On December 12, 2017, the Board of Directors of Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. appointed Jim Schumacher as a Class I director on the Board, filling the existing vacancy left by the resignation of Joseph Chalhoub on February 21, 2017. Mr. Schumacher will initially serve for a term expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. As a result of his appointment as director, Mr. Schumacher shall be entitled to receive the same compensation for his services that other non-employee directors receive for their services. Mr. Schumacher is currently a principal with GRE Capital.