EXHIBIT A

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE REPORTING PERSON

The names, present principal occupations or employment and business addresses of the executive officers and directors of the Reporting Person are set forth below. If no address is given, the executive officer’s or director’s business address is that of the Reporting Person. Unless otherwise indicated, each occupation set forth opposite an individual’s name refers to the Reporting Person.

 

Vector

Name

  

Present Principal Occupation or Employment; Business Address

Howard M. Lorber    Director; President and Chief Executive Officer
Richard J. Lampen            Executive Vice President
J. Bryant Kirkland III    Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Marc N. Bell    Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Ronald J. Bernstein    Director; President and Chief Executive Officer of Liggett Group LLC and Liggett Vector Brands LLC
Bennett S. LeBow    Director; Chairman of the Board and Private Investor
Stanley S. Arkin    Founding Member and Senior Partner, Arkin Solbakken LLP and Chairman of The Arkin Group LLC
Henry C. Beinstein    Director; Partner, Gagnon Securities LLC, 1370 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
Paul V. Carlucci    Director; Private investor
Jean E. Sharpe    Director; private investor, 350 Cherry Street, Bedford Hills, NY 10507
Barry Watkins    Director; Of Counsel, DKC, and Senior Advisor, Madison Square Garden Company