Andrew Studdert is an Independent Corporate Director and Executive Coach. He serves as Chair of WASH, a U.S. based, EQT-owned provider of common laundry facilities in North America and Chair of Renta Group OY, Finland, an IK-owned European equipment rental company. Mr. Studdert served as Past President of the board and interim CEO of UK-based IPAF (International Powered Access Federation), a safety federation that operates in 65 countries. He served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of NES Equipment Rentals from 2004 to 2017, until its sale to United Rentals. Mr. Studdert was Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of UAL Corporation and of its subsidiary, United Airlines, from 1999 to 2002, and led the airline through the 9/11 crisis. He also served as Senior Vice President, Fleet Operations of United Airlines from 1997 to 1999, and as Chief Information Officer from 1995 to 1997. Prior to joining United, Mr. Studdert was an Executive Vice President of First Interstate Bancorp, then the seventh largest U.S. bank holding corporation. He was a Director of ModSpace, USA, until its sale in 2018, a member of the board of Cramo, Finland, until its sale in 2020, and a Director of Target Hospitality, USA, serving as its Compensation Committee Chair from 2019-2021. Mr. Studdert speaks worldwide on Crisis Leadership and Readiness. In 2015 he established the Andrew P. Studdert Chair in Business Ethics and Crisis Leadership at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. He is an SEC Audit Committee Financial Expert, holder of NACD Directorship Certification, and holds a CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight, Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Studdert holds a BA in History from San Francisco State University.