Lachlan P. Given

Lachie was appointed as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors in July 2014, joined the company as Executive Vice Chairman in August 2014, and became Executive Chairman in February 2015. In July 2019, he stepped down as Executive Chairman and is Chief of Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategy Funding.

In his role as Chief of Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategy Funding, Lachie oversees and implements the company’s acquisition strategy and processes, as well as the company’s financing strategy. Before joining the company as an executive, Lachie provided financial and advisory services to the company through his own business and financial advisory firm and as a consultant and advisor to Madison Park LLC, which is owned by Phillip E. Cohen, who is the beneficial owner of the company’s Class B Voting Common Stock.

Lachie is a member of the board of directors of The Farm Journal Corporation, a 134-year old pre-eminent US agricultural media company. He is also on the boards of Senetas Corporation Limited (SEN.AX), the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of certified, defense‐grade encryption solutions; CANSTAR Pty Ltd, the leading Australian financial services ratings and research firm; and TAB Products Co. LLC, a leading North American records management company.

Lachie began his career working in the investment banking and equity capital markets divisions of Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia, where he specialized in the origination and execution of a variety of M&A, equity and equity-linked and fixed income transactions. Lachie currently serves on the board of directors of Cash Converters International Limited (ASX: CCV), an affiliate of the company.

Lachie graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Banking and Finance (with distinction).