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Company Executives

$UVV Management Team

Mr. Preston Wigner

Chairman of the Board

President

Chief Executive Officer

Age 56

Compensation $4.434M USD

Sex Male

Mr. Johan Kroner

Chief Financial Officer

Senior Vice President

Age 57

Compensation $2.173M USD

Sex Male

Mr. Airton Hentschke

Chief Operating Officer

Senior Vice President

Age 55

Compensation $3.110M USD

Sex Male

Mr. J. Patrick O'Keefe

Senior Vice President of Universal Global Ventures

Inc.

Vice President - Ingredients

Age 56

Compensation $1.212M USD

Sex Male

Mrs. Catherine Claiborne

Vice President

General Counsel

Secretary

Age 64

Compensation $1.434M USD

Sex Female

Mr. Scott Bleicher

Vice President

Controller

Age 48

Compensation -

Sex Male

Mr. M. Starke

Senior Vice President

Sales Director

Age 49

Compensation -

Sex Male

Ms. Jennifer Rowe

Assistant Treasurer

Age -

Compensation -

Sex Female

Ms. Tatiana Godoi

Chief Human Resources Officer

Age -

Compensation -

Sex Female

Mr. Steven Diel

Vice President - Business Development

Age 54

Compensation -

Sex Male

Name / Title	Age	Compensation	Sex
Mr. Preston Wigner Chairman of the Board President Chief Executive Officer	56	$4.434M USD	Male
Mr. Johan Kroner Chief Financial Officer Senior Vice President	57	$2.173M USD	Male
Mr. Airton Hentschke Chief Operating Officer Senior Vice President	55	$3.110M USD	Male
Mr. J. Patrick O'Keefe Senior Vice President of Universal Global Ventures Inc. Vice President - Ingredients	56	$1.212M USD	Male
Mrs. Catherine Claiborne Vice President General Counsel Secretary	64	$1.434M USD	Female
Mr. Scott Bleicher Vice President Controller	48	-	Male
Mr. M. Starke Senior Vice President Sales Director	49	-	Male
Ms. Jennifer Rowe Assistant Treasurer	-	-	Female
Ms. Tatiana Godoi Chief Human Resources Officer	-	-	Female
Mr. Steven Diel Vice President - Business Development	54	-	Male

Board of Directors

From the proxy statement filed Jul 1, 2026

Directors

serving now

Independent

9 of 10

stated in the proxy

Average tenure

7.2 years

from year joined

CEO also chairs the board

Yes

Preston D. Wigner

Director	Age	On board	Independent	Committees	Other public boards	2026 pay
Arthur J. Schick, Jr.	70	2023 3 years	Independent	Audit Committee	None stated	$230,387
Gregory A. Trojan	67	2025 1 year	Independent	Audit Committee	Casey’s General Stores, Inc.	$26,875
Jacqueline T. Williams	73	2020 6 years	Independent	Audit Committee	None stated	$229,887
Diana F. Cantor	68	2012 14 years	Independent	Nominating, Governance and Risk Committee · Chair	VICI Properties Inc.	$241,637
Robert C. Sledd	73	2009 17 years	Independent	Finance and Pension Investment Committee · Chair	None stated	$235,387
Thomas H. Tullidge, Jr.	69	2018 8 years	Independent	Audit Committee · Chair	None stated	$235,887
Lennart R. Freeman	74	2013 13 years	Independent	Audit Committee	None stated	$235,387
Fotini E. Manolios	55	2025 1 year	Independent	Audit Committee	None stated	$212,166
Preston D. Wigner Board chair, CEO	57	2024 2 years	Not independent	Executive Committee · Chair	None stated	Paid as CEO
Thomas H. Johnson Leaving at the meeting	Not stated	Not stated	Independent	None stated	None stated	$264,087

Each director opens the passage of the proxy that names them. "Not stated" means the proxy does not say; it never means "no". Pay is the proxy's Director Compensation table; the CEO is paid as an executive.

No related-party transactions disclosed

The proxy filed Jul 1, 2026 describes a review policy but reports no transactions.

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Company Executives

$UVV Management Team

Mr. Preston Wigner

Mr. Johan Kroner

Mr. Airton Hentschke

Mr. J. Patrick O'Keefe

Mrs. Catherine Claiborne

Mr. Scott Bleicher

Mr. M. Starke

Ms. Jennifer Rowe

Ms. Tatiana Godoi

Mr. Steven Diel

Board of Directors

Related-party transactions

No related-party transactions disclosed