Company: ACCO
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-046374
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Company: ACCO BRANDS Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
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� | No employment agreements for U.S.-based executive officers                                                                               |

2024 Compensation Highlights 2024 was the first full year of Mr. Tedford's service as our President and Chief Executive Officer. The charts below illustrate the components that comprise the 2024 total compensation for Mr. Tedford and the average total 2024 compensation for all other NEOs.

#### ACCO BRANDS| 2025 PROXY STATEMENT5
Board of Directors

| Board Composition                              |  7 |
| Director Qualifications and Nomination Process |  8 |
| Nominees                                       | 10 |
| Director Compensation                          | 15 |

| Board of Directors |

Our By-laws currently provide that the Board of Directors may consist of not less than eight nor more than thirteen members. Currently, there are nine members serving on our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, upon recommendation from the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee, has selected all of the currently serving directors as nominees for election as directors at the Annual Meeting. Following the Annual Meeting, the Board will have nine members. Board Composition Experience, Qualifications and Skills Represented on Our Board of Directors Our Board of Directors has identified particular expertise, qualifications and skills that are important to be represented on our Board as a whole in order to guide our Company's long-term strategy and enhance stockholder value. As shown in the table below, as a group, the members of the Board of Directors reflect the diverse mix of skills, experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that the Board believes is optimal to foster an effective decision-making environment. The table below is intended to highlight the specific, unique characteristics which led to each individual's selection as a nominee and the collective strength of our Board's experience and expertise.

|                         | Operating Executive | Financial Executive | Marketing, Sales, Brand Mgmt | Human Capital Mgmt | Industry Knowledge | Public Company Director | IT/Cyber security | Intl Market Dev | Corporate Strategy | Corp. Gov. & Sustainability | Risk Mgmt |
| Joseph B. Burton        | •                   |                     | •                            |                    | •                  | •                       | •                 | •               |                    |                             |           |
| Kathleen S. Dvorak      |                     | •                   |                              |                    | •                  |                         | •                 |                 | •                  |                             | •         |
| Pradeep Jotwani         | •                   |                     | •                            | •                  |                    |                         |                   | •               | •