INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/

The following are the executive officers of our Company as of the date of this filing.

Andrew K. Silvernail, 55, joined International Paper as chief executive officer on May 1, 2024 and became

chairman of the International Paper Board of Directors on October 1, 2024. Mr. Silvernail has two decades of

experience leading global companies in the manufacturing and technology sectors. He joined IP from KKR & Co.,

Inc., a global investment firm, where he served as an executive advisor, and 5 Nails, LLC, a private investment

advisory firm where he served as founder, chair and chief executive officer (2022-2024). Prior to this role, Mr.

Silvernail served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Madison Industries, one of the world’s largest

privately held companies (2021). Prior to that, Silvernail served as chairman and chief executive officer of IDEX

Corporation (NYSE: IEX) (2011-2020). Mr. Silvernail previously held executive positions at Rexnord Industries,

Newell Rubbermaid (NASDAQ: NWL) and Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR). He serves on the board of directors

of Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) and Potter Global Technologies, a privately held company specializing in fire

and safety solutions.

Melissa S. Flores, 43, senior vice president, chief human resources officer since January 5, 2026. Ms. Flores leads

the human resources function. Ms. Flores previously served as chief human resources officer for IDEX Corporation

(NYSE: IEX) (2021-2025). Prior to that, she served in various other leadership roles at IDEX including Group Vice

President of Talent (2019-2021) and Group Vice President of Human Resources.

W. Thomas Hamic, 59, executive vice president and president - Packaging Solutions North America since

September 1, 2024. In this role, Mr. Hamic leads the Container and Containerboard businesses in North America.

Prior to this promotion, Mr. Hamic served as senior vice president - North American Container and chief commercial

officer (January 2023-2024). Mr. Hamic also served as senior vice president - Global Cellulose Fibers and

Enterprise Commercial Excellence (2020-2022) as well as various other leadership roles at the Company since

joining International Paper in 1991.

Lance T. Loeffler, 48, senior vice president, chief financial officer of the Company since April 1, 2025. In this role,

he has leadership responsibilities for the Company’s global financial strategy and finance functions. Before joining

IP, Mr. Loeffler worked for Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) where he most recently served as senior vice president, Middle

East and North Africa (2022-2024). Prior to this role, Mr. Loeffler held other positions at Halliburton including

executive vice president and chief financial officer (2018-2022).

Timothy S. Nicholls, 64, executive vice president and president – Packaging Solutions EMEA effective April 1,

2025. Prior to this role, he served two separate terms as the Company’s chief financial officer – from 2007-2011,

and again from 2018-2025. At completion of the DS Smith business combination, Mr. Nicholls began serving in his

current position leading the EMEA business. Mr. Nicholls previously served in various leadership roles at the

Company since joining International Paper in 1999.

Joseph R. Saab, 57, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary since July 2022. In addition to

leading all Legal functions for the Company, Mr. Saab also has responsibility for Corporate Security and served as

the interim senior vice president – Human Resources twice during leadership changes (August 2024-February

2025; June 2025-January 2026). Mr. Saab previously served as vice president, deputy general counsel and

assistant corporate secretary (2019-2022) and in other leadership roles with the Company since joining International

Paper in 2001.

There are no family relationships, as defined by the instructions to this item, among any of the Company’s executive

officers and any other executive officers or directors of the Company.