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Douglas J. Babb

Chairperson and Director

Douglas J. Babb has been the Chairperson of our board since December 2025 and a director since 2018. From 2007 to 2014, he was Chief Executive Officer of Cooper Clinic, P.A., one of the largest multi-specialty, physician-owned clinics in the Arkansas region. Mr. Babb served as an Adjunct Instructor for the College of Business at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith from 2010-2014. From 2015 to present, he serves as Managing Director for Babb Strategic Services, L.L.P. (“Babb Strategic”), a consulting and strategic planning services company that he formed in 2006. Prior to forming Babb Strategic, he served as Executive Vice President - Chief Administrative and Legal Officer, and Secretary of Beverly Enterprises, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare services to the elderly in the United States, from 2000 to 2006. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice-President and Chief of Staff and Senior Vice-President- Merchandise Business Unit for the Burlington Northern Santa Corporation from 1995 to 2000. As Senior Vice-President-Merchandise Business Unit, Mr. Babb was responsible for $3 Billion of the Company's $9 Billion in total revenue. For two years, he has also served as the Chair of the North American Railroads Chief Marketing Officers Committee. From 1978 to 1994, he was in the Law Department of Burlington Northern and was Vice-President and General Counsel from 1987 to 1994. Recently, he has served as Board Chair for The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Foundation and the United States Marshals Museum. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University and a J.D. from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Babb is well-qualified to serve on our board due to his extensive experience in several different industries.