Andrew Benett - VVI Old Independent Director

Mr. Andrew B. Benett is an Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Benett previously served as the Group ChairmanNorth America of Havas Group, a global integrated marketing communications group, from November 2016 to 2017, and also served as Global Chief Executive Officer of Havas Group, the largest business unit of Havas S.A. from 2014 to 2017. Mr. Benett was responsible for the management of Havas creative agencies across 75 countries and 120 cities. Mr. Benett joined Havas Worldwide, then known as Euro RSCG Worldwide, in 2004 as Global Chief Strategy Officer. In 2007, he was named CoCEO of Euro RSCG New York. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Benett held the position of Global Chief Executive Officer of Arnold Worldwide, a Havas company. Prior to joining Havas, Mr. Benett was Executive Vice President, Executive Director, Strategy and Innovation at FutureBrand Company, Inc., a brand strategy, innovation and marketing consultancy. Mr. Benett has extensive experience in the areas of innovative marketing solutions and digital media, broad knowledge of the digital and social media revolution impacting businesses and decades of experience working with some of the worlds most wellknown brands. Mr. Benett sits on The College Board of Advisors at Georgetown University, is a DirectoratLarge for the 4As, is a member of the 2012 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute and is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Mr. Benett was inducted into the American Advertising Federations Advertising Hall of Achievement, honoring innovators under the age of 40, Boston Business Journals 40 Under 40 and Crains New York Business 40 Under 40 . He is a frequent contributor to the Financial Times, Brandweek, CNBC and CNN, and speaks regularly on the topics of corporate branding, corporate social responsibility, marketing innovation and talent. since 2021.