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C. Shane Smith has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Smithfield since July 2021. He joined our company in 2003 and has served in a variety of leadership roles for our U.S. and international operations since then. Mr. Smith served as an executive director at WH Group from August 2021 to January 2025. He served as our Chief Strategy Officer from January 2021 to July 2021. In that role, Mr. Smith was also responsible for our hog production operations, Smithfield Renewables and our European and Mexican operations. Prior to that, Mr. Smith served as Executive Vice President of our European operations from April 2019 to January 2021, President of our Romanian operations from November 2017 to April 2019 and Chief Financial Officer of our European operations from September 2012 to April 2019. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Mount Olive College and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.

Keller D. Watts has served as our Chief Business Officer since January 2023. He has been with our company since 1994. He served as Smithfield Foods Executive Vice President, Packaged Business Management and Supply Planning from August 2021 to January 2023, Senior Vice President of Business Management Retail from May 2016 to August 2021, Senior Vice President, Packaged Business Development for Smithfield Farmland subsidiary from September 2014 to May 2016, Senior Vice President, Packaged Business Development for Smithfield Farmland from December 2008 to September 2014, Vice President, Packaged Meats from June 2006 to December 2008 and Vice President, Product Management for subsidiary Smithfield Packing from May 2001 to December 2008. Over the course of his career, Mr. Watts has held roles in sales, marketing, revenue management, supply chain, strategic sourcing, and R&D. Mr. Watts holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Western Governors University.

Doug Sutton, Ph.D. has served as our Chief Manufacturing Officer since January 2023. He joined our company in 2001. He served as Executive Vice President, Manufacturing from August 2021 to January 2023, Vice President, Research and Development from January 2012 to August 2021 and Director, Research Development from January 2001 to January 2012. Dr. Sutton holds a Bachelor of Animal Science and a Master of Animal Science, each from Oklahoma State University, and a Ph.D. in Animal Science from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Mark L. Hall has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2023. Mr. Hall joined our company in 2014 as the Vice President, Finance for the John Morrell Food Group. He served as Executive Vice President of Finance from December 2020 to January 2023, overseeing financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, operations, logistics, trade spend finance, data analytics and project and capital management in support of the U.S. business. He served as Senior Vice President, Finance, from 2019 to late 2020, where he oversaw financial operations for our fresh pork and packaged meats businesses. He served as the Vice President, Finance for our combined packaged meats businesses from 2015 to 2019. Mr. Hall has over 25 years of industry experience, serving in roles of increasing responsibility at The Quaker Oats Company and McCain Foods USA prior to joining our company in 2014. He began his career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen LLP and worked in Equity Research for Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. Mr. Hall holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Iowa and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Maryland. Mr. Hall is a certified public accountant registered in the State of Illinois.

Marie T. Gallagher has served as a member of our Board since January 2025. Ms. Gallagher has spent nearly two decades at PepsiCo, Inc., where she has served as Senior Vice President and Controller since May 2011 after serving in various other roles at PepsiCo since 2005. As PepsiCo's Chief Accounting Officer, Ms. Gallagher is responsible for PepsiCo's global financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley processes and provides guidance on accounting and business issues, including strategic M&A activity in emerging markets and cybersecurity matters. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Ms. Gallagher served in various control roles of increasing responsibility at Altria Corporate Services, Inc. from 1992 to 2005, ending as Assistant Controller. Ms. Gallagher served as a director of Glatfelter Corporation (NYSE: GLT) from February 2020 to November 2024, where she served as a member of the Audit Committee from February 2020 to February 2021 and the Audit Committee chair and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee from February 2021 to November 2024. She currently serves on the boards of various not-for-profit companies. Ms. Gallagher is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration in Accounting from Pace University.

