H.C. Diao Biography and Net Worth

H. C. Charles Diao has served as a director of our company since November 2012. Mr. Diao is Managing Director at Diao & Co. LLC which provides advisory services and manages his family’s investments. Mr. Diao serves on the board of directors of Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF) and is a member of its Finance Committee since February 2022. Mr. Diao also serves on the board of directors of Synechron Holdings Inc. and as Chairman of its Nominating and Governance Committee since April 2022.  Until July 2021, Mr. Diao served as Senior Vice President of Finance, Corporate Development and Corporate Treasurer of DXC Technology Company, and previously Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of its predecessor, Computer Science Corp since 2012, with responsibility for and management of global treasury operations, corporate finance and capital markets, corporate development and M&A, pension plans and risk management/insurance.  From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Diao was Managing Director and founder of Diao & Co., LLC, a firm that provided M&A and financial advisory services to corporate clients, and the Chief Investment Officer of Diao Capital Management LLC, an affiliate that managed alternative investments on behalf of institutional family offices.  Until 2008, Mr. Diao was formerly a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns where he was the Group Head for Special Situations Credit, a partner within the firm’s TMT investment banking practice and a member of the firm’s Investment Banking Committee and IPO Committee. Mr. Diao served as a member of the board of directors of Media General Inc. (NYSE: MEG), the successor via merger to New Young Broadcasting Holdings Inc., from 2012 until 2017.  He was Chairman of its Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of its Audit and Finance Committees.  He holds a B.S.E. from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.