| Marc Robert Bitzer |
Marc Robert Bitzer is the founder of Simex Trading AG, which was founded in 1990. He holds the title of Member-Supervisory Board at Simex Trading AG starting in 1990. Dr. Bitzer's current job(s) include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Whirlpool Corp. since 1999, Chairman at United Way Worldwide since 2018, Director at Go Unlimited LLC, and Member-Supervisory Board at Bayerische Motoren Werke AG since 2021. Dr. Bitzer's former job(s) include Member-Supervisory Board at ALNO AG from 2012 to 2014, President at Whirlpool Europe BV from 1999 to 2009, President at American Dryer Corp., Vice President at Boston Consulting Group Service GmbH, and Vice President at The Boston Consulting Group of Canada Ltd.Dr. Bitzer's education history includes an MBA and a doctorate from the University of St. Gallen. |
| James W. Peters |
James W. Peters is currently working as the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Whirlpool Corp. He previously worked as the Manager-Internal Audit at Bath & Body Works, Inc. and as a Consulting Manager at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Peters holds an MBA from Indiana University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas. |
| Ava Harter |
Presently, Ava Harter is Chief Legal Officer & Senior Vice President at Whirlpool Corp. She is also on the board of Owens-Corning Britinvest Ltd.
She previously occupied the position of Secretary, Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Owens Corning and Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer of Taleris Americas LLC.
She received a graduate degree from Northwestern University, a graduate degree from the University of Nebraska and a graduate degree from Northwestern University School of Law. |
| Christopher S. Conley |
Christopher S. Conley has worked at Whirlpool Corp. since 2005. His current position is Vice President & Controller, which he started in 2019. |
| Danielle Brown |
Danielle Brown is currently an Independent Director at PRA Group, Inc., a Director at Beaumont Health, a Trustee at Whirlpool Foundation, and the Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President at Whirlpool Corp. She previously worked as the Chief Information Officer & Vice President at Brunswick Corp. from 2016 to 2020, and as the Chief Information Officer at EIDP, Inc. and DuPont de Nemours, Inc. She holds an MBA from Drexel University, an undergraduate degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a graduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University. |
| Carey L. Martin |
Carey L. Martin is currently a Director at SunSource Holdings, Inc. and Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc. They are also a Trustee at Whirlpool Foundation. Previously, Ms. Martin was the Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive VP at Whirlpool Corp. from 2013 to the present. Before that, they held the position of VP-Hydraulics Group Human Resources at Eaton Corp. from 2009 to 2013. Ms. Martin received their undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and their graduate degree from Eli Broad College of Business. |
| Patricia K. Poppe |
Patricia K. Poppe is currently the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and PG&E Corp. She is also the Co-Chairman at The Prium (United States), an Independent Director at Whirlpool Corp., and a Director at Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. She was also a Director at DTE Energy Co., Edison Electric Institute, Inc., Detroit Regional Chamber, Business Leaders For Michigan, and The Heat & Warmth Fund. Poppe's education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees from Purdue University and a graduate degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business. |
| Jennifer A. LaClair |
Jennifer A. LaClair is currently an Independent Director at Whirlpool Corp., a Director at Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and the Head-Global Business Solutions at Fiserv, Inc. She previously served as the Chief Financial Officer at Ally Financial, Inc. from 2018 to 2022 and as the Head-Business Bank at The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. from 2017 to 2018. Ms. LaClair holds an MBA from Case Western Reserve University and an undergraduate degree from State University of New York at Buffalo. |
| Michael D. White |
