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Michael A. Todman

Former Vice Chairman, Whirlpool Corporation

Mr. Todman retired as Vice Chairman of the Whirlpool Corporation (home appliances and related products) in 2015. Prior to his appointment as Vice Chairman, Mr. Todman held various executive positions, including President of Whirlpool International; President, Whirlpool North America; Executive Vice President, Whirlpool Corporation; and President, Whirlpool Europe, as well as other positions at Whirlpool during his tenure, which began in 1993. Prior to joining Whirlpool, he held a variety of leadership positions at Wang Laboratories, Inc. (computer industry), and began his career at Price Waterhouse. Mr. Todman is lead independent director of Brown-Forman Corporation, where he chairs the audit committee and serves on the governance & nominating committee, and he is also lead independent director of Prudential Financial, Inc., where he chairs the compensation & human capital and executive committees and serves on the finance committee. Mr. Todman is a director of Mondelez International, Inc., where he chairs the people & compensation committee and serves on the governance committee. He is a former director of Newell Brands, Inc. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor, Michigan, President of Whirlpool Foundation and serves on the boards of Corewell Health and Cornerstone Alliance. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Whirlpool from 2006 to 2015. Mr. Todman holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.