Directors

Three independent nominees with the experience Medallion needs, who will put stockholders first, and who will make the tough decisions

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Technology & Governance

Eric L. Kelly

A technology and regulation expert who understands the urgency of adapting to compete

CEO Audit & Risk Technology Governance Regulation

Eric Kelly is a senior executive with a more than 40-year career growing and transforming global technology companies ranging from pre-public startups to Fortune 100 organizations. He is currently the Chairman and Founder of Bridge 2 Technologies, an AI-enabled software company. He also sits on the Board of Sabre Corporation, where he serves on the Technology Committee and the Audit Committee, and on the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (a Fortune 500 company), where he serves on the Audit and Risk Committee. He has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of two NASDAQ-listed technology companies leading global operations. Mr. Kelly was formerly Chairman of the Economic Advisory Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and held senior federal advisory roles under the office of the President of the United States and the Commerce Department.

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Governance & Strategy

John E. Kiernan

The sitting public-company CEO and former bank director who knows how to pivot

CEO Bank Board Tech Investment Banking NACD-Certified Director

John Kiernan is President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Alico, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALCO) since 2019. He has spent the past several years executing a strategic transformation that pivoted Alico away from a six-decade citrus business that was facing tremendous headwinds toward a diversified land company, a transformation the market has rewarded with a roughly 47% increase in market capitalization. Before becoming CEO, he was Alico’s CFO. Earlier in his career, he spent more than three decades on Wall Street, in corporate development, and in the C-suite.

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Risk Assessment & Finance

Timothy M. Shanahan

A turnaround CFO and CEO with a track record of finding the risks others missed.

CFO/CEO Operations Turnaround Risk Assessment Financial Diligence

Tim Shanahan is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of VentureSpring, an operational and advisory firm he founded in 2004 that provides interim leadership to companies addressing business disruptions ranging from cash crises to transformative growth opportunities. Mr. Shanahan returned to VentureSpring in May 2024 after most recently serving as Global Chief Financial Officer of Vice Media, where he oversaw financial operations across 113 legal entities and five business units in 13 countries. Prior to that he was Chief Executive Officer and a board member, and earlier Chief Financial Officer of Vision Media. Earlier in his career, Mr. Shanahan held senior strategic-planning and corporate-development roles at Mattel and the Bradford Exchange, and was a Vice President at Water Tower Capital. He is a recipient of the Global M&A Network's Restructuring of the Year award.

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