• Director since 2006
• Executive Chairman of the Board
• Chair of the Executive Committee

Ms. Meyrowitz, 71, has been Executive Chairman of the Board since 2016 and a director since 2006. She served as Chairman of the Board from 2015 to 2016 and as Chief Executive Officer of TJX from 2007 to 2016. In previous roles, Ms. Meyrowitz served as President of TJX from 2005 to 2011, Senior Executive Vice President of TJX from 2004 to 2005, President of Marmaxx from 2001 to 2005, and Executive Vice President of TJX from 2001 to 2004. Previously, Ms. Meyrowitz held various senior management and merchandising positions with Marmaxx and with Chadwick’s of Boston and Hit or Miss, former divisions of TJX, from 1983 to 2001.

As Executive Chairman of the Board and through other senior positions held with TJX, Ms. Meyrowitz has extensive knowledge of and insight into our business, in addition to broad experience in all aspects of off-price retail, including innovation, business strategy, supply chain, distribution and logistics, marketing, real estate, finance and accounting, and international operations.

• Director since 2015
• Chief Executive Officer and President

Mr. Herrman, 64, has been Chief Executive Officer of TJX since 2016, a director since 2015, and President since 2011. He served as Senior Executive Vice President, Group President from 2008 to 2011, with responsibilities for Marmaxx, HomeGoods, and TJX Canada; President of Marmaxx from 2005 to 2008; and Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Marmaxx from 2004 to 2005. From 1989 to 2004, he held various merchandising roles with TJX.

As Chief Executive Officer and President of TJX, Mr. Herrman has managed a complex global retail business in a significantly evolving landscape and overseen TJX's near- and long-term strategy, including global expansion strategy, through various economic conditions and challenges. In his current role and through the other positions Mr. Herrman has held with the Company, Mr. Herrman has a deep understanding of TJX and broad experience in all aspects of off-price retail, including merchandising, organizational management, talent development, business strategy, finance and accounting, innovation, international operations, marketing, real estate, buying, and distribution.

• Independent Director since 2020; previously served on Board from 2007 to 2018
• Member of the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees

Mr. Alvarez, 62, is a Clinical Professor of Business Administration at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, which he joined in 2022. He was a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School from 2009 to 2023 and served as Executive Vice President – Global Business Development for Royal Ahold N.V., now Royal Ahold Delhaize N.V., a global food retail group, in 2008. From 2001 until 2008, he served in various key management positions at Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover, including Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, Supply Chain and Logistics. He previously held various executive positions at Shaw’s Supermarkets and American Stores Company from 1990 to 2001.

Mr. Alvarez has a long career in the retail industry, including experience as a researcher and educator on the industry, which along with his public company directorships, provide him with deep expertise in global retail chain management, including organizational leadership, store and human capital management, e-commerce, global sourcing and business operations, merchandising, marketing, and strategic planning.

Mr. Alvarez also served as a director of United Rentals, Inc. from 2009 until May 2024.

• Independent Director since 2007
• Independent Lead Director and Member of the Compensation, Corporate Governance, and Executive Committees

Mr. Bennett, 74, served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of H&R Block, Inc., a tax services provider, from 2010 until his retirement in 2011 and previously held various executive positions with the company, including Interim Chief Executive Officer, from 2007 to 2008. He was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a Member of the Office of the Chairman of Aetna Inc., a diversified healthcare benefits company, from 2001 to 2007, and previously held other senior financial management positions at Aetna after joining in 1995. Mr. Bennett held various senior management roles in finance and sales/marketing at Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corporation from 1981 to 1995 and served in various positions at Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young LLP).

Mr. Bennett brings leadership and risk management experience through his senior management roles in two large, established financial businesses and public company directorships, as well as financial expertise including financial and capital structure management, taxes, accounting, internal controls, planning, and financial reporting.

Mr. Bennett has also been a director of Halliburton Company since 2006 and Fluor Corporation since 2011.

• Independent Director since 2018
• Chair of the Compensation Committee and Member of the Audit and Finance Committee

Ms. Berkery, 72, was Chairman of UBS Bank USA and Vice Chairman of UBS Wealth Management Americas, a bank and wealth management firm, from 2010 to retirement in 2018. She also served as Chief Executive Officer of UBS Bank USA from 2010 to 2015. Before joining UBS, she held a variety of roles at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., including Vice Chairman from 2007 to 2008, Executive Vice President and General Counsel from 2001 to 2008, and various senior roles from 1983 to 2008.

