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TEXTRON 2017 PROXY STATEMENT
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James L. Ziemer
Director Since 2007
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Inc. until his retirement in April 2009. Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company for the group of
companies doing business as Harley-Davidson Motor Company which design, manufacture and
sell motorcycles and related parts and accessories, and Harley-Davidson Financial Services, which
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1990 to April 2005 and President of the Harley-Davidson Foundation, Inc. from 1993 to 2006.
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at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she has been a member of the faculty in the
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences since 1995. In her role as Vice President
for Research, to which she was appointed in 2013, she has overall responsibility for research
administration and policy at MIT, overseeing MIT Lincoln Laboratory and more than a dozen
interdisciplinary research laboratories and centers, and plays a central role in research relationships
with the federal government. Previously she served as the Head of the Department of Earth,
Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT from 2003-2011. Since 1990, she has held leadership
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serving as Principal Investigator for NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)
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• Extensive expertise in establishing brand equity worldwide
• Leadership experience in fostering outstanding customer satisfaction and loyalty
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• Considerable leadership experience, including in relationships with the federal government
• Deep understanding of emerging technologies
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” each of the director nominees (Items 1a through 1k on the proxy card).
Maria T. Zuber
Director Since 2016