Independent Directors — HCIC VI
Rick Fearon
Lead Independent Director
Anna Brunelle
Independent Director
Sidney Dillard
Independent Director
Walt Roloson
Independent Director
John Zimmerman
Independent Director
Rick Fearon
Richard H. Fearon is our lead independent director. From 2002 until March 2021, Mr. Fearon served as Chief Financial and Planning Officer of Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN). Concurrently, he served as Eaton’s Vice Chairman from 2009 until March 2021, and as a director from 2015 until March 2021. Mr. Fearon is also the lead director for Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT, formerly known as PolyOne Corporation) and a director of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) and CRH plc (LSE: CRH). Mr. Fearon has worked at several large diversified companies prior to Eaton Corporation, including Transamerica Corporation, NatSteel Limited and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). He also serves on the boards of The Cleveland Museum of Art and Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, a trade organization of leading manufacturing companies. Mr. Fearon received his A.B. in Economics from Stanford University, his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Mr. Fearon is well-qualified to serve as a director due to his operational and financial background and his experience with numerous acquisitions and divestitures and as the chief financial officer of a publicly traded company.