Mr. Casey joined Westwood in 1992 as a Vice President and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Westwood Trust in 1996. ln 2001, he was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Westwood Management Corp., and in 2002, led the spin-off to form Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. ln 2005, Mr. Casey was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., a company that trades on the NYSE. During his tenure, Mr. Casey led the acquisitions of Woodway Financial Advisors in Houston in 2015 and the assets of Salient Partners in 2022.

Mr. Casey earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas, a BS in finance from Trinity University and is a graduate of the Securities Industry Institute at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Casey volunteered with the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program of Metropolitan Dallas for 16 years. He currently serves on the Tartan Board of Directors, a group devoted to fundraising for the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, and he also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Cooper lnstitute, an organization that is dedicated to scientific research in the field of preventive medicine.

Ms. Byrne, the Founder of Westwood, served as a member of its Board of Directors starting at inception and through 2024. Today, she serves in an advisory capacity as Director Emerita. From 1983 to 2005, Ms. Byrne was the Chairman and CEO of Westwood Management Corp., and from 2005 to 2015, she served as the Founder and Chairman of Westwood Holdings Group.

Ms. Byrne also served several organizations as a board member, including the Presbyterian Communities and Services Foundation, the University of Texas Investment Management Company and the City of Dallas Employees Retirement Fund.

As the Founder and Director Emerita, Ms. Byrne brings over 40 years of experience with the company and more than 50 years in business management, providing her with extensive knowledge of the asset management industry and valuable leadership and management skills. She is exceptionally qualified to offer insights on proprietary investment management strategies and operations to the Westwood Board. Additionally, her experience as a board member of various private organizations adds significant expertise in governance matters.

Mr. Bowman has served as a Director of Westwood and Westwood Trust since 2021. He has served as the chair, CEO and president of AT LAST! – The Urban Boarding Experience (AT LAST!), a nonprofit organization that provides impoverished elementary school-aged children with urban boarding opportunities and educational resources, from January 2017 to the present. From July 2001 to January 2017, Mr. Bowman served as the president and co-owner of MW Logistics, a provider of transportation and logistics solutions for Fortune 200 manufacturers. Since 2016, he has served as a board member and chair of Impact Dallas Capital, a fund supporting increased economic development in south Dallas. From 2016 to 2020, Mr. Bowman served as a board member and chair of the City of Dallas Employee Retirement Fund. From 2011 to 2015, he served as board chair of the Parkland Hospital Foundation. Mr. Bowman brings business development, operational and strategic expertise as a result of his 17 years owning and presiding over a successful logistics company and experience with sophisticated corporate transactions from 12 years of experience as a former corporate finance lawyer. As former chair of the City of Dallas Employee Retirement Fund, he brings substantial knowledge of oversight of investment management and allocation from a plan sponsor perspective. Mr. Bowman also has extensive civic and community knowledge, reputation and relationship capital through his nonprofit service, having founded AT LAST! and served as chair of multiple high-impact nonprofit organizations.

Mr. Frank currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Westwood Holdings Group, an NYSE-listed company and Westwood Trust Company. Additionally, as part of his role on the Board at Westwood, Mr. Frank is Chair of the Compensation Committee. He serves as a member of the Audit and Governance/Nominating Committees.

Mr. Frank joined CEC Entertainment, Inc. in June 1985. CEC Entertainment, Inc. operates a system of 546 Chuck E. Cheese units in 48 states and six international countries. He served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer until year-end 2008. Mr. Frank remained with the company as its executive chairman as an NYSE-listed company until the time it was sold to private equity firm Apollo Group in early 2014. Prior to joining CEC Entertainment, Inc., Mr. Frank was with S & A Restaurant Corp. for 12 years, where he was chief operating officer.

Ms. Masterson has served as a Director of Westwood since April 2014. Additionally, she is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Governance and Nominating Committees.

