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TEXTRON 2016 PROXY STATEMENT
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Lawrence K. Fish
Director Since 1999
Paul E. Gagné
Director Since 1995
Mr. Fish, 71, is the retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a
multi-state bank holding company. He was named Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
upon joining the bank in 1992 and held that position until relinquishing the title of President in 2005
and the title of Chief Executive Officer in 2007 and retiring in March 2009. Mr. Fish also serves as
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (since 2010) and as a director of
Tiffany & Co. (since 2008) and previously served as a director of National Bank Holdings Corporation
from 2010 through 2015.
Mr. Gagné, 69, is Chairman of Wajax Corporation, a leading Canadian distributor and support service
provider of mobile equipment, industrial components and power systems, a position he has held since
May 2006. He previously was President and Chief Executive Officer of Avenor Inc., a publicly-traded
Canadian forest products company, serving in that capacity from 1991 until November 1997, when he
left the company. In 1998, Mr. Gagné joined Kruger Inc., a Canadian privately held producer of paper
and tissue, as a consultant in corporate strategic planning, serving in that capacity until December
2002. He has been on the Board of Wajax Corporation since 1996, and he is also a director of CAE
Inc. (since 2006). In 2011, Mr. Gagné became a director of Norbord Inc. (formerly, Ainsworth Lumber
Co. Ltd.). He also previously served as a director of Fraser Papers Inc. from 2005 through 2011 and
Inmet Mining Corporation from 1996 through 2013.
Experience, Qualifications, Attributes and Skills
Mr. Fish has significant experience in the highest levels of leadership in the financial sector and
brings to Textron considerable expertise in banking and commercial finance, corporate governance,
corporate finance and the domestic and international financial markets. This experience assists the
Board in its oversight of the Company’s finance business and other financial matters of importance
to the Company.
Experience, Qualifications, Attributes and Skills
Mr. Gagné has significant executive management and financial management experience as well
as expertise in corporate strategic planning and risk management, gained through his service and
leadership roles in a number of business enterprises, including as CEO of Avenor Inc., a Canadian
public company. Mr. Gagné provides Textron with a seasoned assessment of Canadian business
opportunities and practices and other international business opportunities. He is also an “audit
committee financial expert” under the criteria adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission
and brings to the Audit Committee exceptional experience and understanding in the auditing and
accounting fields.