David Kluzniak, MBA

The Scope: Direct strategic partner to the CEO and CFO, steering market positioning, capital allocation narratives, and Wall Street communications during a high-growth expansion and business diversification phase. Key Accomplishments: • Played a leadership role in $1.3B of convertible debt financings, managing transaction strategy, execution, and institutional investor education. • Successfully shifted investor understanding to support elevated upfront capex, helping the market underwrite a new returns framework and future growth trajectory. • Own the end-to-end strategy and development for quarterly earnings (scripts, presentations, Q&A prep) and coach executive leadership for high-profile external marketing events. Core Competencies: C-Suite Advisory | Strategic Positioning | Convertible Debt | Capital Allocation Strategy

The Scope: Managed high-stakes capital markets execution, large-scale liability management programs, and comprehensive capital structure optimization. Key Accomplishments: • Played a pivotal role in a landmark $15B+ liability management transaction that raised $2.3B in new capital and extended $10B of maturities—recognized as IFR "America's Restructuring of the Year" (2024). • Led a $2.4B term loan refinancing, cutting borrowing costs by 231 bps and generating ~$55M in annual interest savings. • Executed and upsized oversubscribed debt issuances totaling $4B, driving an additional ~$100M in annual interest savings while managing compliance for the enterprise debt portfolio. Core Competencies: Corporate Treasury | Liability Management | Debt Refinancing | Capital Structure Optimization

The Scope: Managed institutional investor communications, analyst relationships, and financial narrative strategy during a deep corporate transformation. Key Accomplishments: • Planned and executed the company’s first Investor Day in over four years, aligning Wall Street expectations with new deleveraging priorities and corporate strategy. • Successfully insulated corporate reputation and managed market reaction through highly sensitive inflection points, including an executive leadership transition and a full dividend suspension. • Owned the consensus forecasting tracking process, managed sell-side analyst relationships, and provided critical valuation intelligence to senior leadership. Core Competencies: Earnings Strategy | Crisis Communications | Analyst Relations | Valuation & Intelligence

The Scope: Fast-tracked through progressively senior leadership positions spanning FP&A, supply chain, and multi-state operations management. Key Accomplishments: • Managed the financial performance, forecasting, and analysis for a heavy $250M capital expenditure portfolio. • Led multi-state operational modernization initiatives, leveraging technology and process improvements to drive efficiency and team execution discipline. • Supervised, mentored, and built high-performing teams of financial analysts and operational staff. Core Competencies: Corporate FP&A | Capex Portfolio Management | Team Leadership | Operational Excellence