John V. Sims has been our Chief Executive Officer, President and a director since January 1, 2026. From May 2025 to January 2026, Mr. Sims was our Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; and from October 2021 to May 2025, he was our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. During a 27-year career with International Paper, Mr. Sims held various leadership positions providing extensive experience in the printing papers and packaging businesses, including: from 2019 to 2021, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development; from 2016 until 2019, Senior Vice President and President, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia; in 2016, Vice President and General Manager, European Papers; and from 2014 to 2016, Vice President and General Manager for International Paper s North American Papers business. Mr. Sims first became an officer of International Paper in 2008 when he was appointed Vice President, Strategic Planning. He then served as Vice President, Finance and Strategy for International Paper s North American Industrial Packaging business before assuming general management responsibility for International Paper s U.S. Imaging Papers business, and then for its North American Papers division. Mr. Sims is a member of the board of directors of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) and is a member of the board of directors of Slingshot Memphis, a not-for-profit that utilizes a standardized methodology to measure poverty-fighting effectiveness and identifies opportunities to enhance the outcomes of poverty-fighting organizations. He served on the Confederation of European Paper Industries Board from 2016 to 2019. Mr. Sims holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.