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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Lynn M. Bamford assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation on January 1, 2021, and was named a member of the Board. She assumed the role of Chair of the Board of Directors in May 2022.

Previously, she served as President of the Defense and Power Segments since January 2020, where she maintained overall responsibility for the segments' strategic goals, technology development, global operations and financial performance. She was previously Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Defense Solutions division from 2013 through 2019. During her tenure at Curtiss-Wright, she successfully led the Company through nine acquisitions to enhance the global product portfolio.

Ms. Bamford joined Curtiss-Wright in 2004 with its acquisition of Dy4, a leading provider of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) embedded computing solutions, where she held several engineering and leadership positions. Shortly after the acquisition, she assumed the position of Vice President, Product Development and Marketing for Curtiss-Wright’s former Controls segment, and ascended to Vice President and General Manager of the Company’s Embedded Computing business, before being named to lead the Defense Solutions division in 2013. She has more than 30 years of operational experience across the defense, aerospace and commercial industries.

Ms. Bamford holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University and a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from George Mason University.

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Elected 2017

Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Corporation; Director, Ingevity Corporation

Bruce D. Hoechner, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Corporation, a NYSE-listed company from October 2011 until his retirement on December 31, 2022. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Rogers Corporation from October 2011 to March 2023. Rogers Corporation is a leading global provider of engineered materials and components for mission critical applications serving telecommunications, automotive, defense and aerospace, and consumer markets. Mr. Hoechner also serves as a director of Ingevity Corporation since February 2023. Ingevity is a leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals. From October 2009 to October 2011, Mr. Hoechner served as President, Asia Pacific region, based in Shanghai, China, for Dow Chemical Company, a global diversified chemical and material company, and before that held positions of increasing responsibility in the U.S. and internationally during his 27-year career with Rohm and Haas Company, a leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals, which was purchased by Dow. He has served as a Director of the Company since 2017 and serves as a member of the Committee on Directors and Governance and Chairperson of the Finance Committee.

Mr. Hoechner has many years of broad leadership experience across numerous geographies, businesses, and functions with particularly strong international experience at leading multinational organizations. In his prior capacity as CEO and President of Rogers Corporation, Mr. Hoechner led a business transformation that significantly improved revenues and profitability, and resulted in a substantial increase in the company’s market cap. Mr. Hoechner brings to our Board international executive experience in technology manufacturing, with relevant industry exposure, as well as extensive strategic and financial acumen, which enhances Mr. Hoechner’s contributions and value to the Company’s Board.

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Elected 2026

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA); Director, Dominion Energy, Inc. and Aecon Group Inc.

Jeffrey J. Lyash, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from April 2019 until his retirement in April 2025. The Tennessee Valley Authority is a corporate agency of the United States that provides electricity for business customers and local power companies and serves 10 million people in seven Southeastern states. Prior to joining the TVA, Mr. Lyash served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ontario Power Generation, which is Ontario, Canada’s, largest, low-carbon electricity generator. From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Lyash served as President of CB&I Power, a leading power industry engineering and construction firm. Prior to this, Mr. Lyash served in senior leadership roles in leading energy companies in the United States, including Executive Vice President of Energy Supply for Duke Energy and its predecessor Progress Energy, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Progress Energy Florida. Mr. Lyash began his energy sector career at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), where he served in senior technical and management positions. Mr. Lyash currently serves on the Board of Directors of Dominion Energy, Inc., a leading electricity supplier, and Aecon Group Inc., which develops and manufactures large-scale infrastructure projects in sectors like nuclear, utilities, industrial, and transportation. He formerly served as a director of Granite Construction Incorporated, a civil construction company and aggregate producer.

Mr. Lyash’s extensive managerial experience and his understanding of the power industry after more than four decades in utility operations, power operations and generation construction, and public policy and regulatory matters, ( particularly in nuclear energy), provide the Company a competitive advantage in seeking new strategic business opportunities and platforms for its power generation industry products and services.

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Elected 2019

Chief Executive Officer and Principal of Silket Advisory Services; Director, Albemarle Corporation and Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

Glenda J. Minor, has served as Chief Executive Officer and Principal of Silket Advisory Services, a privately owned consulting firm, since 2016. Silket Advisory Services advises companies on financial, strategic, and operational initiatives. From 2010 – 2015, Ms. Minor was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Evraz North America Limited, a leading steel manufacturer. Prior to this, Ms. Minor held both domestic and international executive finance roles at increasing levels of managerial responsibility at Visteon Corporation, a leading global automotive supplier, and DaimlerChrysler, a leading global automotive manufacturer, as well as financial management roles at General Motors Corporation, a leading global automotive manufacturer, and General Dynamics Corporation, a leading global aerospace and defense company. Ms. Minor currently serves on the Board of Directors of Albemarle Corporation, a leading global specialty chemical company; Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of recycled metal products in North America; and the Capital Area United Way, a non-profit organization, where she serves as the Treasurer and Finance chair. Ms. Minor has previously served on the board of several other non-profit organizations. She has served as a Director of the Company since 2019 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Committee on Directors and Governance.

