Billy D. Prim

Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at Primo Water

Mr. Prim has served as Primo Water Corporation’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer since November 2019. Mr. Prim founded Primo Water Corporation (“Primo”) in 2004 and has served on the Board of Directors since inception and has served as Executive Chairman since June 2017. Previously, Mr. Prim was the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to founding Primo, Mr. Prim founded Blue Rhino Corporation (“Blue Rhino”), a provider of propane cylinder exchange and complementary propane and non-propane products, in March 1994 and served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Prim led Blue Rhino’s initial public offering in May 1998 and remained its Chief Executive Officer until April 2004, when Blue Rhino was acquired by Ferrellgas Partners, L.P., (“Ferrellgas”) at which time he was elected to the board of directors of Ferrellgas on which he served until November 2008. Mr. Prim previously served on the board of directors of Southern Community Bank and Trust from 1996 through 2005, its previous parent company, Southern Community Financial Corporation, and Towne Park Ltd. Mr. Prim also serves on the Wake Forest School of Business Board of Visitors and the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Advisory Board.

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  • Interim President and Chief Executive Officer

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