On August 2, 2023, Jason Wong notified the board of directors of Steel Connect, Inc. of his resignation from the position of Chief Financial Officer (?CFO?), effective August 4, 2023. Mr. Wong will be pursuing other opportunities but will remain with the Company during a transition period. On August 2, 2023, the Board appointed Ryan O?Herrin as CFO of the Company, effective August 7, 2023.

Mr. O?Herrin, age 45, has served as Division Finance Director of Eastman Chemical Company since 2022. Prior to that role, he served as Division CFO for Genus PLC from 2016 to 2022. Before that, Mr. O?Herrin had a robust 13-year career with Weir Group, where his roles spanned IT, finance and strategy, culminating in his last role as EVP of Strategy and Information Technology for the Minerals North America Region.

Mr. O?Herrin graduated from the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School in 2018, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin ? Madison.