Adam Metz has served as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since October 2021. Mr. Metz also serves as a member of the board of directors of the MS BDCs. Mr. Metz has spent over 30 years in the real estate industry. Mr. Metz joined The Carlyle Group in October 2013 where he served as Head of International Real Estate until April 2018. Prior to his tenure at Carlyle, he was a Senior Advisor to Texas Pacific Group Capital’s (“TPG”) Real Estate Group. Prior to his role at TPG, Mr. Metz was the Chief Executive Officer of General Growth Properties and led the company through one of the largest and most successful bankruptcy and restructurings in real estate investment trust (“REIT”) history. Previously, Mr. Metz co-founded Polaris Capital, LLC, a real estate investment firm. Mr. Metz also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Rodamco, North America, and President and Chief Financial Officer of Urban Shopping Centers. Prior to these roles, Mr. Metz was a Vice President in the Capital Markets group of JMB Realty, and in the Commercial Real Estate Lending Group at The First National Bank of Chicago as a Corporate Lending Officer. Mr. Metz has served as a director and Vice Chair of Hammerson PLC, a British property development company, since July 2019. He also serves on the board of Seritage Growth Properties, a national owner and developer of 162 retail, residential and mixed-use properties, Galata Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, the advisory boards of the real estate programs at both Cornell University and Northwestern University and on the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Board of Trustees in Washington, DC. Previously, Mr. Metz served as an independent director on numerous boards including Forest City Enterprises, Parkway Properties, Aliansce Shopping Centers S.A., AMLI Residential Properties Trust, Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp., and Chia’sso Acquisition LLC. Mr. Metz received his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University, and a Masters of Management degree from Northwestern University. Mr. Metz’s investing experience and experience as a senior executive officer in several real estate companies led the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to conclude that Mr. Metz is qualified to serve as a Director.