Karen W. Colonias

Karen W. Colonias was appointed a director of Reliance in October 2016. She currently serves on the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee. Ms. Colonias has been the president and chief executive officer of Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc. (“SSD”) since January 2012, and has served on SSD’s board of directors since 2013. Prior to joining SSD as CFO in 2009, Ms. Colonias was vice president of SSD’s subsidiary, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., a company she had joined in 1984 as an research and development engineer. A licensed professional civil engineer, Ms. Colonias received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from California State University, Sacramento and a Master of Business Administration degree from California State University, East Bay.