has been continuously recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Banking & Finance (Chambers USA 2004-2025) for his leadership across acquisition financings, distressed situations, and capital structure transformations. David retired from the practice of law at White & Case as of December 31, 2025.

Throughout his career, David has advised on multi-tiered capital structures, intercreditor arrangements, restructurings, out-of-court workouts, and DIP and 363 financings, frequently counseling institutions during periods of market turbulence. He is known for identifying documentation vulnerabilities, leveraging flexibility within existing agreements, and designing innovative liquidity strategies - including asset reallocations and uptiering transactions. His work spans a broad range of industries and includes extensive cross-border experience coordinating with international teams.

David now brings this depth of financial, structural, and governance expertise to boardrooms and executive leadership. He offers a seasoned perspective on risk oversight, capital allocation, and the strategic implications of credit markets, with a particular strength in distilling complex financial structures into clear, actionable guidance. His steady, solutions-oriented approach and long record of advising organizations through inflection points make him a valuable contributor to companies navigating growth, transformation, or financial complexity.

Capitalizing on a background that demonstrates deep board engagement and public company audit leadership, Howard Meltzer is a retired KPMG audit partner (1990–2025) and qualified financial expert, known for guiding companies through complex financial reporting, regulatory, and operational matters. With decades of experience across retail, consumer goods, automotive, and industrial sectors, he advised boards and executive teams on risk, compliance, M&A, and corporate governance, serving as both engagement partner and SEC reviewing partner.

To board service, Howard brings a grounded perspective shaped by decades of audit leadership, with particular relevance to financial governance, audit committee priorities, and enterprise risk oversight. As a longtime board member of The Billy Esposito Foundation, he guided financial operations, oversaw budgeting and accounting, and led the transition from a scholarship fund to New York City's only standalone bereavement center, expanding programming and doubling annual fundraising from $200,000 to $400,000. He also served as interim president and treasurer, reinforcing his commitment to mission-driven leadership. In his current role on the Board of Trustees at Temple Beth Shalom, he has introduced financial and operational discipline to strengthen governance and community impact.

A career shaped by technical rigor and regulatory depth, Howard served as an SEC reviewing partner with specialized accreditation to oversee KPMG's most complex public company engagements. He guided clients through IPOs, secondary offerings, restatements, and challenging filings, while also supporting the firm's national office on audit methodology, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. His work influenced global audit tools and working papers, and he served as a national instructor for SEC reporting and compliance programs.

In parallel, Howard held longstanding leadership responsibilities in talent development, overseeing career progression, training, and issue resolution for audit team members. He was widely recognized as a mentor, with several team members advancing to partner under his guidance. During his tenure, Howard served as engagement partner for global and national clients across the consumer and industrial sectors, advising on M&A transactions, divestitures, and complex audits. His client-facing experience and people leadership inform a board-ready perspective on governance, risk, and executive succession.

Howard has led cross-sector public company audits for clients in the consumer, retail, and healthcare sectors, with a strong focus on SEC compliance, IPO readiness, and cross-border coordination. He served as the lead signing partner for the first-year audit of Haleon, a $15B consumer healthcare company newly listed on both the NYSE and the London Stock Exchange, overseeing global execution across five continents. Howard's public markets experience includes guiding Casper Sleep and J.Crew Group through their IPOs, supporting regulatory filings, and audit committee engagement. He also advised Bed Bath & Beyond through multiple transactions and filings, played a key role in CR Bard's $24B acquisition by Becton Dickinson, and led the US audit for Unilever during periods of internal restructuring. As an SEC reviewing partner, he provided oversight and counsel on regulatory matters for companies such as Hasbro and Foot Locker.

Howard earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Boston University. He is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in both New York and New Jersey. His professional affiliations include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Private Directors Association.

Manvedeep Singh, often known as Manav, is a United Kingdom–based businessman with experience spanning healthcare, technology, finance, and adjacent sectors.

His work is guided by a disciplined and considered approach, combining long-term strategic thinking with quiet, effective execution. His current areas of focus include care villages, residential, private clinics, hospitals, domiciliary care, e-commerce, cybersecurity, telecommunication, professional services, space exploration, data centres, artificial intelligence-led enterprise, and related businesses.

Mr. Singh serves in the capacity of principal, adviser, shareholder, and Non-Executive Director across a number of ventures. He maintains a measured and principled approach to business, valuing clarity, integrity, and enduring relationships. He remains open to thoughtful collaborations aligned with shared purpose and sound judgement.

