On March 26, 2020, William Yearsley was elected to the Board of Directors of Northwest Pipe Company for a term expiring at the company's next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The company's Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Yearsley is an independent director in accordance with guidelines that the Company has adopted, which comply with the listing standards set by the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Board appointed Mr. Yearsley to the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board. Mr. Yearsley is a director and interim CEO of Sioux Creek Silica LLC, an investor and lead outside director at Tri Arc, LLC, and the primary advisor to an early stage Canadian company developing new technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the production of cement.