Board of Directors

Mr. Ong joined the Board in 2016. Mr. Ong is currently the Managing Member of B Capital Advisors LLC, an investment firm. He also serves as a board member of Sidewinder Drilling LLC, a land based oil rig operator, and SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc., an offshore oil and gas provider, positions he has held since 2017. From 2009 to 2017, Mr. Ong was a Senior Vice President with SEACOR Holdings Inc., a global provider of equipment and services supporting the offshore oil and gas and marine transportation industries that he initially joined in 2008. From 2012 to 2017, he was Chairman of the Board of Trailer Bridge, Inc., a Jones Act container company. Additionally, he served as a board member of Penford Corporation from 2013 to 2015, a board member of Global Marine Systems from 2014 to 2015, and a board member of Continental Insurance Group, Ltd. from 2016 until 2017. From 2006 to 2007, he was a Portfolio Manager and Partner at Level Global Investors, a New York based hedge fund. Mr. Ong has a B.A. degree from the University of Chicago. The Company believes that Mr. Ong’s qualifications to serve on the Board include the extensive experience that he has gained through his key roles with several other significant businesses, including his experience as a Board Chairman, as well as his demonstrated management, financial and business development skills and acumen. He is a member of the Audit, Compliance, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

Mr. Ong joined the Board in 2016. He is the founder, former CEO and Chairman of Entitle Direct Group, Inc., a title insurance company. Prior to founding Entitle Direct Group, Inc. in 2006, Mr. Ong served as Managing Director at the investment banking firm of Greenhill & Company from 2002 to 2005, specializing in the insurance industry. He previously held a similar position at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette as a Managing Director specializing in the insurance sector from 1993 to 2001. Mr. Ong was also a Vice President at Salomon Brothers Inc. from 1987 to 1993, and he was a certified public accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. in Illinois from 1983 to 1985. He has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, and brings significant financial, accounting and insurance knowledge to the Company, as well as demonstrable entrepreneurial, compliance and advisory skills. Mr. Ong has an MBA from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Illinois. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation and Compliance Committees.

Ms. Ong joined the Board in 2015. Ms. Ong spent 27 years at Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. from 1981 to 2008, most recently holding the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Fixed Income Division. From 2008 to 2009, Ms. Ong was a Managing Director responsible for business development at Mariner Investment Group, LLC. From 2009 to 2015, Ms. Ong was Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Guggenheim Securities LLC. Ms. Ong brings an extensive amount of operational and risk management experience to the Company as well as a deep knowledge of the financial services industry. Ms. Ong is a Certified Public Accountant. She is the Lead Director, Chairman of the Compliance Committee and a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

Mr. Eric Leung has served as Chairman of the Board of Alpha Securities Company Limited Holdings Inc. since 1985, the same year he joined the Board. He held the role of Chief Executive Officer from 1985 until May 2025, overseeing the firm’s evolution over four decades. With a career in the securities industry dating back to 1967, Mr. Leung brings deep industry knowledge and unmatched institutional perspective.Under his leadership, the Company expanded significantly through both strategic acquisitions and organic growth, increasing stockholders’ equity from $5 million to $872.3 million as of March 31, 2025. His long-standing tenure provides him with unique insight into the firm’s operations, challenges, and opportunities.