Ms. Minor has many years of broad financial and international leadership experience across different industries and different continents, which have provided her with an in-depth understanding of the preparation and analysis of financial statements, and invaluable experience in capital market transactions, accounting, treasury, investor relations, financial and strategic planning, and business expansion. She is also financially literate in accordance with NYSE listing standards and an “audit committee financial expert” in accordance with SEC regulations. Ms. Minor’s extensive financial knowledge will be an invaluable asset to the Board in its oversight of the integrity of the Company’s financial statements and the financial reporting process. Additionally, Ms. Minor’s experience in mergers and acquisitions and business expansion provides the Company a competitive advantage in seeking new strategic business opportunities and platforms for its products and services.

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Elected 2021

Former Chief Executive Officer and Director of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

Anthony J. Moraco, served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a NYSE-listed company, from September 2013 to July 2019, after its separation from its former parent Leidos Holdings, Inc. SAIC is a leading provider of technical, engineering, and enterprise information technology (IT) solutions and services primarily to the U.S. government. Prior to this time, he served in various leadership positions at Leidos (legacy SAIC), including serving as President of its Government Solutions Group in 2013, as Group President of its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance organization from 2012 to 2013, as its Executive Vice President for Operations and Performance Excellence from 2010 to 2012, and as Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Space and Geospatial Intelligence Business Unit from 2007 to 2010. Leidos is a leading science, engineering and IT company that provides services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil and health markets. Mr. Moraco currently serves on the Board of Directors of Radiance Technologies, Inc., a leader in advanced engineering solutions serving the U.S. defense and intelligence communities. He has served as a Director of the Company since 2021 and serves as a member of the Executive Compensation Committee and the Finance Committee.

Mr. Moraco has an in-depth understanding of the aerospace and defense industry, evidenced by his past employment at SAIC and Leidos, as well as his previous leadership roles at the Boeing Company Space & Intelligence Mission Systems and Phantom Works. In addition, Mr. Moraco has extensive experience in U.S. government contracting. Mr. Moraco’s market knowledge, leadership skills, financial acumen, and operational management ability proven during his tenure as CEO of SAIC and as an executive of Leidos, along with his prior public company board experience, enhances Mr. Moraco’s contributions and value to the Company’s Board.

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Elected 2023

Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.); President WFM Advisors, LLC

Admiral (Ret.) William F. Moran, has served at WFM Advisors, LLC, a privately-owned consulting firm, since 2019. WFM Advisors advises companies in the areas of Aerospace and Defense, training and education, artificial intelligence and technology. Prior to this, Admiral Moran had a long, distinguished career in the U.S. Navy serving at various times in increased senior leadership positions. From 2016 to 2019, he served as Vice Chief of Naval Operations; from 2013 to 2016, he served as Chief of Naval Personnel; from 2010 to 2013, he served as Director of Air Warfare; and from 1981 to 2010 he held various other leadership roles. Admiral Moran currently serves on the Board of Directors of USAA and currently serves on its Audit Committee and Compensation & Workforce Committee. USAA is a Fortune 500 diversified financial services group of companies offering banking and insurance to people and families who serve, or served, in the United States Armed Forces. He has served as a Director of the Company since 2023 and serves as a member of the Executive Compensation Committee and the Finance Committee.

Admiral Moran has many years of broad leadership and operational experience while serving in the U.S. Navy. He is familiar with financial management, leadership development, operations, and strategic planning. This experience, coupled with an in-depth understanding of the U.S. Navy’s operational needs and U.S. government contracting and spending, provides the Company a competitive advantage in developing new operational leaders and new strategic business opportunities and platforms for its naval defense business’ products and services.

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Elected 2011

Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operations and Administrative Officer of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Robert J. Rivet, served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operations and Administrative Officer of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a leading global semiconductor company, from October 2008 to February 2011, and has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. from September 2000 until October 2009. From 2009 to 2011, he also served as a Director of GlobalFoundries Inc., a semiconductor foundry. Prior to this, Mr. Rivet was senior Vice President at Motorola, a leading communication and semiconductor manufacturer in executive finance roles both domestically and internationally, which included a three-year assignment in Geneva, Switzerland, as the European Semiconductor CFO. He has served as a Director of the Company since 2011 and serves as Chairperson of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Executive Compensation Committee.

