Mr. Francis has served as our Chief Executive Officer since November 2024, and prior to that as our Executive Chair since April 2023. Mr. Francis has also served as a member of our board of directors since June 2021, including as the Chair of the Board since August 2022 and the Executive Chair from April 2023 to November 2024. Mr. Francis is a co-founder of Legacy WMH, and served as Chairperson of Legacy WMH's board of managers since March 2019 and as a member of Legacy WMH's board of managers prior to that. Mr. Francis previously served as Legacy WMH's Chief Executive Officer from February 2016 until March 2019 and as Legacy WMH's President from January 2009 to February 2016. Mr. Francis has served in management positions in each of Legacy WMH's current subsidiaries. Mr. Francis holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Management from Chapman University.
Ms. Echard has served as Chief Financial Officer since February 2024. Ms Echard is a Partner at SeatonHill Partners, LP (“SeatonHill) a CFO services firm. While serving as a Partner at SeatonHill, Ms. Echard served from June 2021 to June 2023 as CFO for Direct Digital Holdings, an online solutions provider in digital marketing & advertising. Prior to that, from April 2019 to February 2021, Ms. Echard served as CFO for Trinity Capital Investment, a venture debt and equipment financing provider to growth-stage companies. Prior to joining Trinity, Ms. Echard served as the Chief Financial Officer at CUBEX LLC, a medical, dental and veterinary inventory management company, from January 2017 to February 2019. Ms. Echard has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from the University of Michigan-Flint.