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Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by Item 10 with respect to directors, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, audit committee financial experts and insider trading arrangements and policies is incorporated herein by reference to the sections of our Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareowners entitled "Proposal 1: Election of Directors" (under the subheadings "Criteria for Board Membership", "Nominees for the 2026 Annual Meeting" and "Corporate Governance").

Information about our Executive Officers

The following persons are executive officers of Carrier Global Corporation as of February 5, 2026:

NamePositionAge as of February 5, 2026
David GitlinChairman & Chief Executive Officer56
Ajay AgrawalSenior Vice President, Global Services & Chief Business Development Officer62
Francesca CampbellSenior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer42
Beril YildizVice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer47
Patrick GorisExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial & Strategy Officer54
Gaurang PandyaPresident, Climate Solutions Americas49
Thomas HeimPresident, Climate Solutions Europe57
Michael L. GiergesPresident, Climate Solutions Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa41
Edward DrydenPresident, Climate Solutions Transportation47
Nadia VilleneuveSenior Vice President, Chief People & Communications Officer53

David Gitlin. Mr. Gitlin was elected Chairman of the Board in April 2021 and was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of Carrier in June 2019. Mr. Gitlin also held the position of President, HVAC from December 2019 to March 2020. He also previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Collins Aerospace Systems from 2018 to 2019 and President of UTC Aerospace Systems from 2015 to 2018.

Ajay Agrawal. Mr. Agrawal was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Services & Chief Business Development Officer in March 2025. Mr. Agrawal joined Carrier in October 2019 and has held various executive leadership roles within strategy, aftermarket and business development. Prior to joining Carrier, he served as President, Aftermarket Services, and Vice President responsible for Rockwell Collins integration for Collins Aerospace, a UTC company, from August 2015 to September 2019.

Francesca Campbell. Ms. Campbell was appointed Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer in 2024. She joined Carrier in 2021, where prior to her current role, she served as Vice President, Legal Affairs. Prior to joining Carrier, Ms. Campbell served as an attorney at Davis, Polk & Wardwell within their mergers & acquisitions group.

Beril Yildiz. Ms. Yildiz was appointed Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer of Carrier in September 2025. She joined Carrier from International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., where she served as the Senior Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer from September 2022 to August 2025. Ms. Yildiz served as the Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Revlon Inc. from September 2021 to September 2022, including as the Chief Financial Officer North America and Latin America from April 2022 to September 2022. She served in various positions with Colgate-Palmolive Company from September 2018 through September 2021, including as Director of Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting and SOX Compliance and as the Controller, Asia Pacific Division, and also worked in various roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2000 to 2018.

Patrick Goris. Mr. Goris served as Carrier's Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from November 2020 until his appointment as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial & Strategy Officer in January 2026. Prior to joining Carrier, Mr. Goris served in various roles at Rockwell Automation, Inc. from 2006 to 2020, including as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2017 to 2020.

Gaurang Pandya. Mr. Pandya was appointed President, Climate Solutions Americas in 2025. Prior to his current role, he served as the President, HVAC Americas and Commercial HVAC EMEA beginning in October 2023. He has held various other positions at Carrier since 1999 with increasing levels of responsibility in finance and general management, with roles leading both regional and global businesses.

Thomas Heim. Mr. Heim was appointed President, Climate Solutions Europe in 2025. Prior to his current role, he served as the President, Climate Solutions Europe Residential & Light Commercial beginning in January 2024. He joined Carrier through its acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions, of which he served as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer from July 2017 to July 2022 and as Chief Executive Officer from July 2022 until the acquisition was completed in January 2024.

Michael L. Gierges. Mr. Gierges was appointed President, Climate Solutions Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa in 2025. Prior to joining Carrier, he served in various roles at Schneider Electric SE, including as Executive Vice President, President Home & Distribution Business from April 2023 - April 2025 and Senior Vice President, Power Products & Systems - North America from March 2022 to June 2023. He also served in various roles at ABB Ltd from April 2007 to March 2022, including as Senior Vice President, Head of Group Smart Buildings Solutions - America's Region from January 2020 to March 2022.

Edward Dryden. Mr. Dryden was appointed President, Climate Solutions Transportation in 2025. Prior to his current role, he served as the President, Refrigeration beginning in July 2024. Prior to joining Carrier, he held various senior roles at Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX Corporation, from November 2018 until July 2024, including President, Interiors and Vice President, Actuations.

Nadia Villeneuve. Ms. Villeneuve served as Carrier's Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer from 2015 until her appointment as Senior Vice President, Chief People & Communications Officer in January 2026. Prior to that, she served as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for the Pratt & Whitney division of UTC from 2012 to 2015.

Information concerning Section 16(a) compliance is incorporated herein by reference to the section of our Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareowners entitled "Other Important Information" under the heading "Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports." We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers, employees and representatives. This code is publicly available on our website at https://www.carrier.com/us/en/governance. Amendments to the code of ethics and any grant of a waiver from a provision of the code requiring disclosure under applicable SEC rules will be disclosed on our website. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the charters of our Board of Directors’ Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Governance Committee are available on our website at https://www.carrier.com/us/en/board-of-directors. These materials may also be requested in print free of charge by writing to our Investor Relations Department at Carrier Global Corporation, 13995 Pasteur Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418.

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