<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">SECOND VICE PRESIDENT</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Mark S. Lyon from Brookfield, Connecticut, USA, was elected to serve as second vice president of</div><div dir="ltr">Lions Clubs International at the association’s 106th International Convention held in Melbourne,</div><div dir="ltr">Australia, from June 21 through June 25, 2024.</div><div dir="ltr">Prior to his retirement in March 2024, Vice President Lyon worked in corporate legal administration</div><div dir="ltr">and financial services with several major corporations and banks for over 40 years.</div><div dir="ltr">As a long-time resident of Brookfield and an active volunteer in his community, church and local</div><div dir="ltr">government, his connection with Lions was already well established before he became a member</div><div dir="ltr">of the Brookfield Lions Club in 1996. Since then, he has held a number of offices within the</div><div dir="ltr">association including International director, multiple district council chairperson and multiple</div><div dir="ltr">district GLT coordinator.</div><div dir="ltr">He was also appointed as a member of the LCI Forward project team, a Global Action Team</div><div dir="ltr">area leader, a District Governor-Elect Seminar group leader, and board liaison to the 2019</div><div dir="ltr">USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum Executive Committee. Vice President Lyon has also served</div><div dir="ltr">as presenter, faculty and participant at countless training events and leadership forums</div><div dir="ltr">throughout the years.</div><div dir="ltr">In recognition of his service, he has received multiple International President’s Awards and</div><div dir="ltr">International President’s Certificates of Appreciation as well as an International President’s</div><div dir="ltr">Leadership Award. Vice President Lyon is also a recipient of the Ambassador of Good Will</div><div dir="ltr">Award, the highest honor the association bestows upon its members. Additionally, he has been</div><div dir="ltr">recognized as a Connecticut Knight of the Blind and a Connecticut Ambassador of Sight, and is</div><div dir="ltr">the recipient of a number of project and service-related certificates.</div><div dir="ltr">In addition to his Lion activities, Vice President Lyon has been active in numerous professional and</div><div dir="ltr">community organizations. He has served on the board of directors for the Silver Lake</div><div dir="ltr">Conference Center and Wide Horizons for Children. He was an associate member of the American</div><div dir="ltr">Bar Association and a past member of the Association of Legal Administrators, the Society of</div><div dir="ltr">Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals and the Shareholder Services Association.</div><div dir="ltr">Vice President Lyon is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.</div><div dir="ltr">His wife, Lyn Lyon, is also a long-time Lion and Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow. They are the</div><div dir="ltr">proud parents of three incredible daughters.</div><div dir="ltr">&nbsp;R – 7/24</div></div>