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Board of Directors

Comprised of diverse, experienced and qualified leaders with strong credentials, our Board of Directors establishes corporate policies, sets strategic direction, and oversees management, which is responsible for our day-to-day operations. Guided by our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Board aims to foster the Company’s long-term success and provides strategic direction to help us achieve meaningful results worldwide. The Board of Directors helps establish and oversee our global ESG objectives and framework, including matters related to operations, our supply chain, animal welfare, climate change, the environment, nutrition and well-being, and social issues. The Board of Directors reviews all significant ESG policies, processes and goals, and receives regular updates from the ESG team on progress against key performance indicators and other relevant developments.

Executive Leadership Team

Our provides oversight and executional leadership for our global ESG strategy. The Executive Leadership Team is led by Chief Executive Officer, Miguel Patricio, and includes nine other executives representing a variety of disciplines, including Communications, Corporate Affairs, Finance, Human Resources, Legal/Ethics & Compliance, Marketing, Operations, Procurement, Research & Development, and Sales. The team receives quarterly progress reports from the ESG team.

ESG Team and Steering Committee

Accountable to the Board of Directors through the Executive Leadership Team, the ESG Team directs the design, development, execution, and continuous improvement of our ESG strategy, goals, and initiatives. The ESG Team engages with key stakeholders regularly, including stockholders, consumers, customers, employees, NGOs and community leaders, and leads the ESG Steering Committee.

The ESG Steering Committee is comprised of leaders in various functions around the globe. Team leaders are responsible for mobilizing the organization and collaborating across departments to lead the development, implementation, continuous improvement, and measurement of relevant ESG policies, procedures and programs. The ESG Steering Committee has subcommittees that meet regularly in the following areas: Product Health; Sustainable Agriculture; Responsible Sourcing; Sustainable Manufacturing; Sustainable Packaging; Animal Welfare; Corporate & Government Affairs; and Communications.

These practices are designed to ensure alignment with business strategies and operational objectives. The CEO and key leadership, along with various other team members, hold ESG key performance metrics linked to compensation associated with all ESG initiatives.

In addition, in 2022 we established ESG-related key performance indicators (KPIs) for more than 1,500 executives and employees throughout the business, including our Chief Executive Officer; Executive Vice President, Global General Counsel and Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer; and Executive Vice President and Global Chief Procurement Officer.

Please visit and/or our filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2023 to learn more about our Company’s corporate governance structure and leadership. We are also proud to disclose certain ESG progress and achievements in our proxy statements. ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú has also increasingly integrated and disclosed environmental related data that feeds into various reporting frameworks, such as Sustainalytics, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, and CDP (Climate, Water and Forest questionnaires).