Michael D. White is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc. He is also the Vice Chairman at Partnership To End Addiction and the Vice Chairman at Mariinsky Foundation of America. Additionally, he serves as the Lead Independent Director at Kimberly-Clark Corp., the Independent Director at Bank of America Corp., and the Independent Director at Whirlpool Corp. He is a Director at DIRECTV Latin America LLC and a Trustee at Boston College. Formerly, Mr. White held the positions of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at The DIRECTV Group, Inc. from 2010 to 2015. He was also the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at DIRECTV Holdings LLC. Prior to that, he served as the President & Chief Executive Officer at PepsiCo Frito Lay International from 1990 to 2003 and as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at PepsiCo International from 2003 to 2009. He was the President & Chief Executive Officer at Frito-Lay North America, Inc. in 2003. He also held the role of Vice Chairman at PepsiCo, Inc. from 2006 to 2009. Additionally, he was the Chairman at Partnership for Drug-Free Kids and the Senior Vice President at Avon Products, Inc. He served as the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Frito-Lay International, Pepsico Foods & Beverages International Ltd., Pepsico Foods International Pte Ltd., and Pepsi-Cola Co. from 1990 to 1994. Mr. White obtained his undergraduate degree from Boston College and his graduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University. |
| James M. Loree |
James M. Loree is currently an Independent Director at Whirlpool Corp., United Natural Foods, Inc., and Serta Simmons Bedding LLC. He also holds positions as a Director at the National Association of Manufacturers, Hartford Hospital, Inc., AdvanceCT, the Jim & Rebecca Loree Foundation, Inc., and Union College (New York). Additionally, he is a Member of the Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America, The Business Roundtable, Alma Mater, Inc., The Wall Street Journal CEO Council, and CEO Action For Diversity & Inclusion. In his former roles, Mr. Loree served as an Independent Director at Fortune Media IP Ltd. and Enviri Corp. He was also a Principal at GE Aerospace, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at The Stanley Works Ltd., and President & Chief Operating Officer at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. He held the position of Vice President-Finance & Strategic Planning at GE Capital Americas. Mr. Loree obtained his undergraduate degree from Union College (New York). |
| Samuel R. Allen |
Samuel R. Allen is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of John Deere Financial Services, Inc. He also holds the position of Chairman-Emeritus at The Council on Competitiveness and Director at The Dow Chemical Co. Additionally, he serves as an Independent Director at Whirlpool Corp., Dow, Inc., and President of John Deere Shared Services LLC. In his former roles, Mr. Allen was the President & Chief Executive Officer of Deere & Co. (Investment Management) from 2009 to 2010. He was also the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of JD2 GmbH & Co. KG. Furthermore, he served as the Chairman of Deere & Co. from 2019 to 2020 and President of John Deere Power Systems, Inc. from 2003 to 2009. Mr. Allen obtained his undergraduate degree from Purdue University in 1975. |
| Larry O. Spencer |
Larry O. Spencer is currently serving as the Chairman & President at 5Star Life Insurance Co. since 2023. He is also an Independent Director at Whirlpool Corp., Haynes International, Inc., and Armed Forces Benefit Association, all since 2020. Previously, he held the position of Independent Director at Triumph Group, Inc. from 2018 to 2023. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer & Director at Mission Support, Inc. and as the Vice Chief of Staff in the US Air Force. Additionally, Mr. Spencer was the President of U.S. Air Force Association and The Air Force Association from 2015 to 2019. He completed his undergraduate degree at Southern Illinois University and obtained graduate degrees from Webster University and National Defense University. |
| John Don Liu |
John Don Liu is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Essex Equity Management LLC, an Independent Director at Whirlpool Corp., a Director at Maritime Finance Co. Ltd., and the Managing Partner at Richmond Hill Investments LLC. He previously served as the Lead Independent Director at Greenhill & Co., Inc., CFO and Chief Financial Officer at GHL Acquisition Corp., CFO and Head-US Mergers & Acquisitions at Greenhill & Co., Inc., an Associate at Wolfensohn & Co., Inc., and an Analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette International. Liu received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1990 and his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. |
| Greg Creed |