John A. Quelch has served as a member of our Board since January 2025. Mr. Quelch has served as the Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University since January 2024. Mr. Quelch has also held professorship positions at Duke Kunshnan University and Duke University Fuqua School of Business since January 2024. He also has served as Chairman of the consulting firm Globalpraxis since January 2023. Mr. Quelch served as Dean and Vice Provost for Executive Education and the Leonard M. Miller University Chair at the University of Miami from July 2017 to December 2023. Between 2013 and 2017, he served as a professor at both Harvard Business School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Mr. Quelch was a Harvard Business School professor between 1979 and 2013, except for serving as Dean, Vice President and Distinguished Professor of International Management of the China Europe International Business School from 2011 to 2013 and Dean of the London Business School from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Quelch has served as an independent director of several publicly traded and private companies in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as in nonprofit and public agency boards, including as chairman of the Massachusetts Port Authority. Mr. Quelch holds a Bachelor of Arts in Modern History and a Master of Arts from Exeter College, Oxford University and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a Master of Science in Nutrition Science from T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University and a Doctor of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Raymond A. Starling has served as a member of our Board since January 2025. Mr. Starling has served as General Counsel to the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce and President of the North Carolina Chamber Legal Institute since July 2019. He has also served as Executive Advisor for Aimpoint Research since July 2022. Prior to these roles, Mr. Starling served as Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from June 2018 to June 2019. Mr. Starling also previously served as a principal agriculture advisor to the President of the United States at the White House from February 2017 to June 2018. Mr. Starling served in various roles for North Carolina Speaker of the House and later U.S. Senator Thom Tillis from November 2012 to February 2017, and Mr. Starling served as General Counsel for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services from February 2007 to November 2012. Prior to his career in public service, Mr. Starling worked as an Associate for Hunton & Williams LLP from August 2003 to February 2007. Mr. Starling has taught several agricultural and food law courses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Campbell University, taught a public lawyering course at Regent University and is currently a member of the extended faculty of High Point University School of Law. Mr. Starling holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Extension Education from North Carolina State University and a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of North Carolina School of Law.

Long Wan has served as a member of our Board since September 2013. Mr. Long Wan has served as a director of WH Group since October 2007, as the Chairman of the board of directors since November 2010 and as an Executive Director since December 2013. Mr. Long Wan has also served as a director of Shuanghui Development since August 2012. Mr. Long Wan also holds directorships in various subsidiaries of WH Group. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of WH Group from October 2013 to August 2021. He served as the Chairman of the board of directors of Shuanghui Development from August 2012 to August 2024. Mr. Long Wan has over 50 years of experience in the meat processing industry, and under his leadership, the business under WH Group has grown from a local state-owned enterprise in Henan Province, China into an international company with operations spanning various continents. He was appointed as an Executive Director of the China Meat Association from December 2006 to December 2011 and a senior consultant of the China Meat Association in 2001. Mr. Long Wan received his professional certificate in Business Management from the Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy (previously named the Henan Business College) and was awarded the senior economist professional qualification issued by the Henan Province Advanced Professional Titles Adjudication Committee (Economic Disciplines).

Lijun Guo has served as a member of our Board since May 2015. Mr. Guo has served as an Executive Director of WH Group since December 2013 and as the Chief Executive Officer of WH Group since August 2021. Mr. Guo has also served as a director of Shuanghui Development since August 2021. He also holds directorships in various subsidiaries of WH Group. He also served as an Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of WH Group from April 2016 to August 2021. Prior to this, Mr. Guo was WH Group's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2014 to March 2016 and served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer from October 2013 to January 2014. Mr. Guo was the Executive Vice President of Shuanghui Development from August 2012 to October 2013. Prior to that, he held various positions in Shuanghui Group, including serving as deputy director, director of the finance department and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Guo has over 30 years of experience overseeing the financial operations of various companies. Mr. Guo obtained his adult higher education diploma in financial accounting from Henan Radio and Television University in July 1994 and obtained the completion certificate for the master of business administration program of the Graduate School of Renmin University of China in December 2004. Mr. Guo received his assistant accountant certificate awarded by the Ministry of Personnel of the People's Republic of China in October 1994.

Hongwei Wan has served as a member of our Board since January 2025. Mr. Hongwei Wan has served as an Executive Director and the Deputy Chairman of the board of directors of WH Group since August 2021. He has also served as a director of Shuanghui Development since August 2018 and the Chairman of the board of directors of Shuanghui Development since August 2024. He also holds directorships in various subsidiaries of the Group. Mr. Hongwei Wan served as an assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of WH Group from January 2014 to August 2021 and was in charge of WH Group's public relations department. He served as the Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Shuanghui Development from August 2018 to August 2024. Prior to that, he served as the secretary to the Chairman of Shuanghui Group. Mr. Hongwei Wan holds a Bachelor of Arts from York University in Toronto, Ontario.

