GOVERNANCE / BOARD OF DIRECTORS At the management level, our ESG efforts are led by our Executive Committee and guided by our ESG Councils. Our ESG Councils are composed of regional business leaders and senior leaders from our key operational and corporate functions. The ESG Councils evaluate our strategic priorities on relevant ESG issues based on results of our ESG Materiality Assessment and input from our ESG Task Force. The ESG Task Force is responsible for monitoring emerging ESG trends and overseeing progress against the strategic priority framework established by our ESG Councils. Board Refreshment & Diversity The Board, with the assistance of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, selects potential new Board members using predefined criteria and priorities. We believe it is valuable to have directors with varying lengths of service in order to strike the right balance between continuity and renewal. The five independent directors who joined the Board in the past six years bring fresh perspectives to the Board, while our experienced directors have deep knowledge of our operations and the evolution of our strategy. The mandatory age limit of 72 set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines allows for periodic refreshment, while retaining a solid foundation of seasoned directors. We believe it is important to have a diverse Board membership reflecting differences in viewpoints, professional experiences, educational background, skills, race, gender, ethnicity, national origin and age. The Board’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is committed to seeking qualified diverse candidates, including diversity of race, gender and ethnicity in each independent director search, and instructs any search firm that it engages accordingly. 33%t of our independent directors are female and 25% are racial/ethnic minorities. 1 2 3 4 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Oversees ESG risks and the integration of ESG principles in Whirlpool Corporation's strategy. The Board reviews and receives updates on our sustainability strategy and key long-term ESG initiatives. CEO/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Primary ownership and responsibility for setting ESG strategic priorities throughout the organization ESG TASK FORCE Oversees progress against the framework, identifies and addresses challenges, enhances disclosure and monitors emerging ESG trends EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE- SPONSORED ESG COUNCILS Oversee ESG strategic priorities and progress on critical ESG issues GENDER DIVERSITY Women Men 33% 67% RACIAL/ETHNIC DIVERSITY Asian/ South Asian White 17% 75% 8% Black/ African American Governance Structure BOARD DIVERSITY (Independent Directors) Whirlpool Corporation / 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 77