Textron 2020 Proxy Statement

8 TEXTRON 2020 PROXY STATEMENT The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” each of the director nominees (Items 1a through 1j on the proxy card). • Extensive expertise in scientific research • Considerable leadership experience, including in relationships with the federal government • Deep understanding of emerging technologies Experience, Qualifications, Attributes and Skills Ms. Zuber, 61, is the Vice President for Research and the E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics 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. Since 1990, she has held leadership roles associated with scientific experiments or instrumentation on ten NASA missions. In 2013, President Obama appointed Ms. Zuber to the National Science Board, and, in 2018 she was reappointed by President Trump. She served as Board Chair from 2016-2018. In December 2017, Ms. Zuber became a director of Bank of America Corporation. Maria T. Zuber Director Since 2016