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Mr. Schrock became a Director in May 2018 and has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since August 2018. From 2014 to 2024, Mr. Schrock served as a Senior Operating Advisor of Oak Hill Capital Partners. He retired in 2013 from Pentair LLC, a global water, fluid, thermal management, and equipment protection company. Mr. Schrock began his Pentair career in 1998, where he most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer, beginning in 2006. His other roles at Pentair included President of Water Technologies Americas and President of the Pump and Pool Group and President and COO of Pentair Technical Products. Prior to joining Pentair, Mr. Schrock held numerous senior leadership positions at Honeywell International Inc. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Plexus Corporation (NASDAQ: PLXS), as well as serving on the Board of Governors of the St. Thomas School of Engineering. Mr. Schrock earned a B.S. from Bradley University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.

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Mr. Edmonds became a director on November 28, 2025. He currently serves as a Partner at Covey Hill, an investment firm. Prior to Covey Hill, he served as Head of Research and a Managing Partner at Panning Capital Management. He was previously a Partner at King Street Capital Management, where he was one of four members of the firm’s global Investment Committee. Earlier in his career, Mr. Edmonds also worked for Oak Hill Advisors and Lehman Brothers. He currently serves on the boards of the University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO), the Darden Graduate School of Business and the Jefferson Scholars Foundation. Mr. Edmonds earned his bachelor’s degree, MBA and J.D. from The University of Virginia.

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Ms. Edwards became a Director in 2023. Prior to her retirement in 2017, Ms. Edwards worked for Eaton Corporation Plc, as Senior Vice President & General Manager, Residential & Wiring Device Business. Prior to her distinguished career as a senior executive at Eaton, she served in various capacities with increasingly responsible roles with strategic, financial and operational reach at global diversified manufacturing companies, including Schneider Electric and Square D Company. Over the last two decades, she has also served on various for-profit and non-profit boards, notably foundations and councils that aim to help the underserved and underprivileged segments of the population. Ms. Edwards currently serves on the Board of Directors of Standex International Corporation (NYSE: SXI) and Amsted Industries (private). Ms. Edwards holds a BBA in Business Management from Kent State University.

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Ms. Isbell became a Director in 2015. Until her retirement in December 2016, Ms. Isbell was the Vice President of Human Resources & Corporate Communications for Lexmark International, Inc., a manufacturer of imaging and output technology and provider of enterprise services, a position she held since February 2003. Prior to that, Ms. Isbell held a number of leadership positions at Lexmark, including Vice President, Compensation and Employee Programs and Vice President, Finance and U.S. Controller. Prior to joining Lexmark in 1991, Ms. Isbell held various positions at IBM. Ms. Isbell is a Director of SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc. (NYSE: SITE) where she chairs the HR and Compensation Committee. She also serves on the National Association of Corporate Directors Florida Chapter Board. Ms. Isbell holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Eastern Kentucky University and an M.B.A. from Xavier University. She is a certified public accountant and a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow, is NACD Directorship Certified and was selected as a 2021 NACD Directorship 100.

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Mr. James became a Director in 2017. Mr. James began his career at Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky, Inc. (“TMMK”) in 1987 and made history as the first African American President of the company, serving from June 2010 through December 2017. Prior to becoming President, Mr. James rose through the ranks in production engineering, quality, and operations. He retired in 2018, concluding a transformative 31-year career with Toyota. Mr. James is also a co-owner of JAM Automotive and JAM Distribution Kentucky, and serves as a board member of Cornerstone Building Brands (private). He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Old Dominion University and has also been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Kentucky and the University of Pikeville in recognition of his contributions to industry and education.

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Mr. Kershaw became a Director in 2017. He is the Chief Customer Officer of Nova Intelligence, President of FourCorners Cyber, a cybersecurity consulting firm he founded in 2023, and a Partner at Symmetrio, advising companies from startups to multinationals. Mr. Kershaw was the Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Cargill, Incorporated until his retirement in April of 2022. He also served as an advisor and coach in Accenture plc's Luminary Program. Prior to Cargill, he was the Senior Vice President and CIO at the Industrial Sector of Eaton Corporation. Earlier, while the CIO of W.L. Gore and Associates, he also served as an original member of the State of Delaware’s Information Technology Investment Council. Mr. Kershaw serves as a Board Advisor to the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Data and Information Sciences and was the founding Cybersecurity Chairperson of the North American Meat Institute (NAMI), where he still serves on the cybersecurity committee. He holds a B.A. in Economics from LaSalle University.

