The GEO Group, Inc. announced appointment of Duane Helkowski to the Board of Directors of the Company effective July 9, 2020. Mr. Helkowski will serve as a director of the Company for a term expiring at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which time his continued service on the Board of Directors will be subject to renomination and shareholder approval. The appointment of Mr. Helkowski was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person. Mr. Helkowski has over 30 years of experience in advising companies with respect to lending and capital markets transactions. Since July 2019, Mr. Helkowski has been serving as a strategic advisor to several small and mid-size businesses with respect to the debt capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Helkowski was an investment banker with BNP Paribas from March 1995 until he retired on July 1, 2019, including serving most recently as the Sector Industry Head for REITS, Gaming/Leisure and Homebuilders from 2002-2019. Prior to joining BNP Paribas, Mr. Helkowski worked for ABN AMRO Bank (now a division of the Royal Bank of Scotland) from June 1988 to March 1995, including serving as an Internal Auditor, Senior Credit Analyst and Assistant Vice President and Lending Officer.