Company Executives

Management Team

From the proxy statement filed Apr 30, 2026

Officer	Age	In this role	Joined	2025 pay
Eric van der Valk Also a director President and Chief Executive Officer	56	Not stated	Not stated	$5,036,744
Robert Helm Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	46	Since 2024 2 years	2022	$2,070,162
Chris Zender Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	62	Since 2024 2 years	Not stated	$1,619,068
John Swygert Also a director Executive Chairman	57	Not stated	Not stated	$3,050,822
Larry Kraus Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer	55	Since 2024 2 years	2017	Not reported
James Comitale Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary	61	Not stated	Not stated	$1,067,394
Jared Shure SVP, General Counsel Title from the Form 3 dated Jun 1, 2026	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Not reported
Kevin McLain Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager	60	Since 2014 12 years	Not stated	Not reported

Each officer opens the passage of the filing that names them. A title that changed since the list comes from the officer's latest Form 3, 4 or 5, and its start year is not stated there. "Not stated" means the filing does not say. Pay is the proxy's Summary Compensation Table, which reports only the named executive officers.

Board of Directors

From the proxy statement filed Apr 30, 2026

Directors

serving now

Independent

8 of 8

stated in the proxy; 2 not stated

Average tenure

8.0 years

from year joined

CEO also chairs the board

John Swygert

Director	Age	On board	Independent	Committees	Other public boards	2025 pay
John Swygert Board chair	57	2019 7 years	Not stated	None stated	Hillman Solutions Corp.	Not stated
Eric van der Valk CEO	56	2025 1 year	Not stated	None stated	None stated	Paid as CEO
Richard Zannino Lead independent director	67	2012 14 years	Independent	Compensation Committee · Chair Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee	Estee Lauder Companies Inc.	$252,474
Alissa Ahlman	54	2020 6 years	Independent	Compensation Committee Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee	None stated	$219,974
Mary Baglivo	68	2023 3 years	Independent	Compensation Committee Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee	Host Hotels and Resorts, Urban Edge Properties	$219,974
Robert Fisch	76	2015 11 years	Independent	Compensation Committee Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee	None stated	$219,974
Stanley Fleishman	74	2013 13 years	Independent	Audit Committee Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee · Chair	None stated	$232,474
Thomas Hendrickson	71	2015 11 years	Independent	Audit Committee · Chair Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee	O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.	$234,974
Abid Rizvi	50	2022 4 years	Independent	Audit Committee Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee	None stated	$222,474
Stephen White	71	2016 10 years	Independent	Audit Committee Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee	None stated	$222,474

Each director opens the passage of the proxy that names them. "Not stated" means the proxy does not say; it never means "no". Pay is the proxy's Director Compensation table; the CEO is paid as an executive.

3 disclosed in the proxy filed Apr 30, 2026

Mr. Swygert

began serving on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Hillman Solutions Corp.

An immaterial amount

Since the beginning of Fiscal 2025

Company made purchases from Hillman and its related subsidiaries, an immaterial amount.

With Hillman Solutions Corp. and its related subsidiaries Open in proxy

Mr. Swygert

began serving on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Hillman Solutions Corp.

Amount not stated

Third quarter of Fiscal 2024

Written agreement for placement of Quick Tax engraving machines (Kiosks) in select stores, with the Company earning commissions on net revenue generated by the Kiosks.

With Hillman Open in proxy

Mr. Rizvi

member of the Board since November 29, 2022; Chief Executive Officer of AriZona Beverages, LLC

$6.1 million

Since the beginning of Fiscal 2025 and through the Record Date

Company purchases from AriZona Beverages, LLC.

With AriZona Beverages, LLC Open in proxy

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