Hank Shenghua He has served as a member of our Board since January 2016. He has served as our Vice President and Chief Operating Coordinate Officer, among other roles, since January 2014. Mr. He has extensive experience in mechanical engineering and food industry operations. After our company was acquired by WH Group in 2013, Mr. He played an important role in the post-acquisition transition. Prior to joining our company, Mr. He served in various positions with Shuanghui Development for more than a decade, including as the assistant to the Chairman of Shuanghui Development from September 2012 to January 2014 and as Vice President from June 2005 to August 2012. He also served as the manager of Shuanghui Group's Commerce and Logistic Division from August 2008 to June 2011. Mr. He obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from University of Chongqing in China and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.

Xiaoming Zhou has served as a member of our Board since January 2025. Mr. Zhou has served as the Vice President of WH Group since May 2023, responsible for investment management of WH Group. Mr. Zhou has more than 15 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance. Prior to joining WH Group, Mr. Zhou worked in BofA Securities, Inc. from May 2015 to May 2023 and most recently served as Managing Director of Global Investment Banking, advising corporate clients on capital raising and merger and acquisition transactions. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Morgan Stanley's investment banking division. Mr. Zhou holds a Bachelor in Economics (major in finance) and Bachelor of Science (major in statistics), both from Peking University.

Donovan Owens has served as our President of North America Pork since January 2026. He joined our company in 1993. He has experience in industrial engineering, fresh pork business management and fresh pork operations. Mr. Owens served as President, U.S. Fresh Pork from May 2023 to January 2026 and Executive Director of Support Operations for Smithfield Hog Production from May 2022 to April 2023. He led our Tar Heel, North Carolina facility for 12 years initially as Director of Operations from July 2010 to December 2017 and then as Complex Plant Manager from December 2017 to June 2022. He served in various other roles at our company between 1993 and 2010. Mr. Owens holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

I. Jay Bennett has served as our Chief Human Resources Officer since March 2023. Mr. Bennett was previously at Lockheed Martin Corporation where he served as Vice President, Human Resources RMS Lines of Business from February 2022 to March 2023. Prior to that, he was at Sikorsky Aircraft (acquired by Lockheed Martin in 2015) where he served as Vice President, Human Resources from October 2017 to February 2022 and Vice President Human Resources, Operations from July 2014 to October 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Bennett served in various managerial human resources roles at Rolls Royce plc from April 2009 to July 2014. Mr. Bennett previously served in various human resources roles at United Technologies Corporation and General Motors Company. Mr. Bennett holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from DePauw University and a Juris Doctor (JD) from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

Kraig A. Westerbeek has served as our President of Hog Production since February 2024. He joined our company in 1993. In July 2022, Mr. Westerbeek was named as the Chief Development Officer of Monarch. He served as Vice President, Smithfield Renewables and Hog Production Environmental Compliance from July 2017 to June 2022 and Vice President, Environment and Support Operations from June 2014 to June 2017. Mr. Westerbeek is a past member of the board of directors of the North Carolina Pork Council and NPPC and is a current member of NPPC's environmental committee, which he previously chaired. Mr. Westerbeek holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture Systems from North Carolina State University.

Tennille J. Checkovich has served as our Chief Legal Officer since December 2024. She joined our company in 2020 and served as General Counsel from March 2023 to December 2024 and Deputy General Counsel from October 2020 to March 2023. Prior to joining Smithfield, from September 2004 to October 2020, Ms. Checkovich worked at McGuireWoods LLP, where she was a partner in the business and securities litigation department, served on the firm's Finance Committee and advised corporate clients, including our company, on a range of matters. She previously worked as an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Early in her career, Ms. Checkovich was a law clerk to the Honorable Barbara S. Jones of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She is the Vice Chair of the Board of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, where she has served on the Governance Committee. Ms. Checkovich holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.