Company: IIIV
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001728688-25-000006
Chunk: 21

Company: i3 Verticals, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 21
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| David Wilds                     |     |  84 |     | Lead Independent Director                         |

#### Gregory Daily
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Mr. Daily has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board of Directors since our formation in January 2018 and as the Chief Executive Officer of i3 Verticals, LLC and a member of i3 Verticals, LLC’s board of directors since he founded i3 Verticals, LLC (formerly Charge Payment, LLC) in 2012. Before founding i3 Verticals, LLC, Mr. Daily founded iPayment, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPMT) in 2001 and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until his departure in 2011. In 1984, Mr. Daily co-founded PMT Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTS), a credit card processing company, and served as its President until the company was sold in 1998 to NOVA Corporation, where he continued to serve as Vice Chairman of the board of directors until 2001. Mr. Daily holds a Bachelor of Arts from Trevecca Nazarene University. Our Board of Directors has concluded that Mr. Daily’s detailed knowledge of our operations, finances, strategies and industry qualify him to serve as our Chief Executive Officer and as Chairman of our Board of Directors.

#### Clay Whitson
Chief Strategy Officer and Director

Mr. Whitson has served as our Chief Strategy Officer since September 2024, a member of our Board of Directors since our formation in January 2018 and as a member of i3 Verticals, LLC’s board of directors since May 2014. He previously served as our Chief Financial Officer from January 2018 to September 2024, as Secretary of i3 Verticals, LLC from May 2014 through June 2018, and as Chief Financial Officer of i3 Verticals, LLC from 2014 to September 2024. Before joining i3 Verticals, LLC, Mr. Whitson was the Chief Financial Officer at Edo Interactive, a provider of card-linked services, from October 2010 to April 2014. From 2002 to 2010, Mr. Whitson served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of iPayment, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPMT) and as a member of its board of directors from 2002 to 2006. Prior to 2002, he served in a variety of roles, including as