Company: IR
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-015748
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Company: Ingersoll Rand Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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 independent firm. This independent firm conducts the assessment through a survey process and communicates the results with our Board chair and the chair of each of the committees. The results are then discussed with the full Board of Directors and, if needed, actions are formulated and executed that address any areas of opportunity identified through the assessment. Incumbent Director Qualifications In the case of incumbent directors whose terms of office are set to expire, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews such directors’ overall service to our Company during their respective term, including the number of meetings attended, level of participation, quality of performance and any relationships and transactions that might impair such directors’ independence. In addition, pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, no person shall be nominated by the Board to serve as a director Ingersoll Rand 18 2025 Proxy Statement

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after he or she has passed his or her 75 thbirthday, unless the Board has voted to waive the mandatory retirement age for such director at the time of nomination. Board Leadership Structure Our Board of Directors is led by Mr. Reynal, our Chairman, and Mr. Donnelly our Lead Director. Mr. Reynal serves in a combined role of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, which provides the significant advantages of our Chairman having extensive experience with the business and ongoing executive responsibility for the Company. We believe these advantages bolster the Company’s ability to execute on its strategic imperatives and deliver stockholder value. Consistent with best governance practices, we created the Lead Director role to work closely with our Chairman. This role is held by Mr. Donnelly and is designed to help coordinate the efforts of the independent and non-management directors to ensure objective judgment with respect to sensitive issues involving the management of the Company and, in particular, the performance of senior management. The responsibilities of our Lead Director are outlined in our Corporate Governance Guidelines. We believe that the combined role of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, together with our Lead Director role and the other elements of our corporate governance structure, strikes an appropriate balance between strong and consistent leadership and independent and effective oversight of our business and affairs that enables appropriate corporate governance. The Board believes that a combined Chairman and Chief Executive role allows the Company to effectively convey its business strategy and core values to shareholders, customers, colleagues, regulators and the public in a single, consistent voice. The Board also recognizes the necessity of having a strong Lead Director with a clearly defined role and set of responsibilities where the Chairman is not independent. Their leadership is supplemented by engaged and expert committee chairs along with