Alan Wilson - McCormick Company Executive Chairman

Mr. Alan D. Wilson was appointed as NonExecutive Director of the Company. Mr. Wilson serves as a director on the Companys Board. Previously, he served as the Executive Chairman of the Board from 2016 to January 31, 2017. In his role as Executive Chairman, Mr. Wilson was responsible for the strategic leadership of the Company and for coordination with the Companys Board of Directors, both in cooperation with the Companys President and CEO. He has extensive knowledge of consumer goods marketing in general, with a specific knowledge of the business, markets, and customers within the food industry in particular, and has handson experience in directing the daytoday operations of our large, multifaceted, consumer and industrial foods business. He previously served as the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of McCormick. He has also served in a variety of other roles with the Company, thereby gaining an understanding of the different aspects of the Companys operations and the food industry. Prior roles include President of the Companys North American Consumer Foods group and Supply Chain, President of the Companys U.S. Consumer Foods group, Vice President and General Manager Sales Marketing of the Companys U.S. Consumer Products Division, President of the McCormick Canada consumer and industrial products business, President of the Companys Tubed Products plastic tubes business, which was sold in 2003, and responsibility for the Companys supply chain . Prior to joining McCormick, Mr. Wilson worked for nine years at Procter Gamble. In these various roles, Mr. Wilson developed a broad knowledge of the Companys markets both domestic and foreign, and consumer and industrial and had senior level responsibility for strategic planning and leadership with respect to these businesses.