Jeff Plowman was a senior audit partner at Deloitte with over 38 years of experience serving as the lead client service partner, advisory partner and engagement quality control reviewer on integrated and nonintegrated audits of medium to large multinational companies in all phases of a company's lifecycle. He retired June 2024, having diverse experience with consumer and industrial products companies, including his recent involvement with Joby Aviation's de-SPAC and transition to a publicly traded company, Resideo Technologies' spin off to a new publicly traded company, Omni Logistics' merger with a public company and Santander Consumer's initial public offering.

Clients served by Jeff as Lead Client Service Partner, Advisory Partner or Engagement Quality Control Reviewer include Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc., ClubCorp Holdings, Inc., Commercial Metals Corporation, Dean Foods Co, Flexjet, Inc., Fossil Group, Inc., Igloo Products Corporation, Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., Neovia Logistics, New Era Cap Global LLC, Omni Logistics, Orbia Advance Corporation, Resideo Technologies, Inc. and Santander Consumer USA.

Competencies and expertise gained by Jeff in his client service and leadership roles include an understanding of financial statements and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), an ability to assess the general application of GAAP in connection with accounting for estimates, accruals, reserves, and significant unusual transactions, an understanding of internal controls over financial reporting and the complexities of meeting the COSO standard required by the Sarbanes Oxley Act, ESG regulatory reporting readiness, finance, risk assessment, the consumer and industrial products and financial services industries, international expertise and developing leaders.

With 22 years in the Dallas, TX marketplace, four years as the US Liaison Partner in Mexico City, and time in the Salt Lake City, UT and Orange County, CA offices, Jeff has extensive experience across industries and geographies and consistently received high marks from his clients for his service commitment, his ability to mobilize on their behalf, and the objective advice he provides in times of change.

In recent years, Jeff has also been an important contributor to Deloitte's Audit Committee and Audit Committee Chair Transition Lab program, providing unique experiences to audit committees and audit committee chairs exploring their responsibilities, priorities, and practices, with an emphasis on enhancing effectiveness, especially during times of transition. The one-day customized sessions focus on enhancing the performance of audit committees, both as individuals and as high functioning teams, leveraging the Deloitte Governance Framework. Jeff delivered this program to over a dozen entities, including Camden Property Trust, Columbia Banking System Inc., Customers Bank, First Hawaiian, Inc., Kimball Electronics and Valmont Industries.

Jeff has also been a significant contributor to Deloitte's Chief Financial Officer Transition Lab program, facilitating full day labs to over twenty newly transitioned Chief Financial Officers. In these labs Jeff advised new CFOs in developing priorities, communication strategies and managing the three most important resources of a CFO: personal and organizational time management, talent in the finance organization and critical stakeholder relationships. The takeaway for each CFO was a 180-day action plan with key milestones to deliver success in the new role. Among others, Jeff delivered these labs to CFOs at Westrock Coffee, Altafiber, Marine Products and RPC, Inc., Orbia Advance, Omni Logistics, Inc., Light & Wonder, Inc., Alexander and Baldwin, Resideo, Inc., and APi Group.

Jeff has had various leadership roles in the practice, including Chairman of the United Way campaign, leader of campus recruiting, and the people partner role, where he was responsible for driving strategy in all areas that concern the people of Deloitte, including development, counseling, mentoring, yearend feedback and compensation.

Jeff has experience on not-for-profit Boards including Guadalupe Schools and Reading Radio Resource, as a member of the BYU Accounting School Advisory Board and the Marriott School National Advisory Council and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, licensed as a CPA in both California and Texas.

In his spare time, Jeff enjoys times with his family and traveling to new parts of the world (with a goal to see 80 countries before 80), and is an avid skier, mountain biker, wakesurfer and pickleball player.

James is a strategic entrepreneur and Founding Director of Queen and Capital, specializing in complex liquidity events, capital redeployment, and operational structuring. With deep expertise in real estate development and distressed asset recovery, James has successfully navigated high stakes liquidation strategies and complex 1031 exchange structures. His focus lies in unlocking value from illiquid holdings and distressed equity positions, transforming them into scalable, recurring revenue models.

Prior to this, James built a formidable reputation in high level corporate sales, partnering with major publicly traded companies to drive revenue growth and market expansion. He now champions the integrated professional services model, leveraging compliant Managed Service Organization (MSO) structures to create synergistic platforms. James is dedicated to instilling institutional rigor through robust Boards of Directors and strict financial controls, solving systemic operational inefficiencies.

