2019 Proxy Statement

TEXTRON 2019 PROXY STATEMENT 5 Biographical information about each nominee, as well as highlights of the speciÀc experience, qualiÀcations, attributes and skills of our individual Board members, are included below: ‡ Signi¿cant experience in the aerospace and defense sector ‡ Deep operational experience in innovation, manufacturing, sales and marketing, portfolio management, talent development and business processes ‡ First hand, real time experience in, and understanding of, Textron operations Experience, Qualifications, Attributes and Skills Mr. Donnelly, 57, is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Of¿cer of Textron. Mr. Donnelly joined Textron in June 200 as Executive 9ice President and Chief Operating Of¿cer and was promoted to President and Chief Operating Of¿cer in January 2009. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in October 2009, became Chief Executive Of¿cer of Textron in December 2009 and Chairman of the Board in September 2010. Previously, Mr. Donnelly was the President and CEO of General Electric (GE) Company’s Aviation business unit, a position he had held since July 2005. GE’s Aviation business unit is a leading maker of commercial and military jet engines and components as well as integrated digital, electric power and mechanical systems for aircraft. Prior to July 2005, Mr. Donnelly served as Senior 9ice President of GE Global Research, one of the world’s largest and most diversi¿ed industrial research organizations with facilities in the U.S., India, China and Germany and held various other management positions since joining GE in 19 9. In 201 , Mr. Donnelly joined the board of directors of Medtronic plc. Scott C. Donnelly Director Since 2009 Chairman ‡ Comprehensive experience in strategic planning and change management ‡ Expertise in managing strategic business process implementation within global industrial business environments ‡ Extensive experience in advancing customer loyalty and employee satisfaction ‡ Expertise in expansion of international business Experience, Qualifications, Attributes and Skills Ms. Bader, 6 , was President and Chief Executive Of¿cer of Nature:orks LLC, which makes proprietary plastic resins and was formerly known as Cargill Dow LLC, until her retirement in January 2006. Formerly, she was a Business President of a $ .2 billion plastics portfolio at the Dow Chemical Company, a diversi¿ed chemical company. She joined Dow in 197 and held various management positions in Dow’s global and North American operations, before becoming Chairman, President and Chief Executive Of¿cer of Cargill Dow LLC, at the time an equal joint venture between Dow and Cargill Incorporated, in February 200 . She assumed the position of President and Chief Executive Of¿cer of Nature:orks in February 2005 following Cargill’s acquisition of Dow’s interest in Cargill Dow. Ms. Bader previously served as a director of Tyson Foods, Inc., from 2011 to 2015. She also served for seven years on President Bush’s Homeland Security Advisory Council. Kathleen M. Bader Director Since 200 ‡ Extensive expertise in establishing brand equity worldwide and extending strategic initiatives globally ‡ Leadership skills in enhancing customer service and advancing customer relationships ‡ Signi¿cant experience in corporate governance, talent development, change management, marketing and business development ‡ Audit Committee Financial Expert Experience, Qualifications, Attributes and Skills Mr. Clark, 66, is the retired Chairman and Chief Executive Of¿cer of Cardinal Health, Inc., a leading provider of services supporting the health care industry. He joined Cardinal Health in April 2006 as President and Chief Executive Of¿cer, became Chairman in November 2007 and retired in September 2009. Prior to joining Cardinal Health he was 9ice Chairman of the Board, P&G Family Health, and a director of The Procter and Gamble Company, which markets consumer products in over 1 0 countries, from 2002 2006. He joined Procter and Gamble in 197 and served in various key executive positions before becoming 9ice Chairman of the Board in 2002, and held that position until leaving the company in April 2006. Mr. Clark became a director of General Mills, Inc. in 2009, a director of Avnet, Inc. in 2012 and a director of Anthem, Inc. in 201 . He is also a director of Hauser Private Equity LLC, an investment ¿rm. R. Kerry Clark Director Since 200