Greg Creed is the founder of Creed Unco LLC. He currently holds the position of Chairman at NetBase Quid, Inc. since 2023. He is also an Independent Director at Delta Air Lines, Inc. since 2022, Whirlpool Corp. since 2017, and Aramark since 2020. Additionally, he serves as a Director at Alese Coco-Fight 2 Win, Inc., Thanx, Inc., Girls, Inc. of Orange County, Aging Mind Foundation, and is a Member of the American Society of Corporate Executives and The Business Council. Furthermore, he is the President of Qut Foundation and Friends of Qut In America Foundation. Mr. Creed's former positions include being the Chief Executive Officer & Director of Yum!. Brands, Inc. from 2014 to 2020. He was also the Chief Executive Officer-Division of Taco Bell Corp. from 2011 to 2014. He served as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Yum!. Brands Foundation, Inc. and as a Director at International Game Technology from 2010 to 2015. Additionally, he was an Independent Director at Sow Good, Inc. from 2020 to 2022 and the Chief Marketing Officer of Yum!. Restaurants International, Inc. from 2001 to 2001. Mr. Creed obtained his undergraduate degree from Queensland University of Technology. |
| Harish M. Manwani |
Harish M. Manwani is currently the Chairman-Executive Board at Indian School of Business. He is also an Independent Director at Gilead Sciences, Inc., Whirlpool Corp., and a Director at The Nielsen Company (US) LLC, Tata Sons Pvt Ltd., Blackstone, Inc., EDBI Pte Ltd., and EDB Investments Pte Ltd. In his former positions, Mr. Manwani served as the President & Chief Executive Officer at Unilever HPC Co. from 2004 to 2005. He was the Non-Executive Chairman at Hindustan Unilever Ltd. from 2005 to 2018. He also held the position of Chairman at Alinamin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Additionally, he served as an Independent Director at QUALCOMM, Inc. from 2014 to 2022, a Director at ING Groep NV in 2010, an Independent Non-Executive Director at Pearson Plc from 2013 to 2018, an Independent Non-Executive Director at Nielsen NV, an Independent Non-Executive Director at Nielsen Holdings Ltd. from 2015 to 2021, a Director at Singapore Economic Development Board from 2013 to 2019, a Director at Nielsen NV (Old), a Director at Human Capital Leadership Institute from 2012 to 2014, and the Chief Operating Officer at Unilever Plc from 2011 to 2014. He was also a Member of the Economic Development Board of Singapore from 2013 to 2019. Mr. Manwani completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Mumbai. He also holds a graduate degree from Harvard Business School. |
| Diane M. Dietz |
Diane M. Dietz is an Independent Director at Whirlpool Corp. and a Director at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. She was the President & Chief Executive Officer at Rodan & Fields LLC from 2016 to 2021. She was also the Executive Vice President-Oral Care at Procter & Gamble Co. from 2006 to 2008 and the Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President at Safeway, Inc. from 2008 to 2015. Ms. Dietz received her undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois University. |
| Geraldine T. Elliott |
Geraldine T. Elliott is the founder of Broadrooms LLC, which was founded in 2015. Currently, Ms. Elliott holds the position of Independent Director at Whirlpool Corp. since 2014 and Independent Director at Marqeta, Inc. since 2021. Previously, Ms. Elliott served as Chairman at Juniper Foundation, Independent Director at 20230930-DK-Butterfly-1, Inc. from 2014 to 2017, Director at Marvell Technology Group Ltd. from 2017 to 2018, Director at SynapticMash, Inc., Independent Director at Imperva, Inc. from 2015 to 2018, Director at Puppet, Inc., Director at CR Clicks Ecomm, Inc., Director at Mimecast UK Ltd. from 2017 to 2018, and Director at Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. from 2014 to 2017. Ms. Elliott also held the position of Executive VP, Chief Customer & Partner Officer at Cisco Systems, Inc. from 2018 to 2022 and VP-Human Resources & Global Operations at HP, Inc. Ms. Elliott's earlier career includes Vice President-Americas Distribution Sector at International Business Machines Corp. from 1980 to 2001, VP-Worldwide Public Sector at Microsoft Corp. from 2001 to 2009, Chief Customer Officer & Executive Vice President at Juniper Networks, Inc. from 2009 to 2014, and Vice President-Asia Pacific Distribution Sector at IBM Japan, Inc. Ms. Elliott completed her undergraduate degree at New York University. |
| Rudy Wilson |
Rudy Wilson is an Independent Director at Whirlpool Corp. since 2023. Previously, he worked as Head-Brand, Marketing & General Manager at PepsiCo, Inc. and AT&T Corp. He completed his undergraduate degree at Arizona State University and earned an MBA from the University of Michigan. |
