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Manon Brouillette, Chair of the Board

Ms. Brouillette serves as Chair of the board of directors of Hydro-Québec, the largest renewable energy company in eastern Canada. Prior to that, she spent two years with the US telecom leader Verizon, where she acted, among other positions, as CEO of the Consumer Group & EVP of Verizon. From 2004 to 2019, she held various executive roles at Vidéotron and acted as President and CEO from 2013 to 2019. Under her leadership, the company became Canada's most rapidly expanding telecommunications provider. Ms. Brouillette has served on the boards of private and public international companies, including the National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA), France-based SFR, U.S.-based Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), Sonder Holdings (SONG.NA) and Beauty For All Industries (BFAI). Ms. Brouillette provides strategic advice to international private equity and venture capital funds. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Université Laval and completed the Ivey Business School's Executive Program.

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Dax Dasilva, Founder, CEO and Director

Dax Dasilva is the creative mind behind Lightspeed Commerce. Founded in 2005, Lightspeed is the unified POS and payments platform for ambitious entrepreneurs to accelerate growth, provide the best customer experience and become a go-to destination in their space. It powers the world's best businesses in over 100 countries globally.

Dasilva was reappointed as CEO on February 15, 2024. Prior to that, he served as Executive Chair of Lightspeed’s board of directors for two years, and previously led the company’s operations as Chief Executive Officer since its founding in 2005.

Lightspeed employs over 3,000 staff worldwide and powers hundreds of thousands of customer locations worldwide. During Dasilva’s leadership as CEO, the company went public in March 2019 on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LSPD, becoming one of Canada’s top 10 technology IPOs. In September 2020, the company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Lightspeed also undertook 9 acquisitions over the course of a four year period to consolidate the global market and launch two, best-in-class flagship products: Lightspeed Retail and Lightspeed Restaurant.

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Nathalie Gaveau, Director

Nathalie Gaveau is a serial tech entrepreneur, board member and investor. She started out in M&A at Lazard before co-founding PriceMinister, one of the largest e-commerce marketplaces in Europe, subsequently acquired by Rakuten for $250 million, followed by Shopcade, a data-driven social marketplace sold to Lagardère. Nathalie has extensive international experience, including 6 years in Asia Pacific. She sits on the boards of Coca-Cola EuroPacific Partners (NASDAQ: CCEP), Sonepar, and is a Senior Advisor to BCG Technology group (BCG X).

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Rob Williams, Director

Mr. Williams has over 25 years of leadership experience in eCommerce, retail and SaaS companies. In his near decade at Amazon (2006 to 2015), Mr. Williams held five senior leadership positions on both the Retail and Seller teams. In his last role, Mr. Williams led Amazon’s Tier 1 Vendor team for Global Vendor Management. Prior to that, Mr. Williams led three business teams for Amazon’s Seller Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) division: the Seller Reimbursement and Recovery/Liquidations team, the Contact Reduction team, and the Defect Reduction team. Previously, he led the FBA Product Development Roadmap team. Before that role, Mr. Williams led Product Management for Amazon’s Competitive Strategy and Negotiations Team. Prior to Amazon, Mr. Williams was on the leadership team of Magnolia Hi-Fi when they were acquired by Best Buy. Mr. Williams was promoted to National Director at Best Buy, where he led Sales Development for the Magnolia Home Theater store within a store project. Mr. Williams was at Magnolia Hi-Fi and Best Buy from September 1994 to June 2006. Prior to that in 1994 he was a criminal prosecutor under the City of Seattle’s Trial Advocacy Program. Mr. Williams holds his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington and his Juris Doctor, Law from the Willamette University College of Law.

He is also a guest lecturer on International Business for the University of Washington School of Business Administration and a keynote speaker on how to build a company culture of Disruptive Innovation and consults worldwide on eCommerce, retail and technology.

