Ryan Halsted
RBC Capital Markets, Research Division

Okay. Thank you. We're going to get started. We're going to start the afternoon session. And this afternoon, we're going to start with Sotera Health. Sotera Health is an end-to-end sterilization and lab testing services company that caters to the med-surg equipment manufacturers as well as other end markets.

And with the company, I'm happy to have Jon Lyons, CFO; and Jason Peterson, Investor Relations. Jon, thanks for joining us.

Jonathan Lyons
Senior VP & CFO

Thanks a lot, Ryan. Good to be here.

Ryan Halsted
RBC Capital Markets, Research Division

I wanted to start with the leadership transition that you guys announced recently. Just wanted to get an update, any more details on the succession time line and any perspectives you could add just on Alton's background and experience that you're excited to have on board.

Jonathan Lyons
Senior VP & CFO

Great. Thanks. And before we get started, I do have to cover the legal side. So I may make some forward-looking statements today. Please refer to our SEC filings for a list of risks and uncertainties related to those. And now, I'll answer your question.

So no, we're excited. I'm excited. I had a chance to talk to Alton a couple of times since he's been appointed. The Board ran an exhaustive search in coordination with Michael, really looking for the right person for the role.

Just from a timing perspective, I think Michael was interested in taking a little bit of a turn. His view is that the role should be -- CEO