Kenneth Kong — COO & Partner of Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc at Steel Partners Holdings L.P.

Mr. Kenneth Kong, also known as Ken, has been a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc. of Steel Partners Holdings L.P. since November 25, 2016. Mr. Kong serves as a Senior Vice President at Steel Partners, Ltd. (alternate name Steel Partners LLC). As an investment professional at Steel Partners, he sources and analyzes investment opportunities in publicly traded securities in a diverse number of industries. He is also a Member of the Mergers and Acquisitions team at Steel Partners focused on deal sourcing, due diligence and analysis. Since joining Steel Partners in 1997 as an Investment Analyst, Mr. Kong also performed in various key positions in managing investor relations, marketing and administration for Steel Partners II, L.P., Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund, L.P. and Steel Partners China Access I, L.P. From 2006 to 2016, he managed Steel Partners China Access I, L.P., a private investment fund focused on investing in publicly listed state owned enterprises in the Peoples Republic of China. He served as a Vice President at Steel Partners LLC. He has an extensive knowledge of capital allocation and related matters. He has been a Director of Aviat Networks, Inc. since November 16, 2016 and Ore Holdings, Inc. since October 2010. He has been a Trustee of BNS Holding Liquidating Trust, Inc. since 2012. He serves as a Director of BNS Holding, Inc. Additionally, he served as a Director on several private companies. He served as a Director of China Access Paper Investment Company Limited. He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation in 2004. Mr. Kong graduated from the City University of New York Bernard M. Baruch College with a B.A. in Finance.