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Mr. Niew is the President & CEO (since 2013) of Knowles. He was formerly the Vice President of Dover Corporation and President and CEO (from 2011 to February 2014) of Dover Communication Technologies. Mr. Niew joined Knowles Electronics LLC in 2000, and became Chief Operating Officer in 2007, President in 2008 and President and CEO in 2010. Prior to joining Knowles Electronics, Mr. Niew was employed by Littelfuse, Inc. (from 1995 to 2000) where he held various positions in product management, sales and engineering in the Electronic Products group, and by Hewlett-Packard Company (from 1988 to 1994) where he served in various engineering and product management roles in the Optoelectronics Group. Other Board Experience: Mr. Niew is a director of Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (CVG) (since 2024) and Syntiant Corp. (since 2024), and is chairman and a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Illinois College of Engineering. Mr. Niew previously served as a director of Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc.

John S. Anderson has served as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer since December 2013. From January 2013 until we were spun-off from Dover Corporation in February 2014, Mr. Anderson served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dover Communication Technologies. Previously, Mr. Anderson served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dover Energy (August 2010 to January 2013) and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dover Fluid Management (October 2009 to August 2010). Previous experience includes the roles of Corporate Controller and Director Financial Planning & Analysis for Sauer-Danfoss Inc. (October 2004 to October 2009) and Director of Finance and Controller for Borg Warner Turbo Systems GmbH (August 2002 to October 2004).

Daniel J. Giesecke has served as Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer since February 2014. From January 2012 until we were spun-off from Dover Corporation in February 2014, Mr. Giesecke served as Vice President, Global Operations of Dover Communication Technologies. Previously, Mr. Giesecke served as Vice President, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Knowles Electronics (February 2009 to January 2012), Senior Director, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Knowles Electronics (January 2008 to February 2009), Director of Engineering Operations, Knowles Electronics (November 2003 to January 2008), and various operations, supply chain, and engineering positions since he joined Knowles Electronics in 1995.

Robert J. Perna has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary since May 2019. Prior to joining Knowles, Mr. Perna served as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of The AZEK Company, a manufacturer of commercial and residential building products (November 2018 to April 2019) and as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Rockwell Collins, Inc., a leading producer of cabin interior, communications and aviation systems for the aerospace and defense industry (January 2014 to November 2018). In addition, he served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at A. M. Castle & Co., a specialty metals and plastics distributor and value-added processor (November 2008 to January 2014) and held various in-house legal positions at CNH Global, Navistar International and GE Capital Rail Services.

Raymond D. Cabrera has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since February 2014. From November 2011 until we were spun-off from Dover Corporation in February 2014, Mr. Cabrera served as Vice President, Human Resources of Dover Communication Technologies. Previously, Mr. Cabrera served in the following capacities at Knowles: as Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Administrative Officer (January 2004 to November 2011), Vice President, Human Resources (March 2000 to January 2004), and Director, Human Resources (June 1997 to March 2000) of Knowles Electronics.

In February 2025, the Board elected Mr. Barnes as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Barnes is the retired Chairman and CEO of Verigy Pte. Ltd., a manufacturer of testing equipment for the semiconductor industry. Mr. Barnes served as CEO of Verigy Ltd. from 2006 to 2010, and as its Chairman of the Board from 2008 to 2011. He was Chairman and CEO of Electroglas, Inc. from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Barnes was CEO of Integrated Measurement Systems, Inc. from 1995 to 2001 and served as its Chairman and CEO from 1998-2001. Prior to that, Mr. Barnes was a division president at Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Other Board Experience: Mr. Barnes is a director (since 2011) and the current chairman of the compensation committee of Viavi Solutions Corporation. Mr. Barnes was a director and chairman of the compensation committee of Rogers Corporation (from 2015-2024) and a director of Mentor Graphics Corporation (from 2012 to 2017) until the company was acquired by Siemens.

Ms. Li is a Strategic Advisor (since 2013) at Diversis Capital, LLC, a private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies. She was the Chief Operating Officer (from 2012 to 2015) at Huawei Enterprise USA, Inc., a company that markets IT products and solutions to data centers and enterprises. Previously, Ms. Li served as the General Manager (from 2010 to 2012) at Huawei Symantec USA, Inc., a consultant (2009) to The Gores Group, a private equity firm focusing on the technology sector, and the Executive Vice President and General Manager (from 2004 to 2009) at Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor Inc. and its joint venture with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Eudyna Devices Inc. Prior to 2004, Ms. Li held executive and management positions with NeoPhotonics Corporation, Novalux Inc. and Corning Incorporated. Other Board Experience: Ms. Li is a director of Semtech Corporation (since 2016), ServicePower (since 2017), and PDF Solutions, Inc. (since 2021). She was elected Chair of the Semtech board in 2024, and also chairs its Governance Committee. She was previously a director (from 2020 to 2023) of CTS Corporation.

On December 6, 2024, the Board of Directors of Knowles Corporation elected Laura Angelini as a new director. Ms. Angelini has 30 years of experience in the medical device and healthcare industry. She most recently served as General Manager of the Renal Care Global Business Unit at Baxter International Inc., from 2016 to 2021. Prior to that, Ms. Angelini served in various roles at Johnson & Johnson from 1991 to 2016, including as President of North America and Global Franchise Development of Vision Care from 2013 to 2016, Vice-President of Global Strategic Marketing of Ethicon from 2012 to 2013, and Vice President of Medical Devices & Diagnostics of Eastern Europe from 2010 to 2011. Other Board Experience: Ms. Angelini currently serves as a member of the board of directors of DCC plc, and Identiv, Inc. and as a member of the board of trustees of Jacksonville University.

Air A. Bastarrica, Jr. has served as Vice President, Controller since July 2018. Mr. Bastarrica has been with the Company since 2012 and has held numerous financial leadership roles including Director, Finance-Performance Audio (MCE and HHT) (September 2016 to June 2018), Director, Finance-Hearing Health Technologies (July 2015 to August 2016), and Manager, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (December 2012 to June 2015). Previously, Mr. Bastarrica held several financial positions at Navistar Inc. (April 2000 to November 2012) in Brazil and the United States.