Ms. Masterson retired as a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC), in 2008, having served in this capacity since 1999 and from 1985 to 1997. She specialized in audits of companies involved in several sectors of the financial services industry, including investment management firms and public companies with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Masterson held senior positions within the leadership of PwC from 2001 to 2008, including international responsibilities across the global network of PwC firms. From 1997 to 1999, she served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of American General Corporation prior to its acquisition by American International Group, Inc. Since 1982, Ms. Masterson has served on numerous nonprofit boards and is currently a trustee of Presbyterian Communities and Services, a provider of senior care and hospice services, and president of the board of the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas Foundation.

Ms. Masterson brings extensive knowledge of financial reporting and accounting issues faced by companies in the financial services industry, as well as experience with international business, strategic planning and corporate governance from 40 years of dealing with clients as a public company chief financial officer and a trustee of nonprofit organizations.

Mr. Norman has served as a Director of Westwood and Westwood Trust since April 2007. Additionally, he is a member of the Audit and Governance and Nominating Committees.

Mr. Norman was employed by General Electric (GE) from 1968 to 2004, serving in various roles, including comptroller of GE Española, chief financial officer of GE International Contractor Equipment, vice president and treasurer of GE Capital and executive vice president of GE Asset Management from April 1988 to March 2004. He graduated from the GE Financial Management Program and spent three years on the GE Corporate Audit Staff, conducting numerous audits of GE businesses in the United States and internationally. Mr. Norman serves on an advisory board for buildOn, a nonprofit entity that builds schools in underdeveloped countries and organizes after-school clubs in U.S. high schools. He also serves as a member of the Distribution Committee and as an advisor to 5AM Ventures, an early-stage, venture capital biotech firm based in Menlo Park, California.

Mr. Norman brings extensive financial, operational, regulatory and strategy expertise to the Board, having served in several financial and executive management roles over a 36-year career at General Electric. As a former executive with GE Asset Management, he led the creation of the GE external money management business and served on the board of trustees for both the GE Pension Fund and the GE Canada Pension Plan. Mr. Norman brings extensive knowledge of the institutional investment management business from both the asset manager and plan sponsor perspective.

Mr. Hoak has been an active investor in both private and publicly traded companies for over 25 years. Since 2004, Mr. Hoak has served as the President of Hoak & Co., a Dallas-based investment holding company, where he is responsible for the daily operations of the firm including all asset allocation and investment decisions. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Hoak was a founding partner of Inwood Capital Partners, L.P., a long/short equity hedge fund. From 1996 to 200, Mr. Hoak was Vice President of Hoak Capital Corporation, where he was active in sourcing, evaluating, and managing private equity investments. Mr. Hoak currently serves on the board of Nova Compression, LLC, a provider of natural gas compression equipment and services; Ruan, Inc., the parent company for Ruan Transportation Management Systems, a leading trucking and logistics company, and BTC Financial Corporation, the largest independent bank in Iowa. Mr. Hoak formerly served on the boards of Ambassadors International, Inc., Broadcast Electronics, Inc., Baylor Healthcare Foundation, Cookshack, Hail Merry, Inc., Southwestern Medical Foundation Board of Trustees and Work Shield, Inc. Hr. Hoak received a Bachelor of Science degree in business from Miami University of Ohio in 1996.

Katherine Murray has over 33 years of experience as a senior finance executive in the energy sector and public accounting. She currently serves on the Audit Committee and Board of Core Laboratories, Inc., a public company providing reservoir description and production enhancement services/products with operations in over fifty countries. Additionally, she is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a Board member of Microseismic, Inc., a private global energy and environmental data monitoring company. Since 2018, Ms. Murray has been an independent financial consultant/interim CFO, advising clients on finance strategies, cost optimization, and capital raises. She has also held leadership roles at McDermott International, Inc., and El Paso Corporation, gaining extensive experience in financial reporting, tax, and strategic planning. Ms. Murray began her career with Arthur Andersen and holds a BBA from the University of St. Thomas. Her financial expertise and extensive experience in senior finance roles in large global energy companies, as well as her public accounting background, enable her to provide valuable insights in her board positions.