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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 H. Tyson is the father of 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, 2024) and calendar year of initial election to executive office of our executive officers are listed below:

NameTitleAgeYear Elected Executive Officer
John H. TysonChairman of the Board of Directors712011
Lori BondarSenior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer632023
Melanie BouldenChief Growth Officer522023
Curt CalawayChief Financial Officer512024
Devin ColePresident, International & Global McDonald's542024
Adam DeckingerGeneral Counsel and Secretary482023
Jacqueline HansonChief People Officer552024
Donnie KingPresident and Chief Executive Officer622019
Wes MorrisGroup President, Poultry592023
Kyle NarronGroup President, Prepared Foods442024
Brady StewartGroup President, Beef, Pork and Chief Supply Chain Officer452023
John R. TysonExecutive Vice President342019

John H. Tyson has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1998 and was previously Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 2000 until 2006. Mr. Tyson was initially employed by the Company in 1973.

Lori Bondar was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer in December 2023, after serving as Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting since her initial employment with the Company in September 2023. Ms. Bondar was employed by Avery Dennison Corporation from 2008 to 2023 prior to joining the Company.

Melanie Boulden was appointed Chief Growth Officer since her initial employment with the Company in February 2023. She has also served as Group President, Prepared Foods from September 2023 to September 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Boulden was employed by The Coca-Cola Company from 2019 to 2022, Reebok International from 2018 to 2019, and Crayola and Kraft Foods prior to that.

Curt Calaway was appointed Chief Financial Officer in August 2024, after serving as interim Chief Financial Officer from June 2024 to August 2024, as Chief Financial Officer for the Company's Prepared Foods business segment from May 2024 to August 2024, and as Senior Vice President and Treasurer from April 2022 to May 2024 and from December 2018 to May 2021. Between May 2021 and April 2022, he served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Development and has also held various leadership roles including Controller, Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President of Audit and Compliance. Mr. Calaway was initially employed by the Company in 2006.

Devin Cole was appointed as President, International & Global McDonald’s in July 2024 after serving as President, Global McDonald’s since March 2024. He was also employed at the Company from 1995 to 2014, serving in various roles including as a Group Vice President and as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Cole was employed by George’s Inc. from 2016 to 2023 and Keystone Foods from 2015 to 2016 before returning to the Company.

Adam Deckinger was appointed as General Counsel and Secretary in January 2023 after serving as Senior Vice President and Head of Law and Compliance since November 2022. Prior to that role, Mr. Deckinger served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel since his initial employment with the Company in April 2018. Mr. Deckinger was employed by The Boeing Company prior to joining the Company.

Jacqueline Hanson was appointed Chief People Officer in January 2024 after serving as Human Resources Senior Vice President for Poultry, Cobb, McDonald’s and International since August 2022. Ms. Hanson was employed by John Deere prior to joining the Company.

Donnie King was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2021 after serving as Chief Operating Officer since February 2021 and Group President Poultry since September 2020. Mr. King served as Chief Administration Officer from February 2019 to September 2020 in addition to the role of Group President, International from January 2019 to February 2020. Mr. King previously served as President, North American Operations from 2015 to 2016 and President, 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.

Wes Morris was appointed Group President, Poultry in January 2023 after serving as a consultant to the Company since October 2020. Mr. Morris was previously employed by the Company from 1999 until 2017 and has served in many leadership roles including President, Prepared Foods Operations. Mr. Morris was employed by Simmons Foods before his return to the Company.

Brady Stewart was appointed Group President, Beef, Pork and Chief Supply Chain Officer in August 2023 after serving as Group President, Fresh Meats since his initial employment with the Company in January 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Stewart was employed by Smithfield Foods from 2017 to 2022 and the Kansas City Sausage Company prior to that.

Kyle Narron was appointed Group President, Prepared Foods in October 2024, after serving as Senior Vice President of Pork and Prepared Foods from February 2023 to September 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Narron was employed by Smithfield Foods and Summit Logistics Group.

John R. Tyson is an Executive Vice President of the Company. He was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company from October 2022 to June 2024, after serving as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Chief Sustainability Officer since October 2021, as Chief Sustainability Officer from September 2019 to October 2021, and as Director, Office of the Chief Executive Officer since his initial employment with the Company in May 2019. Mr. Tyson has been an observer at the Company’s board of directors’ meetings since 2014. He was employed by J.P. Morgan and as a private equity and venture capital investor prior to joining the Company.

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