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Dale Murray, Lead Independent Director

Ms. Murray is a successful technology entrepreneur with extensive board experience in the UK, US and Australia. Ms. Murray is a non-executive director at Xero, a global cloud accounting company, the Cranemere Group, an investment company, LendInvest plc, a UK property finance company, Jupiter Fund Management plc, a UK asset manager, and Rated People, a UK marketplace for tradespeople.

Ms. Murray started her career at PwC then Vodafone in New Zealand, followed by Pearson in the UK. Ms. Murray co-founded and led the software business Omega Logic, which launched electronic mobile phone top-ups in Britain alongside the mobile phone networks and other top-up solution providers.

Additionally, Ms. Murray has served on the Business Taskforce for David Cameron, the former British Prime Minister, and was a non-executive director at the UK Government's Department for Business. Debretts named Ms. Murray one of the "500 most influential people in Britain" in 2015. Ms. Murray was honoured with a CBE in 2013 by HM Queen Elizabeth II for services to business. Ms. Murray qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds an MBA from London Business School.

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Glen LeBlanc, Director

Glen LeBlanc has 30 years of extensive financial and accounting leadership experience in the telecommunications and technology industries. Mr. LeBlanc currently serves as Vice-Chair, Atlantic Canada with BCE Inc. and as Chair of Northwestel. Mr. LeBlanc previously served as a board member and Chair of the Audit Committee for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. Mr. LeBlanc also previously served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BCE Inc. and Bell Canada from 2015 to 2023, and Chief Financial Officer of Bell Aliant from 2005 until 2014 when the company was acquired by Bell Canada. Mr. LeBlanc began with the Bell Group of Companies in 1993. Mr. LeBlanc qualified as a Chartered Professional Accountant with CPA Canada and was honoured with his Fellowship Chartered Professional Accountant designation and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from St. Mary's University.

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Sameer Samat, Director

Sameer Samat is President of the Android Ecosystem at Google, where he leads global teams responsible for advancing the world’s most widely used mobile platform. Appointed President in 2024, he oversees Android experiences across mobile, automotive, wearables, television, and extended reality (XR), as well as developer tools like Android Studio and the Google Play Store. Under his leadership, Android continues to evolve as an open, innovative ecosystem connecting billions of users and millions of developers in more than 190 countries. Mr. Samat has been instrumental in shaping Android’s growth and strategy, ensuring the platform continues to drive opportunity for developers, device manufacturers, and consumers worldwide.

Mr. Samat first joined Google in 2008 as a founding member of the company’s Commerce team, where he launched and scaled several key products including Google Shopping, Google Express, and Trusted Stores. After serving as President of Jawbone, he returned to Google to lead Android and its ecosystem strategy. Earlier in his career, he founded Mohomine, later acquired by Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax), and Sourcebank, one of the earliest search engines for developers.

Mr. Samat holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego, and completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School. He also serves on the board of Open English, a leading online education platform in Latin America. In 2025, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Lightspeed Commerce Inc.

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Odilon Almeida, Director

Odilon Almeida is a seasoned global business leader with over 40 years of experience across financial services, technology, and consumer goods sectors. He currently serves as an Operating Partner at Advent International, a leading global private equity firm.

Previously, Mr. Almeida was Chief Executive Officer of ACI Worldwide, a global payments software and solutions provider. During his 17-year tenure at Western Union, he held senior leadership roles, including President of Western Union Global Money Transfer, where he led a $5 billion consumer business spanning more than 200 countries and territories.

Mr. Almeida has extensive board experience and currently serves as the Lead Independent Director at Amerant Bancorp and as an Independent Director at NCR Atleos, where he is a member of the Audit and Nominating & Governance Committees. He has also served on the board of Millicom International, chairing the Business Conduct and Compliance Committee and serving on the Audit Committee. In August 2025, Mr. Almeida was appointed to the Board of Directors of MarineMax, the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer, marina operator, and superyacht services company.

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