On October 10, 2023, E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (the ?Company? or ?E2open?) and Mr. Michael A. Farlekas agreed that Mr. Farlekas would depart the Company as an employee and cease serving as its Chief Executive Officer (?CEO?) and on its board of directors (the ?Board?). The Board has appointed Mr. Andrew Appel as interim CEO (?Interim CEO?) and a director of the Company.

Mr. Appel, 58, has served on E2open's Advisory Board since 2022 and brings over twenty-five years of management experience and extensive expertise in business strategy and innovation for the technology industry. Mr. Appel previously served for nearly a decade as President and CEO at IRI (now Circana), the leading provider of big data, predictive analytics, and forward-looking insights solutions for consumer-packaged goods brands, retailers, and media companies. Before joining IRI, he served as Chief Revenue Officer of Accretive Health, Chief Operating Officer of Aon, and was a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company.

He serves as Lead Director on the Board of Constant Contact, is a member of the Board of Advisors for the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and currently serves on the advisory boards of multiple leading data and technology companies. He previously served on the board of IRI, Machine Vantage, and Alight. Mr. Appel holds a bachelor?s degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MBA from the University of Chicago, where he was the Henry Ford II Scholar.