David is a nationally recognized advisor in leveraged finance and restructuring, with more than three decades guiding lenders, borrowers, private equity sponsors, and investors through complex credit transactions. As a long-standing partner at White & Case, he developed a reputation for unmatched market fluency, practical judgment, and the ability to craft creative, business-aligned solutions in high-stakes environments. He has been continuously recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Banking & Finance (Chambers USA 2004-2025) for his leadership across acquisition financings, distressed situations, and capital structure transformations. David retired from the practice of law at White & Case as of December 31, 2025.

Throughout his career, David has advised on multi-tiered capital structures, intercreditor arrangements, restructurings, out-of-court workouts, and DIP and 363 financings, frequently counseling institutions during periods of market turbulence. He is known for identifying documentation vulnerabilities, leveraging flexibility within existing agreements, and designing innovative liquidity strategies - including asset reallocations and uptiering transactions. His work spans a broad range of industries and includes extensive cross-border experience coordinating with international teams.

David now brings this depth of financial, structural, and governance expertise to boardrooms and executive leadership. He offers a seasoned perspective on risk oversight, capital allocation, and the strategic implications of credit markets, with a particular strength in distilling complex financial structures into clear, actionable guidance. His steady, solutions-oriented approach and long record of advising organizations through inflection points make him a valuable contributor to companies navigating growth, transformation, or financial complexity.

Capitalizing on a background that demonstrates deep board engagement and public company audit leadership, Howard Meltzer is a retired KPMG audit partner (1990–2025) and qualified financial expert, known for guiding companies through complex financial reporting, regulatory, and operational matters. With decades of experience across retail, consumer goods, automotive, and industrial sectors, he advised boards and executive teams on risk, compliance, M&A, and corporate governance, serving as both engagement partner and SEC reviewing partner.

To board service, Howard brings a grounded perspective shaped by decades of audit leadership, with particular relevance to financial governance, audit committee priorities, and enterprise risk oversight. As a longtime board member of The Billy Esposito Foundation, he guided financial operations, oversaw budgeting and accounting, and led the transition from a scholarship fund to New York City's only standalone bereavement center, expanding programming and doubling annual fundraising from $200,000 to $400,000. He also served as interim president and treasurer, reinforcing his commitment to mission-driven leadership. In his current role on the Board of Trustees at Temple Beth Shalom, he has introduced financial and operational discipline to strengthen governance and community impact.

A career shaped by technical rigor and regulatory depth, Howard served as an SEC reviewing partner with specialized accreditation to oversee KPMG's most complex public company engagements. He guided clients through IPOs, secondary offerings, restatements, and challenging filings, while also supporting the firm's national office on audit methodology, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. His work influenced global audit tools and working papers, and he served as a national instructor for SEC reporting and compliance programs.

In parallel, Howard held longstanding leadership responsibilities in talent development, overseeing career progression, training, and issue resolution for audit team members. He was widely recognized as a mentor, with several team members advancing to partner under his guidance. During his tenure, Howard served as engagement partner for global and national clients across the consumer and industrial sectors, advising on M&A transactions, divestitures, and complex audits. His client-facing experience and people leadership inform a board-ready perspective on governance, risk, and executive succession.

Howard has led cross-sector public company audits for clients in the consumer, retail, and healthcare sectors, with a strong focus on SEC compliance, IPO readiness, and cross-border coordination. He served as the lead signing partner for the first-year audit of Haleon, a $15B consumer healthcare company newly listed on both the NYSE and the London Stock Exchange, overseeing global execution across five continents. Howard's public markets experience includes guiding Casper Sleep and J.Crew Group through their IPOs, supporting regulatory filings, and audit committee engagement. He also advised Bed Bath & Beyond through multiple transactions and filings, played a key role in CR Bard's $24B acquisition by Becton Dickinson, and led the US audit for Unilever during periods of internal restructuring. As an SEC reviewing partner, he provided oversight and counsel on regulatory matters for companies such as Hasbro and Foot Locker.

Howard earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Boston University. He is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in both New York and New Jersey. His professional affiliations include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Private Directors Association.

Manvedeep Singh, often known as Manav, is a United Kingdom–based businessman with experience spanning healthcare, technology, finance, and adjacent sectors.

His work is guided by a disciplined and considered approach, combining long-term strategic thinking with quiet, effective execution. His current areas of focus include care villages, residential, private clinics, hospitals, domiciliary care, e-commerce, cybersecurity, telecommunication, professional services, space exploration, data centres, artificial intelligence-led enterprise, and related businesses.

Mr. Singh serves in the capacity of principal, adviser, shareholder, and Non-Executive Director across a number of ventures. He maintains a measured and principled approach to business, valuing clarity, integrity, and enduring relationships. He remains open to thoughtful collaborations aligned with shared purpose and sound judgement.