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Mr. Muse became a Director in 2015. From 2002 until he retired in 2014, Mr. Muse served as President of Hubbell Lighting Inc., a leading manufacturer of lighting fixtures and controls, and Group Vice President of Hubbell Inc., the parent company of Hubbell Lighting, an international manufacturer of electrical and electronic products for non-residential and residential construction, industrial and utility applications. Prior to that, Mr. Muse was President and Chief Executive Officer of Lighting Corporation of America from 2000 to 2002 and President of Progress Lighting from 1993 to 2000. Additionally, he held leadership and management positions at Thomas Industries, American Electric and Thomas & Betts. Mr. Muse began his career in the electrical manufacturing industry in 1979. Mr. Muse served on electrical industry association boards, including the Board of Governors of the American Lighting Association (ALA) and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) - Lighting Board of Governors. In addition, he served on nonprofit boards with national relevance in the areas of performing arts, a children's museum and the YMCA, providing strategic, financial and governance leadership. Mr. Muse holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgia Southern University.

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Mr. Waltz became a Director and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Atkore Inc. in 2018. Prior to that, he served in several other Company executive roles, including Chief Operating Officer and Group President of Atkore Electrical. From 2009 until joining Atkore in 2013, Mr. Waltz was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Strategic Materials, Inc. Prior to that, he spent 15 years in various divisions of Pentair plc, including President-Pentair Flow Technologies. Mr. Waltz began his career at General Electric Company and as a Deloitte management consultant. He earned a Masters of Business Administration from Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, a Masters of Science in Computer Science from Villanova University, a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, and was a graduate of General Electric’s Information Systems Management Program. In addition to serving on Atkore’s Board of Directors, Mr. Waltz serves as a Director of Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE: NX), a Director and Executive Committee member for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and has served as a National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) Board Member.

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Mrs. Wynn became a Director in August 2018. Mrs. Wynn was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (and was Treasurer until late 2020) of MYR Group Inc., a publicly-traded, North American electrical contractor specializing in transmission, distribution, substation, commercial and industrial construction. She retired from MYR Group in May 2022. Prior to MYR Group, Mrs. Wynn held various executive positions within manufacturing and construction industries, including Chief Financial Officer roles at Faith Technologies, Inc., Sloan Valve Company, and Block and Company, Inc. In addition, Mrs. Wynn has eleven years of audit experience during her tenure at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mrs. Wynn previously served on the MYR Group Board of Directors from 2007 to 2015 before joining the company’s executive leadership team. In addition to serving on Atkore's Board of Directors, Mrs. Wynn serves as a Director of Everus Construction Group, Inc. (NYSE: ECG). Mrs. Wynn earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Loyola University, Chicago and is a certified public accountant.

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Mr. Zeffiro became a Director in 2015. Mr. Zeffiro joined Brooks International in 2021 as a Managing Partner of this management services firm, specializing in the design, acceleration and execution of its client's strategic imperatives. Prior to Brooks International, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer at Horizon Global Corporation, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of custom-engineered towing, trailering, cargo management products and accessories, until May of 2018. In July 2015, Horizon Global was formed as a stand-alone, publicly traded company from a division of TriMas Corporation, where Mr. Zeffiro was Group President. Prior to that, Mr. Zeffiro spent seven years as the Chief Financial Officer at TriMas with responsibility for investor relations, financial planning, external reporting, business analysis, treasury, tax and corporate capital. Mr. Zeffiro also spent four years at Black and Decker Corporation as Vice President of Finance for Global Consumer Products Group and Vice President of Finance for the U.S. Consumer Products Group. Mr. Zeffiro began his career at General Electric Company, where he held roles of progressive responsibility during his 15-year tenure, culminating in the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Americas and Global Imaging Equipment division within the GE Medical Systems Group. Mr. Zeffiro earned a B.S. in Quantitative Analytics from Bentley College.

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