Director

Patrick J. Ward

Director (Audit Committee; Compensation and People Committee); Retired Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Cummins Inc.·Flex Ltd.

About

Patrick J. Ward is an independent director of Flex and serves on its Audit Committee and Compensation and People Committee. He served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cummins Inc., a global power leader that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, from 2008 to 2019.

He joined Cummins in 1987 and held a broad range of financial leadership positions, including serving as vice president, engine business controller, and executive director, power generation business controller. His experience spans financial reporting, public accounting, capital markets, investment management and investor relations.

He currently serves on the board of Corteva, Inc., and prior to joining that board he served as a director of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc., remaining a board member through its merger with DowDuPont Inc.

Since 2022
Age 62
Tenure 4 yrs

Also at Flex Ltd.

RA Revathi Advaithi Chief Executive Officer JI John D. Harris II Director (Audit Committee); Retired Vice President of Business Development, Raytheon Company and Chief Executive Officer, Raytheon International, Inc. MH Michael E. Hurlston Director; President and Chief Executive Officer, Lumentum Holdings Inc. EM Erin L. McSweeney Director (Compensation and People Committee Chair); Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated CI Charles K. Stevens, III Director (Audit Committee Chair); Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, General Motors Company MS Maryrose Sylvester Director (Compensation and People Committee); Retired U.S. Managing Director and U.S. Head of Electrification, ABB Ltd

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Flex Ltd. Director (Audit Committee; Compensation and People Committee); Retired Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Cummins Inc. 2022–present Current role
Cummins Inc. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 2008–2019 Global power leader in engines and related technologies.
Cummins Inc. Financial leadership positions, incl. vice president, engine business controller, and executive director, power generation business controller 1987–2008 Joined Cummins in 1987.

External roles

Organization Role Dates
Corteva, Inc. Director since 2019
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc. Director through merger with DowDuPont Inc.
Corteva Agriscience Director and Audit Committee Chair 2019-present

Related

Company Flex Ltd. Company hub Person Revathi Advaithi Chief Executive Officer Person John D. Harris II Director (Audit Committee); Retired Vice President of Business Development, Raytheon Company and Chief Executive Officer, Raytheon International, Inc. Person Michael E. Hurlston Director; President and Chief Executive Officer, Lumentum Holdings Inc. Person Erin L. McSweeney Director (Compensation and People Committee Chair); Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Person Charles K. Stevens, III Director (Audit Committee Chair); Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, General Motors Company Person Maryrose Sylvester Director (Compensation and People Committee); Retired U.S. Managing Director and U.S. Head of Electrification, ABB Ltd Person Lay Koon Tan Director (Audit Committee); Retired President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, STATS ChipPAC Ltd. Person William D. Watkins Independent Chair of the Board (Nominating, Governance and Public Responsibility Committee Chair); Retired Chief Executive Officer, Imergy Power Systems, Inc. Person Kevin Krumm Chief Financial Officer Person Kwanghooi (Hooi) Tan Chief Operating Officer Person Michael P. Hartung President, Chief Commercial Officer Person Scott Offer Executive Vice President, General Counsel Deal Flex Agm Automotive 2017 Deal page Deal Flex Anord Mardix 2021 Deal page Deal Flex Brightbox 2016 Deal page
Source: Flex Ltd. SEC filings and official company website

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