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Mr. Javier Polit, Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer. Mr. Polit previously served as Chief Information Officer for Mondelez International (formerly Kraft Foods) from 2022 to 2024. From 2017 to 2022, he was Chief Information Officer for The Procter & Gamble Company. Prior to that role, he served as Group Chief Information Officer for The Coca-Cola Company from 2007 to 2017.

Mr. Gary Millerchip, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Millerchip previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Kroger Co. from April 2019 to February 2024 and, prior to that, as Chief Executive Officer of Kroger Personal Finance since July 2010.

Pierre Riel, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, International Division. Mr. Riel was Senior Vice President, Country Manager, Canada, from 2019 to March 2022, and Senior Vice President, Eastern Canada Region, from 2001 to 2019.

Mr. Russell D Miller, Senior Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations. Mr. Miller was Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Division and Mexico, from January 2018 to May 2022. Mr. Miller was Senior Vice President, Western Canada Region, from 2001 to January 2018. Mr. Miller will be retiring from the Company effective February 2026.

Sally Jewell has been a director since January 2020. From June 2019 until May 2020, she served as the interim Chief Executive Officer of The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental non-profit organization, where she continues to serve as a global board member and treasurer. She served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017. Prior to her government service, she was CEO of Recreational Equipment Inc., a retailer of outdoor recreation equipment and services, from 2005 to 2013, COO from 2000 to 2005 and a board member from 1996 to 2013. Previously, she worked in commercial banking for 19 years, including in various executive capacities. She serves as chair of the board of Symetra Financial Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Life Insurance Company.

John W. Stanton has been a director of the Company since October 2015. He is the Chairman of Trilogy Equity Partners, which invests in wireless-related companies, and Chairman of First Avenue Entertainment LLLP, which is the owner of the Seattle Mariners. Mr. Stanton founded and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Western Wireless Corporation, a wireless telecommunications company, from 1992 until shortly after its acquisition by ALLTEL Corporation in 2005. He was Chairman and a director of T-Mobile USA, formerly VoiceStream Wireless Corporation, a mobile telecommunications company, from 1994 to 2004, and was Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2003. Mr. Stanton was a director of Clearwire Corp. from 2008 to 2013, Chairman between 2011 and 2013, and interim Chief Executive Officer during 2011. He is currently a director of Microsoft Corporation and was previously a director of Trilogy International Partners and Columbia Sportswear Company.

Susan L. Decker has been a director of the Company since October 2004. She is Chief Executive Officer and founder of Raftr, Inc., a community experience platform for campuses, founded in 2018. From 2000 to 2009, Ms. Decker served in various executive management roles at Yahoo! Inc., including President from 2007 to 2009 and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2000 to 2007. She is a director of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Vail Resorts, Inc., and of private corporations Vox Media, Inc., Automattic, Inc. and Chime Financial, Inc. She was previously a director of Intel Corporation, Pixar and Momentive Global Inc.

Hamilton E. James has been a director of the Company since August 1988. He was the Lead Independent Director from 2005 until becoming the non-executive Chairman of the Board in August 2017. He is chairman of Jefferson River Capital, his family investment firm. He was Executive Vice Chairman of The Blackstone Group, a global alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services, until January 31, 2022, and served as its President and Chief Operating Officer from 2002 until 2018. He was also a member of the board of directors of its general partner, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., until January 31, 2022.

Jeffrey S. Raikes has been a director of the Company since December 2008. He is a co-founder of the Raikes Foundation, which invests in youth-serving institutions and systems to make them more effective in supporting young people, especially those that have been most marginalized. Mr. Raikes served as a trustee of Stanford University from 2012 to May 2022, including as board chair from 2017 to 2021. He was the Chief Executive Officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from 2008 to 2014. Mr. Raikes held several positions with Microsoft Corporation from 1981 to 2008, including President of the Business Division from 2005 to 2008.

Kenneth D. Denman has been a director of the Company since March 2017. He has been a General Partner at Sway Ventures, a venture capital firm, since March 2017. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Emotient, Inc., a developer of software technology to analyze facial expressions, until the company was acquired by Apple in January 2016. Previously, Mr. Denman was the Chief Executive Officer of Openwave Systems, Inc., chairman and CEO of iPass, Inc., and a Senior Vice President and COO for MediaOne. He is a member of the boards of directors of Motorola Solutions, Inc., where he is the lead independent director and chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Previously he was a director at VMware Inc., Mitek Systems Inc., LendingClub Inc., ShoreTel, Inc., and United Online, Inc. Mr. Denman sits on the board of the University of Washington's Foster School of Business, he is the chairman of the University of Washington Foundation Board, and is a member of the Hospital Board of Trustees of Seattle Children's.

Mary Agnes (Maggie) Wilderotter has been a director of the Company since October 2015. She served as Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Grand Reserve Inn from December 2016 to June 2023. Mrs. Wilderotter was the Interim CEO of DocuSign, Inc. from June through October 2022. Currently, she is providing senior advisor work for several private equity venture firms. Mrs. Wilderotter was the Executive Chairman of Frontier Communications, a public telecommunications company, from April 2015 until April 2016 and served as Frontier's Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2015 and Chair of the Board from December 2005. Prior to joining Frontier, she was a Senior Vice President of Microsoft Corporation from 2002 to 2004. From 1997 to 2002, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of Wink Communications, an interactive telecommunications and media company. Mrs. Wilderotter was previously a director of Xerox Corporation, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Cadence Design Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, The Procter & Gamble Company and Lyft, Inc. She is currently a director of Sana Biotechnology, Inc., Fortinet, Inc., and Chairman of the Board at DocuSign, Inc. and serves on the board of private companies Sonoma Biotherapeutics, Inc. and Tanium, Inc.

Gina M. Raimondo has been nominated to stand for election at the 2026 annual meeting. She is a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Secretary Raimondo served as Secretary of Commerce from 2021 to 2025, as Governor of Rhode Island from 2015 to 2021, and as General Treasurer of Rhode Island from 2011 to 2015. Prior to her government service Secretary Raimondo was a co-founder of Rhode Island's first venture-capital firm.

Effective October 25, 2016, Daniel Hines will serve as Senior Vice President - Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. Since 1999 Mr. Hines has been Vice-President - Financial Accounting Controller. On June 10, 2025, the Company announced that on June 30 Dan Hines will retire as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer. He will remain a Senior Vice President until his retirement in January 2026.

Mr. John Sullivan, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. Mr. Sullivan has been General Counsel since 2016 and Corporate Secretary since 2010.

Ms. Claudine Adamo, Executive Vice President, Merchandising. Ms. Adamo was Senior Vice President, Non-Foods, from 2018 to February 2022, and Vice President, Non-Foods, from 2013 to 2018.

Mr. James C. Klauer, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Northern Division. Mr. Klauer was Senior Vice President, Non-Foods and E-commerce Merchandise, from 2013 to January 2018.

Ms. Teresa A. Jones, Executive Vice President, Global Depots and Traffic. Ms. Jones was Senior Vice President, Depot Operations from August 2022 to July 2024, and Vice President, Depot Operations, from 2018 to 2022.

Mr. W. Richard Wilcox, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Division. Mr. Wilcox was Senior Vice President, General Manager - San Diego Region from 2016 to October 2025.

Mr. Patrick J. Callans, Executive Vice President, Administration. Mr. Callans was Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Risk Management, from 2013 to December 2018.

Yoram B. Rubanenko, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Division. Mr. Rubanenko was Senior Vice President and General Manager, Southeast Region, from 2013 to September 2021, and Vice President, Regional Operations Manager for the Northeast Region, from 1998 to 2013.