James J. Bottiglieri has served as a director of the Company since December 2005. Mr. Bottiglieri was the Company’s chief financial officer and an executive vice president of the Company’s Manager from 2005 to 2013.  

Previously, he was the senior vice president and controller of WebMD Health Corp. Prior to that, Mr. Bottiglieri was with Star Gas Corporation and a predecessor firm to KPMG LLP. He also serves on the board of directors and as chair of the audit committee of Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) from 2010 to present. Mr. Bottiglieri is a graduate of Pace University. He is not standing for re-election at our 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 

Mr. Bottiglieri is a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating and 
Corporate Governance Committee.