Bill retired as a Special Partner of Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. in 2010. He has over 22 years of experience in the private equity and merchant banking industries and ten years’ experience in consulting engineering. From 1989 to 2005 he was a Managing Director at TD Capital and its successor Birch Hill. During this period, he was responsible for many of the firm’s partnership investments. Bill holds an MBA from York University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Janet is a corporate director and currently serves on the board of directors of the following companies: GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. (a public Massachusetts based construction, chemicals and materials products company), where she serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee and also serves as a member of the Governance Committee; Twin Disc, Inc. (a public Wisconsin based marine and heavy duty, off highway power transmission equipment company), where she is Chair of the Compensation and Executive Development Committee and is also a member of both the Audit and Nominating and Governance committees; Corteva Inc. (a public Wilmington based agricultural chemical and seed company) where she is a member of the Governance and the Science and Sustainability committees; and McCain Foods Limited (a private New Brunswick based frozen food produce and transportation company) where she serves as Chair of the Safety and Sustainability and Management Resources committees and is a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Giesselman previously served on the Board of Directors of Omnova Solutions Inc. (a public Beechwood based global provider of emulsion chemicals and decorative and functional surfaces) until it was acquired by Synthomer plc in April 2020. Ms. Giesselman has over 30 years of U.S. and international agriculture, energy and specialty chemicals industry experience, having led multiple global businesses. From 2001 to 2010, she held numerous senior leadership positions with the Dow Chemical Company including Business Vice President Dow Latex, President and General Manager Dow Oil and Gas and Vice President Dow AgroSciences. Before joining Dow, Ms. Giesselman held various business leadership positions with the Rohm and Haas Company. She holds a B.Sc., Biology from Pennsylvania State University and a Masters in Plant Pathology from the University of Florida.

Mac is the retired Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Twin Disc, Incorporated (a publicly held Wisconsin based manufacturer of marine and heavy duty, off-highway power transmission equipment). He has also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Gehl Company, a manufacturer and distributor of construction and agricultural equipment. In his 11 years with Gehl Company, Mac held a series of senior positions including President since 2003 and culminating with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2009. Mac is also the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Digi-Star Investments LLC, a provider of specialized monitoring and electronic control systems for precision agriculture. Mac serves on the board of directors of FreightCar America, Inc. (a public Illinois based railroad car manufacturing company), where he is a member of the Compensation, Audit, and Nominating and Governance committees. Mac holds a B.S., International Business, from American University and an M.B.A. from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management-Northwestern University.

David is a corporate director and currently the General Partner of First Call Services LLC, a private holding company and advisory firm. He also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of American Student Transportation Partners, an operator of a transportation services platform that partners with and provides liquidity or growth capital to student transportation operators. David has held a number of senior financial and operating positions with John Labatt Limited, Lawson Mardon Group Inc., and Laidlaw Inc., and was Chief Executive Officer of TransCare Inc., a medical transportation company, and President and Chief Operating Officer of Student Transportation of America, formerly a TSX- listed company. David is a member of the board of directors of Art's Way Manufacturing Company, Inc. (a public Iowa based diversified, international manufacturer and distributor of equipment serving agricultural, research and steel cutting needs), where he serves on the Audit Committee and chairs the Compensation Committee. David has been a Canadian Chartered Accountant since 1978, and holds a BA from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from the University of Toronto. In 2013, David received the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Anne is an independent member of the boards of directors of Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:BHE), a provider of engineering, manufacturing, and technology solutions across the entire product life cycle, and of Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMBA) whose AI (Artificial Intelligence) semiconductor solutions are used in a wide variety of human and computer vision applications. She also provides strategic and operational consulting services to private equity firms and their portfolio companies, a role she has had since 2018. From 2015 until 2017, Anne was Group President of the Food Service Equipment Group of Standex International Corporation (NYSE:SXI). Prior to 2015, Anne held four successive positions at Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) as President of increasingly complex, global operating companies over a period of 12 years. Before joining Danaher, she held various leadership positions in engineering, marketing, sales, and business development for global manufacturing companies. Anne received her MBA from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electronics Engineering from the Catholic University of Louvain (KU Leuven) in Belgium.

Bill is a partner at Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP with over 30 years of experience in securities and corporate law including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, corporate strategy and shareholder activism and with extensive industry experience in the natural resources, manufacturing and agricultural sectors. Bill has served on numerous public and private company boards and currently also serves on the Board of Rogers Sugar Ltd. Bill holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto.

Claudia is an experienced technology executive with 29 years of progressive Industry and B2B solutions experience with Microsoft Corporation. Her background is focused on sales, marketing, business development and the design and commercialization of systems and technology solutions for various industrial segments, including agribusinesses. Claudia brings extensive knowledge of ag-technologies, precision farming and relevant trends. Claudia is currently Director, Agriculture Strategic Partnerships, Cloud for Industry, FarmBeats with Microsoft, a role she has held since 2018. Prior to this, Claudia was Director, Industry Solutions, Strategic Business Development, Chemical & Agriculture and Manufacturing, with Microsoft, where she helped companies on their digital transformation strategy. Claudia has significant international experience, having worked with Microsoft for many years in Germany and global roles in Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Strategy and Business Development. Claudia also sits on the Advisory Board for Women and Food and Agriculture.

Mike has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of UPL Corporation, a global provider of sustainable agriculture products and solutions, since January 2022. Prior thereto, he was Executive Vice President and CEO, Nutrien Ag Solutions at Nutrien Ltd. from 2017 to 2021, which is the world's largest agriculture retail organization. In addition, he spent 25 years at Monsanto, with his initial years in sales, marketing and business strategy roles. He then had several general manager roles, including leading Monsanto business in China as well as the global crop protection business. In 2011, he was chosen to lead Monsanto's Global Manufacturing Operations with 90 sites in 24 countries. In 2013, Mr. Frank led all operations for Monsanto's international business and then from 2014 to 2017, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Monsanto, leading their global commercial operations. Mr. Frank holds an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University and a bachelor degree in agricultural engineering from University of Saskatchewan.

Tim Close is the President and Chief Executive Officer of AGI. He oversees the strategic direction and operations of the Canadian based food infrastructure company. With over 3,800 employees and 34 global manufacturing facilities, AGI is a leading provider of equipment and technology solutions for agricultural commodities including seed, fertilizer, grain and feed systems and an expanding platform for food processing facilities.

Close became President of AGI in 2015 and was appointed CEO in 2016. Under his leadership the company has evolved from a regional equipment provider to a global agricultural and food processing solutions business. His vision continues to drive AGI’s evolution transforming their products with cutting edge innovation, smart technology and cloud computing. He is the driving force behind AGI’s SureTrack platform – an independent hardware and software platform that bringstogether data across the farm, in real time, and provides customers with the ability to manage their crop production, manage their overall business, and market their grain based on content and robust traceability. With a customer base that includes Growers, Ag Retail, Grain Buyers and Food Processors, AGI SureTrack is an independent farm operating platform, with supply chain visibility and crop management.

Prior to joining AGI, Close was Senior Vice-President at Macquarie Capital, a global investment bank.