2018 Proxy Statement

7 TEXTRON 2018 PROXY STATEMENT Ms. James, 59, is the retired 23rd Secretary of the United States Air Force, as position she held from December 2013 to January 2017. Prior to her role as Secretary of the Air Force, Ms. James held YDULRXV H[HFXWLYH SRVLWLRQV GXULQJ D \HDU WHQXUH DW 6FLHQFH $SSOLFDWLRQV ,QWHUQDWLRQDO &RUSRUDWLRQ (SAIC), a provider of services and solutions in the areas of defense, health, energy, infrastructure, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cybersecurity to agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, foreign governments and other customers, most recently serving as Sector President, Technical and Engineering of the Government Solutions Group, a position she held from February through December of 2013. She previously served as SAIC’s Executive Vice President for Communications and Government Affairs, a position she assumed in 2010. Ms. James joined SAIC in 2002 as the Director of Homeland Security within SAIC, then in 2005 became Business Unit General Manager of the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information Technology business unit. Earlier in her career, Ms. James served as Professional Staff Member for the House Armed Services Committee and as the DoD Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. In August 2017, Ms. James became a director of Unisys Corporation. 0U 7URWWHU LV D PDQDJLQJ SDUWQHU RI *HQ1[ &DSLWDO 3DUWQHUV D SULYDWH HTXLW\ EX\RXW ¿UP IRFXVHG RQ LQGXVWULDO EXVLQHVV WR EXVLQHVV FRPSDQLHV 0U 7URWWHU ZDV 9LFH &KDLUPDQ RI *HQHUDO (OHFWULF &RPSDQ\ D GLYHUVL¿HG WHFKQRORJ\ PHGLD DQG ¿QDQFLDO VHUYLFHV FRPSDQ\ DQG 3UHVLGHQW DQG &KLHI ([HFXWLYH 2I¿FHU RI *( ,QGXVWULDO RQH RI *(¶V SULQFLSDO EXVLQHVVHV D UROH KH DVVXPHG LQ and held until his retirement in February 2008. Mr. Trotter previously was Executive Vice President of 2SHUDWLRQV RI *( DQG IURP WR KH VHUYHG DV 3UHVLGHQW DQG &KLHI ([HFXWLYH 2I¿FHU RI *( Consumer and Industrial, a role he assumed following the 2004 merger of GE’s Consumer Products, Industrial Systems and Supply businesses. He began his GE career in 1970 and held various production, technology and management positions in several GE businesses, before being named D *( 6HQLRU 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW DQG 3UHVLGHQW DQG &KLHI ([HFXWLYH 2I¿FHU RI ,QGXVWULDO 6\VWHPV LQ 1998. Mr. Trotter also served as a director of PepsiCo, Inc. from 2008 through 2017 and serves as a director of Meritor, Inc. (since 2015). He also previously served on the supervisory board of Daimler A.G. (from 2009 through 2014). ([SHULHQFH 4XDOLÀFDWLRQV $WWULEXWHV DQG 6NLOOV • Deep expertise in national security ‡ 6LJQL¿FDQW H[SHULHQFH LQ 8 6 JRYHUQPHQW SURFXUHPHQW DQG ORJLVWLFV • Demonstrated leadership and management skills ‡ ([WHQVLYH H[SHULHQFH LQ WKH F\EHUVHFXULW\ ¿HOG ([SHULHQFH 4XDOLÀFDWLRQV $WWULEXWHV DQG 6NLOOV ‡ 6LJQL¿FDQW OHDGHUVKLS H[SHULHQFH LQ D YDULHW\ RI ¿HOGV RI LPSRUWDQFH WR 7H[WURQ ‡ %URDG H[SHUWLVH LQ EXLOGLQJ SRZHUIXO EUDQGV ZRUOGZLGH LPSOHPHQWLQJ ZRUOG FODVV SURFHVVHV and talent development • Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing operations, supply chain management, corporate JRYHUQDQFH ¿QDQFH LQIRUPDWLRQ WHFKQRORJ\ DQG WKH GHYHORSPHQW RI LQWHUQDWLRQDO EXVLQHVV opportunities Deborah Lee James Director Since 2017 Audit Committee Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Lloyd G. Trotter Director Since 2008 Organization and Compensation Committee (Chair)