Ms. Berkery had a long career as a senior executive in the financial services industry, which provided her with expertise in finance, strategic planning and investment, wealth management, and management of complex global organizations, as well as significant corporate governance experience, including in compliance, regulatory, and risk management oversight.

Ms. Berkery has also been a director of Fluor Corporation since 2010.

• Independent Director since 2007
• Chair of the IT Subcommittee of the Audit and Finance Committee and Member of the Audit and Finance and Corporate Governance Committees

Mr. Ching, 72, has been a Consultant for DTC Associates LLC since 2013. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Safeway Inc., a food and drug retailer, from 1994 to 2013. Mr. Ching was the General Manager for British American Consulting Group, a software and consulting firm focusing on the distribution and retail industries, in 1994. He also served in various senior management positions, including Senior Vice President of Information Systems at Lucky Stores Inc., from 1979 to 1993.

Mr. Ching brings strong technology and related management experience in the retail industry, providing him with expertise in information systems and security, including risk management and internal controls, technology implementation and operation, reporting, and supply chain distribution in the retail industry.

• Independent Director since 2020
• Member of the Audit and Finance and Compensation Committees

Ms. Goodwin, 65, is an experienced financial services professional. She has been a private investor since 2008. Ms. Goodwin previously served as Managing Director and Head of Equities (Global) for the Asset Management Division of Credit Suisse Group AG from 2006 to 2008, and as Chief Investment Officer – Equities at State Street Research & Management Co., a money management firm, from 2002 to 2005.

Ms. Goodwin’s many years of experience in investment and financial services, as well as her years of service as a public company director in various industries, provide her with strong analytical skills, business acumen, and experience in risk assessment and management, as well as a deep understanding of financial markets, capital structure, and strategic planning and growth.

Ms. Goodwin has also been a director of Popular, Inc. since 2011 and General Mills since 2022.

• Independent Director since 2005
• Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee and Member of the Executive Committee

Ms. Lane, 72, was a Managing Director and Group Leader of the Global Retailing Investment Banking Group at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., from 1997 until her retirement in 2002. Ms. Lane previously served as a Managing Director, Retail Industry Investment at Salomon Brothers from 1989 to 1996.

Ms. Lane’s experience as the leader of two investment banking practices covering the global retailing industry has given her substantial experience with financial services, international markets, strategic acquisitions, finance and accounting, capital structure, and divestitures in that industry, as well as leadership, organizational management, and strategic planning.

Ms. Lane has also been a director of NextEra Energy, Inc. since 2015 and FedEx Corporation since 2022. She served on the board of trustees of Urban Edge Properties, a public company, from 2015 until 2022 and on the board of directors of GNC Holdings, Inc. from 2011 until 2020.

• Independent Director since 2016
• Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee

Ms. Nemerov, 73, was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Ralph Lauren Corporation from 2013 until her retirement in 2015 and served on Ralph Lauren’s board of directors from 2007 until 2015. She served as Executive Vice President of Ralph Lauren Corporation from 2004 to 2013. Prior to her tenure there, she held various executive positions in the retail industry, including President and Chief Operating Officer of the Jones Apparel Group from 1998 to 2002.

Ms. Nemerov brings extensive retail, brand management, and operations experience, which, along with her related board and management positions in the apparel and retail industry, provide her with corporate governance and risk oversight experience as well as valuable expertise in consumer insights, e-commerce, human capital management, global sourcing and supply chain management, manufacturing, merchandising, and licensing.

• Independent Director since 2023
• Member of the Audit and Finance Committee

Mr. Wagner, 57, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since 2019. Prior to joining Vertex, Mr. Wagner was Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics from 2015 until 2019, Executive Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer at Bruker Corporation from 2012 to 2015, and Executive Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer at Progress Software from 2010 to 2012. Previously, Mr. Wagner was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Millipore Corporation from 2002 to 2010 and served in various senior financial roles at Bain & Company and Coopers & Lybrand from 1990 to 2002.

Mr. Wagner oversees a range of functions, including accounting, finance, internal audit, investor relations, business development, and global security and facilities, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vertex. In addition, Mr. Wagner was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Vertex, effective July 1, 2025. Mr. Wagner's ongoing role as a senior financial executive and his many years of experience overseeing various aspects of corporate operations, internal controls, information technology and systems functions, and business growth and strategy provide him with strong business judgment, experience in compliance and risk assessment and management, and expertise in considering corporate strategies.