The Board of Directors of Skillsoft Corp. on March 25, 2026, on the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, appointed Mr. Arthur Gilliland as a Class II director, effective March 25, 2026, to fill the vacant position on the Board. Mr. Gilliland will serve as a Class II director, with a term expiring at the Company?s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (?2026 Meeting?), or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or upon his earlier resignation, retirement or other termination of service. The Board has also appointed Mr. Gilliland as a member of the Audit Committee and as Chair of the Talent and Compensation Committee, effective March 25, 2026. Mr. Gilliland, age 55, is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Delinea Inc., a leader in identity security (since March 2021) and a 25-year veteran of the cybersecurity industry, Art has a proven track record of success in the global, enterprise software industry.
Prior to Delinea, Mr. Gilliland was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Symantec Enterprise Division of Broadcom reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, where he led the integration and business operations post-acquisition. He also served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Enterprise Security Business. Prior to Symantec, Mr. Gilliland served as president and Chief Executive Officer of Skyport Systems, a SaaS managed secure infrastructure provider that was acquired by Cisco Systems in 2018. Mr. Gilliland has previously served in senior roles at HP, Symantec, IMlogic, and Exchange Solutions. Mr. Gilliland holds several key patents in security. Mr. Gilliland has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of OneSpan (Nasdaq: OSPN) and as a member of the Board of Directors of Gigamon. Mr. Gilliland earned a bachelor?s degree in economics from Carleton College and a Master?s of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.