Katherine E. Dietze has served on the Board of Directors of the Matthews International Corp since July 2008. Ms. Dietze was Global Chief Operating Officer, Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse First Boston, a financial services company, until her retirement in 2005. She had also held the position of Managing Director, Investment Banking. Prior to joining Credit Suisse First Boston, Ms. Dietze was a Managing Director for Salomon Brothers Inc., a financial services company. Ms. Dietze received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and graduated from Columbia University with a Master’s in Business Administration in Finance and Marketing. Ms. Dietze was a corporate director and chair of the audit committee for Cowen Group, Inc from October 2009 until the sale of Cowen in March 2023 to Toronto-Dominion Bank. She previously served as chairperson of the audit committee and member of both the governance and compensation committees for LaBranche, LLC, a financial services firm purchased by the Cowen Group in June 2011. Ms. Dietze served as a trustee on the Liberty Property Trust board from January 2011 to March 2020.