Blue Bird Corporation announced that on May 19, 2023, Jared Sperling, a Class III director of Blue Bird Corporation (the “Company”), tendered his resignation from Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Sperling's decision was not based on any disagreement with the Company regarding its operations, policies or practices. On May 19, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Dan Thau as a Class III director of the Company, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Jared Sperling.

Mr. Thau was also appointed to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Thau, a Vice President at American Securities LLC (“American Securities”), has been with that firm since 2015. Prior to joining American Securities, Mr. Thau was employed by Goldman Sachs as an analyst in the Financial Institutions Group in New York and in the Israel Group in Tel Aviv.

Mr. Thau holds a B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School.