Paul J. Conway has served as an Acme United director since 2024 and chairs the Audit Committee, where the Board has determined he qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. He is a founder and was managing member of Spark Capital Partners, LLC, an early-stage technology venture capital firm organized in July 2005, serving as its Chief Operating Officer from 2022 until his retirement in mid-2024 and as its Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2021. From 2001 to 2005 he was an executive consultant to early-stage technology companies, primarily serving as an interim CFO, and from 1988 to 2000 he was Chief Financial Officer of Charles River Ventures. Earlier, at Touche Ross & Co. (1981-1986), now part of Deloitte, he rose to audit manager. He was a licensed Certified Public Accountant for over 10 years.