Mr. Rivet has 35 years of broad financial and international leadership experience across different technology industries, which has provided him an in-depth understanding of the preparation and analysis of financial statements, and an in depth understanding of our supply chain, including nine years as Chief Financial Officer of Advanced Micro Devices. In addition, Mr. Rivet led numerous acquisitions, divestitures, and capital market activities while at Advanced Micro Devices. He is also financially literate in accordance with NYSE listing standards and an “audit committee financial expert” in accordance with SEC regulations. Mr. Rivet’s extensive financial knowledge will be an invaluable asset to the Board providing comprehensive oversight over the integrity of the Company’s financial statements and the financial reporting process. Additionally, his in-depth understanding of high-technology industries such as the semiconductor business, and experience in mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets provides the Company a competitive advantage in addressing supply chain issues and seeking new strategic business opportunities and acquisitions.

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Elected 2016

Former Chief Executive Officer and Director of Gardner Denver Inc.; Director, Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. and Rogers Corporation

Peter C. Wallace, served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Gardner Denver Inc. from June 2014 until his retirement as of January 1, 2016. Gardner Denver (now merged with Ingersoll Rand’s Industrial segment and renamed Ingersoll Rand Inc.) is an industrial manufacturer of compressors, blowers, pumps, and other fluid control products used in numerous global end markets. Prior to joining Gardner Denver, Mr. Wallace was President and Chief Executive Officer, and a Director, of Robbins & Myers, Inc., from 2004 until it was acquired in February 2013 by National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Robbins & Myers was a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of highly engineered, application-critical equipment and systems for energy, chemical, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets worldwide. Mr. Wallace is also non-executive Chairman of the Board of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of industrial products and fluid power components, and non-executive Chairman of the Board of Rogers Corporation, a leading provider of engineered materials and components for mission critical applications across various markets. Mr. Wallace also serves on the board of a private manufacturing firm engaged in packaging equipment and industrial markets and serves as a board member of a private equity backed firm engaged in transitional energy markets. He has served as a Director of the Company since 2016 and serves as chairperson of the Committee on Directors and Governance and a member of the Finance Committee.

Mr. Wallace has a wide and varied background as a senior executive, including having served as CEO of several leading companies in global industrial equipment manufacturing, serving a wide range of end markets, including aerospace, energy, and industrial. During his career, Mr. Wallace transformed businesses by developing clear strategies that included acquiring and merging companies, along with divestitures to free up resources that could be redeployed to create long-term shareholder value. He also led major organization changes, and in doing so recruited top talent and developed others in key areas, including strategic account planning, key account management, lean implementation, and facility rationalization, to improve profitability. Mr. Wallace has extensive experience in evaluating business opportunities and management teams as he has been engaged by several private equity firms to evaluate business plans. He has been a senior advisor to private equity firms, and has served as CEO of a private equity backed portfolio company. Mr. Wallace brings to the Board the perspective of someone familiar with all facets of worldwide business operations, including the experience of leading a NYSE-listed company. This broad and extensive experience in senior leadership roles, including his board experience in both public and private companies, and experience in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, provides the Company a competitive advantage in creating long-term shareholder value and seeking new strategic business opportunities and acquisitions.

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Elected 2023

Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (Ret.); Chief Executive Officer, Wyche Leadership and Supply Chain Consulting

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Larry D. Wyche, serves as Chief Executive Officer of Wyche Leadership and Supply Chain Consulting, a privately-owned consulting firm, since 2017. Prior to this, Lt. Gen. Wyche had a long, distinguished career in the U.S. Army serving at various times in increased senior leadership positions. From 2015 to 2017, he served as Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command; from 2012 to 2014, he served as Commanding General, Combined Arms Support Command; from 2010 to 2012, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, U.S. Army Materiel Command; from 2008 to 2010, he served as Commanding General, Joint Munitions Command; and from 2002 to 2008, he completed two tours at the Pentagon serving as Director for Supply Chain Strategy & Integration, and Chief of Supply Chain & Logistics Programs. From 2018 to 2021, he also served on the Board of Directors at the Houston Food Bank. He has served as a Director of the Company since 2023 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Committee on Directors and Governance.

Lt. Gen. Wyche has many years of broad leadership and operational experience while serving in the U.S. Army. He is familiar with the U.S. military supply chain, emerging technologies, cyber assurance, human capital management, financial management, operations, and strategic planning. This experience, coupled with an in-depth understanding of U.S. government acquisition, contracting and spending, especially defense and defense products, provides the Company a competitive advantage in addressing supply chain issues, cyber threats, and workforce matters, as well as seeking new strategic business opportunities and platforms for the Company’s defense industry products and services.