Mr. Nagarajan has served as Nordson s President and Chief Executive Officer since August 2019. He joined Nordson following a 23-year career with Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW), (FORTUNE 200 manufacturer of industrial products and equipment). In his last role at Illinois Tool Works, Mr. Nagarajan served as executive vice president, ITW Automotive OEM Segment, a position he held since 2015. Prior to that he held various executive and managerial roles of increasing responsibility. Mr. Nagarajan is the only member of Nordson s management serving on our Board. He brings to the Board significant global manufacturing experience, with a focus on creating value for customers through innovation and industry-leading excellence in quality and delivery. Mr. Nagarajan has an intimate understanding of management, leadership, strategy development and day-to-day operations of global companies. He has been instrumental in driving and implementing strategies to strengthen our financial performance, culture, values, purpose, employee engagement, customer experience, profitable growth and management of corporate responsibility initiatives, cybersecurity and other significant risks and opportunities. Based on his strong background, experience and performance in senior leadership roles and as a director, our Board believes Mr. Nagarajan represents each of the key skills and qualifications noted for him in the Director Skills Matrix on page 9, and will continue to effectively serve our Board, our business, our management team and our shareholders.