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Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

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Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Each of our executive officers serve one-year terms from the date of their election, or until their successors are appointed and qualified. Chairman of the Board of Directors John Tyson is the father of Chief Sustainability Officer John R. Tyson and nephew of Director Barbara A. Tyson. No other family relationships exist among these officers. The name, title, age (as of September 28, 2019) and calendar year of initial election to executive office of our executive officers are listed below:

NameTitleAgeYear Elected Executive Officer
John TysonChairman of the Board of Directors662011
Steve GibbsSenior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer462018
Stewart GlendinningExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer542017
Donnie KingGroup President International and Chief Administration Officer572019
Chad MartinGroup President Poultry452019
Mary OleksiukExecutive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer572014
Noelle O'MaraGroup President Prepared Foods402019
Doug RamseyPresident Global McDonald's Business502017
Scott RouseExecutive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer562017
Scott SpradleyExecutive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer542017
Stephen StoufferGroup President Fresh Meats592013
Amy TuExecutive Vice President and General Counsel522017
John R. TysonChief Sustainability Officer292019
Noel WhitePresident and Chief Executive Officer612009
Justin WhitmoreExecutive Vice President Alternative Proteins372017

John Tyson has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1998 and was previously Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 2001 until 2006. Mr. Tyson was initially employed by the Company in 1973.

Steve Gibbs was appointed Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in December 2018. Mr Gibbs previously served as the Chief Accounting Officer at Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

Stewart Glendinning was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in February 2018 after serving as Executive Vice President since his initial employment by the Company in December 2017.

Donnie King was appointed Group President International and Chief Administration Officer in February 2019 after serving as Group President, International since January 2019. Mr. King previously served as President North American Operations from 2015 to 2016 and President of North American Operations and Foodservice in 2014. Mr. King was initially employed by Valmac Industries in 1982. Valmac Industries was acquired by the Company in 1984. Mr. King was self-employed from 2016 to February 2019 before returning to the Company.

Chad Martin was appointed Group President, Poultry in January 2019 after serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager Beef Enterprise since 2017, having previously served as Vice President Beef Operations Specialist since 2016, and having previously served as Senior Director FSQA since 2007. Mr. Martin was initially employed by IBP, inc. ("IBP") in 1998. IBP was acquired by the Company in 2001.

Mary Oleksiuk was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in 2014. Ms. Oleksiuk previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer for The Hillshire Brands Company since 2012. The Hillshire Brands Company was acquired by the Company in 2014.

Noelle O'Mara was appointed Group President, Prepared Foods in August 2019, after serving as Chief Marketing Officer since April 2019, having previously served as General Manager and Senior Vice President, Tyson Brands Deli and Innovation since 2018, Senior Vice President and General Manager Jimmy Dean Brands since 2017 and Vice President Emerging Brands Innovation since joining the company in 2016. Ms. O'Mara was employed at Kraft Foods Group prior to joining the Company.

Doug Ramsey was appointed Group President, Global McDonald's Business in January 2019, after serving as Group President, Poultry since 2017. Mr. Ramsey previously served as Senior Vice President Big Bird/Fowl since 2014, and Senior Vice President and GM Value-Added since 2011. Mr. Ramsey was initially employed by the Company in 1992.

Scott Rouse was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer in 2014, after serving as Senior Vice President Customer Development since 2006. Mr. Rouse was initially employed by the Company in 2004.

Scott Spradley was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer in 2017. Mr. Spradley was employed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise prior to joining the Company.

Stephen R. Stouffer was appointed Group President, Fresh Meats in October 2018, after serving as President, Fresh Meats since 2013, and Senior Vice President, Beef Margin Management since 2012. Mr. Stouffer was initially employed by IBP in 1982.

Amy Tu was appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel in December 2017. Ms. Tu was employed by The Boeing Company prior to joining the Company.

John R. Tyson was appointed Chief Sustainability Officer in September 2019, after serving as Director, Office of the Chief Executive Officer since May 2019. Mr. Tyson has been an observer at the Company’s board of directors’ meetings since 2014. He is also a lecturer at the Sam M. Walton School of Business at the University of Arkansas. He was employed by J.P. Morgan as a private equity and venture capital investor prior to joining the Company.

Noel White was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 2018, after serving as Group President, Fresh Meats and International and Chief Operations Officer, each in 2017, President, Poultry since 2013, and Senior Group Vice President, Fresh Meats since 2009. Mr. White was initially employed by IBP in 1983.

Justin Whitmore, our Chief Sustainability Officer since his initial employment with the Company in May 2017, was appointed Executive Vice President Alternative Proteins in February 2019, after serving as Executive Vice President Continuous Improvement since 2018, after serving as Executive Vice President Corporate Strategy since December 2017, and Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy since August 2017. Mr Whitmore was employed by McKinsey & Company prior to joining the Company.

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