The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation unless the Board of Directors shall designate another officer to be the Chief Executive Officer. If there is no President, and the Board of Directors has not designated any other officer to be the Chief Executive Officer, then the Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall be the Chief Executive Officer.

Officers. Unless determined otherwise by the Board, the officers of the Company shall be a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, a Treasurer and a Secretary and each other officer of ​ shall also be an officer of the Company, with the same title. All officers shall be appointed by the Board (or by the Chief Executive Officer to the extent the Board delegates such authority to the Chief Executive Officer) and shall hold office until their successors are appointed by the Board (or by the Chief Executive Officer to the extent the Board delegates such authority to the Chief Executive Officer). Two or more offices may be held by the same individual. The officers of the Company may be removed by the Board (or by the Chief Executive Officer to the extent the Board delegates such authority to the Chief Executive Officer) at any time for any reason or no reason.

Senior Officer: each of the chairman of the board, president, chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, secretary or treasurer of a Borrower.

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman of the Board of Directors

“Responsible Officer”: as to any Person, the chief executive officer, the chairman of the board, the president, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer, any executive or senior vice president or the treasurer of such Person.

Consulting Period. Effective as of the day immediately following the Retirement Date and through December 31, 2024 (such period, the “Consulting Period” and such date, the “Consulting Period Termination Date”), Executive shall # assist with the onboarding of the Successor Chief Executive Officer, # assist with the transition of the roles, responsibilities and duties of the chief executive officer of the Company to the Successor Chief Executive Officer, # assist with key client management, and # provide any other transition services and support to the Successor Chief Executive Officer and the Company as mutually agreed by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), the Successor Chief Executive Officer and Executive (the “Consulting Services”).

Membership on the Board. Nothing in the adoption of the Plan, nor the grant of the Director Shares, shall confer upon Director the right to continued membership on the Board or affect in any way the right of the Company to terminate such membership at any time. Any question as to whether and when there has been a termination of Director’s membership on the Board, and the cause of such termination, shall be determined by the Board or its delegate, and its determination shall be final.

date the Participant voluntarily ceases to be Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, but in the case of this [subsection (ii)], only if the Executive chooses to # cease serving as Interim Chief Executive Officer even though the Board still wants the Participant to serve in that capacity and # the Participant does not have Good Reason for resigning as Interim Chief Executive Officer;

During the Term, the Consultant shall perform the Consulting Services as directed or requested by the Company’s Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer.

Services of the Consultant. The Consultant shall serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, reporting to the Board of Directors, and shall perform all such duties required of a Chief Executive Officer, until such time as a permanent Chief Executive Officer is appointed, or this Agreement is terminated pursuant to its terms (the “Services”).