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Silver Sponsors Allegacy Federal Credit Union Bank of America Merrill Lynch Carroll Companies Cone Health Foundation Duke Energy Elon University School of Law First National Bank FORVIS, LLP Guilford Technical Community College Lincoln Financial Group

LS3P Associates, LTD North Carolina Railroad Company Piedmont Triad Airport Authority Skyla Credit Union State Employees Credit Union Syngenta TowneBank Toyota North Carolina Triad Orthodontics Volvo Group North America

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St. Johns Packaging Stanley & Dorothy Frank Family Foundation Sunlight Batteries USA, Inc The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro The Cemala Foundation The NC A&T Real Estate Foundation, Inc. Thompson Traders Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine, Inc. Triad Business Bank Triad Tech Services Truist Financial Corporation Turning Point Litigation / Mullins Duncan Harrell & Russell PLLC UNCG Officce of Research/ Gateway Research Park, Inc. Wieland Womble Bond Dickinson Women’s Business Center of Greensboro

Today’s Program Welcome from Presenting Sponsor Wells Fargo Welcome from the Board Chair Cantey Alexander, Truist Hubert B. Humphrey, Jr. School Improvement Award Presented by the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Lunch Food and beverage service will end when program begins A.C.E.S. Recognition Tracy Myers, Greensboro Chamber Kate Phillips, Greensboro Chamber Stanley Frank Economic and Workforce Development Award Greensboro 2030 Moderator: Marvin J. Price, Greensboro Chamber Sean Suggs, Toyota North Carolina Monte Edwards, MEG David Congdon, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

A.C.E.S. The A.C.E.S. program seeks to distinguish local business as a premier example of what it means to be successful in Greensboro and beyond. This designation is only offered to companies making significant local and regional economic impact. ACES represent the top suppliers and employers in the region: simply, they are the very best that Greensboro has to offer.

Accelerate A.C.E.S. companies are a distinguished class of businesses in the Greensboro community. Their economic scale, job creation, and community impact are all factors which have determined their induction to this class.

Danny Brown President & Owner United Maintenance Group, LLP

CC Lamberth President & Owner C2 Contractors, LLC

Monte Edwards Managing Principal M. Edwards Group, LLC

Brent Hampton President & CEO Century Products, LLC

Geoff Foster President & CEO Core Technology Molding Corporation

Antonio Wallace CEO GP Supply Company

Larry Fairley President & CEO Marketing Resource Solutions

Panelists Sean Suggs President, Toyota North Carolina As president of Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC), Suggs directs Toyota’s newest plant in North America, overseeing construction and start of production of the $5.9 billion investment.

Under his leadership, the plant will employ 2,100 North Carolinians and have six production lines delivering lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric and battery electric vehicles once production begins in 2025.

Suggs joined Toyota in 1998 as a team leader at its manufacturing plant in Princeton, Indiana after proudly serving in the United States Army for eight years. During his tenure, he served in several roles and was named general manager of quality planning in 2008. In this role, Suggs oversaw professional development, vehicle quality and manufacturing quality for current and new model production.

He rejoined Toyota in 2014, after serving as director of strategy, administration, and human resources at Nissan’s North American headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee from 2008 to 2013. During his five years with Nissan, he also directed production quality at the company’s manufacturing plant in Canton, Mississippi.

Most recently, Suggs served as president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi in Blue Springs, where he was responsible for production of the Corolla. He was subsequently promoted to group vice president and chief social innovation officer for Toyota Motor North America, where he oversaw efforts to uplift communities, improve access to opportunities, build diverse and inclusive workforce, and foster an inclusive culture to drive and grow the business.

Suggs serves on the boards of Renasant Bank, Toyota U.S.A. Foundation and S&P Global Mobility Council. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Auburn University and a Bachelor of Science from Oakland City University in Oakland City, Indiana.

