Hayward Holdings Inc

Information concerning our executive officers is set forth below:

Kevin Holleran has served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of the Company since August 2019. Prior to joining Hayward, beginning in 2017, Mr. Holleran served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Industrial Segment within Textron, Inc. (“Textron”). Textron’s Industrial Segment is composed of Textron Specialized Vehicles, Inc. (“Textron Specialized Vehicles”), a leading global manufacturer of purpose-built vehicles and equipment for a variety of commercial and recreational applications across a number of brands, as well as, Kautex, a tier one automotive supplier of fuel systems, selective catalytic reduction systems and cleaning solutions. Prior to 2017, Mr. Holleran served for 10 years as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Textron Specialized Vehicles, Inc., during which time he grew revenue and profitability substantially through organic growth and acquisitions. Prior to his time at Textron, Mr. Holleran held several management positions at Ingersoll Rand and

Terex Corporation across the sales, marketing, and product management functions. He holds an MBA from Wake Forest University and an undergraduate degree from Cornell University.

Eifion Jones has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company since April 2020. From 2011 until he joined Hayward, Mr. Jones served as the Chief Financial Officer of Cornerstone Holdings Inc. (“Cornerstone”), a portfolio company of private equity firms HIG Capital and, later, Littlejohn & Co. LLC. In this role he oversaw the governance, performance, and financial management of Cornerstone’s U.S. and European companies, including leading all acquisition evaluation, diligence and integration efforts. Prior to Cornerstone, Mr. Jones spent 21 years with Akzo Nobel N.V., where he held financial and managerial leadership roles in the Americas and Europe, including SVP and General Manager for their Americas O&G protective coatings business and prior to that, SVP and CFO for their Americas industrial coatings business. He began his financial career with Courtaulds Plc in their European fibers businesses prior to its sale to Akzo Nobel N.V.

Susan Canning has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary since joining the Company in June 2021. From 2018, until she joined Hayward, Ms. Canning served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at GNC and was responsible for legal, compliance, ethics and quality matters. Prior to that, Ms. Canning held roles on the Legal and Compliance team at Kellogg Company, including three years, based in Manchester, UK, as Kellogg Europe’s Regional General Counsel and seven years in Kellogg’s global headquarters counseling on securities, governance, investor relations, and corporate development matters. Additionally, from 1991 to 2008, Ms. Canning served in a variety of legal roles with JPMorgan Chase & Co., focused on mutual funds and counseling SEC-registered investment advisors.

John Collins has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer since December 2023. Previously he served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer. Prior to joining Hayward, Mr. Collins spent twenty years at Textron Specialized Vehicles, where he served in roles of progressively increasing responsibility, and most recently as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of E-Z-GO. In this role, from 2020 to 2022, Mr. Collins led product management and global sales for Textron’s E-Z-GO and Cushman vehicle lines. Prior to 2020, Mr. Collins served in several leadership roles with Textron, including plant manager; director of sourcing; Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain; Vice President, Parts & Services and Vice President, Consumer Business.

Raymond Lewishas served as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company since May 2024. From February 2019 until he joined Hayward, Mr. Lewis served as Vice President, Human Resources, Residential HVAC & Supply at Trane Technologies. From 2016 to 2018, Mr. Lewis served as Executive Vice President and Chief HR Officer of Catalina Marketing, a digital media portfolio company of private equity firm Berkshire Partners, LLC. Prior to Catalina Marketing, Mr. Lewis served as Senior Vice President and Chief HR Officer at Allegion, the security business spin off from Ingersoll Rand, where he had spent the prior six years as Vice President, HR, for several Ingersoll Rand businesses, including a year as Chief People Officer for Doosan, a divestiture of Ingersoll Rand, overseeing the U.S. and the Republic of Korea. Mr. Lewis served in the U.S. Army as a commissioned officer and helicopter test pilot, before joining GE Corporation in 1996, where he began his human resources career.

Eric Sejourne has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Global Operations Officer of the Company since April 2024. From 2010 until he joined Hayward, Mr. Sejourne held various leadership positions at Assa Abloy, a lock, door, gate and entrance automation manufacturing company. His roles included President of the Access & Egress Hardware Group - Americas, Chief Operations Officer - Americas and President of the Architectural Accessories and Door Control Group. From 2008 until joining Assa Abloy, Mr. Sejourne held the position of Vice President of Lean & Operational Excellence at Watts Water Technology, overseeing operations across North America, Asia and Europe. Prior to Watts Water Technology, he held positions of increasing seniority, including General Manager of Operations for the Northeast region, of Allegion, the security business spin-off from Ingersoll Rand, where he began his career in engineering and manufacturing.

Kevin Gallagher has served as global Vice President, Chief Engineering Officer of the Company since May 2024. From 2021 until he joined Hayward, Mr. Gallagher served as Chief Technology Officer, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Honeywell. From 2016 to 2021, Mr. Gallagher was Vice President of Global Engineering and Quality at InVue, an international merchandising, security, and IoT solutions company, where he led product development, innovation, quality and program management. Beginning in 2007, he served as Vice President of Global Engineering and Quality at Dorman Products, Inc., a manufacturer of aftermarket automotive products. Mr.

Gallagher began his career in the automotive industry at Chrysler Corporation, where during his 13-year tenure he held engineering roles of increasing responsibility.

Darío Vicario has served as Vice President, General Manager, Europe & Rest of World of the Company since May 2024, based in Spain. From 2022 until he joined Hayward, Mr. Vicario served as CEO of Azkoyen Group, a multinational vending, payment and security technology company, as well as non-executive Board member. Prior to Azkoven, from 2018 to 2021, he served as CEO of Thyssenkrupp Elevator for Iberia and Africa, where he oversaw the company’s digitalization and investment in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. From 2012 through 2017, Mr. Vicario served as Managing Director South Europe for Gunnebo, a security integrations and payment technology company. Prior to that, he served as General Manager for the tire manufacturer Goodyear in Iberia and the Scandinavian region. As an industrial engineer, Mr. Vicario began his career at Bridgestone Europe, a global leader in premium tires and sustainable mobility solutions.

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