The Board of Directors of Eastman Chemical Company, on May 27, 2024, has elected Mr. Donald W. Slager as a director to serve until the Company?s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. He has been appointed to serve as a member of the Audit Committee, the Finance Committee, and the Environmental, Safety and Sustainability Committee of the Board. Slager is the former Chief Executive Officer for Republic Services Inc. Slager retired as CEO of Republic Services Inc., in 2021, after serving in that role since 2011.

He joined the company in 2008 as President and Chief Operating Officer, following the merger with Allied Waste Industries Inc., where he held the same position. Slager started his career in the environmental services industry in 1980 at Waste Management Inc., and went on to hold various leadership roles at National Waste Services Inc., before its merger with Allied. In addition to his position on Eastman?s Board of Directors, Slager currently serves on the board of Martin Marietta Materials Inc., a leading supplier of construction aggregates and heavy building materials.