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Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Technology and Operations

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John Kritzmacher has extensive board director, CFO and C-level operations experience in public companies across the TMT sector. He has a lengthy record of success in partnering with boards, CEO’s and emerging CFO’s to shape and execute winning strategies and to gain competitive advantage by investing in enterprise-wide operational excellence. His leadership insights and contributions are derived from a unique combination of senior finance and operations roles in fast-paced markets disrupted by new technology and business model innovations. John is widely recognized for his ability to develop strong, trust-based relationships with investors, analysts, board members, senior management, investment bankers, and independent auditors. As board director at InterDigital, he guided effective capital allocation, strategic acquisitions, advances in board diversity, and a successful CEO succession in 2021. At Duff & Phelps, he was a member of the board’s transaction committee overseeing the sale of the company to a private equity consortium at a 27% premium. In addition to his board roles, John was most recently Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Wiley, a top-3 STEM research publisher and leading provider of tech-enabled higher education services. He partnered with the CEO to accelerate an industry shift to “open research,” bolstered by strategic complementary acquisitions, which helped fuel industry-leading mid single-digit growth. He also architected enterprise-wide policy, process, and systems improvements, including a successful ERP implementation, yielding $200M+ in annual operating expense savings. Prior to joining Wiley, John was Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Global Crossing, a pioneering IP-based communications services provider, where he helped drive worldwide network investment optimization to accelerate growth and successfully position the company for acquisition. He guided the senior leadership team to improve EBITDA margin from 5% to 15% over three years by prioritizing investment in long-term profitable growth opportunities, driving productivity improvement initiatives, and introducing best practices for business performance management. While continuing his service on the boards of InterDigital, Unisys and QualTek, John is also considering additional opportunities in the areas of board directorships and advisory roles in technology, media, and telecom.