Diversity Commitment: To Promote & Create Limitless Possibilities for All

Monte A. Edwards Managing Principal, M. Edwards Group Monte serves as the chief executive for MEG, an award winning multi-million dollar company providing program and project management services of varying scope to the federal, municipal and Fortune 500 sectors.

Monte brings Fortune 50 executive level experience to MEG leadership having spent many years in the fast growing Wireless Telecommunications industry mostly in Vice President and General Manager positions with Verizon Wireless (formerly ALLTEL Corporation and GTE Corporation). After his time in wireless telecom, Monte helped lead SRS (as Executive Vice President/ Partner and Board of Directors member) to become an Inc. 500 and Black Enterprise (BE) 100s multi-million dollar company delivering high quality projects and services to the

Federal Government and Commercial marketplace in multiple states. With core capabilities of Facilities Operations & Maintenance, Disaster Recovery Services and Construction Management Services, SRS was recognized as an Inc. 500 company, Southeast 8 State Region Dept. of Transportation (DOT) DBE of the Year, Top 100 Department of Homeland Security Contractor in the U.S., and District SBA 8(a) Company of the Year.

Monte holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and enjoys serving the community thru present and past Board of Directorships with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) Board of Visitors, Greensboro and Winston Salem Chambers of Commerce, United Way of Greater Greensboro, Salvation Army of Greensboro and Greensboro Merchants Association. Monte is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and the Cornell Admissions Ambassadors Network.

Monte enjoys reading, golfing, helping small businesses, college sports and physical fitness.

David Congdon, Executive Chairman of the Board, Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. David S. Congdon was appointed Executive Chairman of the Board effective May 2018, having previously served as Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from May 2015 to May 2018, and President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2008 to April 2015. He was Old Dominion’s President and Chief Operating Officer from May 1997 to December 2007 and served in various positions in operations, maintenance and engineering between 1978 and 1997. He was first elected a director in 1998 and is the cousin of John R. Congdon, Jr., who also serves on the Board. Mr. Congdon, through his more than 40 years of service, including 25 years of service as an executive officer of Old Dominion, has played a critical role in helping us develop our strategic plan and grow our operations through geographic expansion and acquisitions. He has experience leading us through difficult operating conditions and has helped guide Old Dominion to sustained profitability and significant growth in shareholder value. The Board benefits from Mr. Congdon’s critical knowledge of the less-than-truckload (“LTL”) industry, his leadership in cultivating the unique OD Family Culture, and his deep understanding of the operational and regulatory complexities that must be addressed as a publicly-traded transportation company.

Marvin J. Price Executive Vice President, Economic Development, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Marvin J. Price currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Economic Development for the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce -- representing Guilford County & Greensboro. As an economic development executive, Marvin has worked with corporate executives, site selectors, and real estate developers to close recent notable wins that include: Toyota Battery Manufacturing, Marshall Aerospace, ProKidney, Honda Jet, Boom Super Sonic, Procter & Gamble, LT Apparel, RPM Wood Finishes Group, Retirement Clearinghouse, Honeywell, 1-800 Contacts, Krispy Kreme, LKQ Corporation, Boshart Industries Inc, Porta North America, and DHOLLANDIA. Previously, Marvin served as Vice President of Economic Recruitment for the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, representing the 15-county bi-state region. Before his Charlotte role, he managed Business Development for Spire, the fifth-largest natural gas utility in the US. Marvin also served as Project Manager for the Birmingham Business Alliance, where his efforts resulted in more than $250 million in capital investment and over 2,000 jobs.

Marvin is the recipient of many industry and professional awards, including: The 2023 North Carolina Economic Development Association’s Economic Developer of the Year Award, 2021 & 2019 DCI 40 Under 40 in Economic Development, 2020 & 2018 Consultant Connect Top 50 Economic Developers Award, and the 2018 North Carolina Economic Development Association’s Emerging Executive Award. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Montevallo and a Master’s Degree in Community Planning from Auburn University. Marvin, a Birmingham native, currently resides in Greensboro, North Carolina.