Stephen R. Rusmisel

Mr. Rusmisel was a partner of the law firm of Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman LLC (and its predecessor firm, Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts) from January 1, 1980 to January 31, 2016. During his more than 45 years as an attorney, he counseled clients in general corporate, securities and business matters with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions. He also provided advice to audit committees of public companies, and he has made numerous presentations to the boards of directors of public companies regarding board fiduciary duties, corporate governance matters, risk management and transactional matters. He has frequently lectured and published numerous articles on corporate governance and transactional issues. As a result of Mr. Rusmisel’s experience, he brings to the Company well-grounded expertise in corporate governance, accounting, finance and enterprise risk management.