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J. Kenneth Thompson

President and CEO, Pacific Star Energy LLC

Director of Alaska Air Group since 1999
Audit Committee
Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee

Qualifications:
•    Business Development and Mergers and Acquisitions Experience
•    Climate/Carbon Expertise
•    Financial/Accounting and Investor Relations Expertise
•    HR/Org. Strategy/DE&I Experience
•    Public Company Governance Experience
•    Technology Expertise
•    CEO Experience

Professional Highlights:
Since 2000, Mr. Thompson has been a co-owner and president and CEO of Pacific Star Energy LLC, a firm that is a passive owner of oil lease royalties in Alaska. He served from 2004 to 2012 as Managing Director of Alaska Venture Capital Group LLC, a private oil and gas exploration firm in which Pacific Star Energy LLC owns an interest. He had a 26 year career (1974-2000) with ARCO with his last position being EVP of ARCO's Asia Pacific region companies. In a prior position at ARCO, he served as executive head of research and technology which included oversight of engineering, operations, geoscience, environmental and IT technologies. Mr. Thompson serves on the environmental, health, safety and social responsibility committee, serves on the executive committee and chairs the finance and technical committee of Coeur Mining Inc.. He also serves on the compensation committee, the governance and nominating committee, and chairs the sustainability and climate oversight committee, as well as serving as non-executive chairman of the board, of Pioneer Natural Resources Company. He is also a member and chair of CDF Capital, a non-profit organization. In 2019, Mr. Thompson was selected as one of the 100 most influential corporate directors by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

Current Public Company Board Service:
•    Pioneer Natural Resources Company (Non-Executive Chairman)
•    Coeur Mining, Inc.

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:
•    Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)

Education:
•    BS, Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology