Jeanette A. Press - Director | BROADWIND (BWEN) Executive Profile & Compensation

About Jeanette A. Press

Independent director since March 22, 2023; age 49. Designated “Audit Committee financial expert,” and serves on the Audit, Compensation, and Governance/Nominating Committees. Currently Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Lime; CPA, NACD-certified board director; B.B.A. in Accounting from Loyola University. Background includes senior finance leadership at CMC Materials (CFO/Controller/PAO; post-merger Senior Advisor), Univar Solutions, USG, and 13 years in KPMG’s audit practice .

Past Roles

Organization	Role	Tenure	Committees/Impact
CMC Materials (NASDAQ: CCMP)	CFO, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer	Nov 2021–Jul 2022	Led internal audit, tax, treasury, FP&A, accounting/reporting; finance transformation; strategic acquisitions; key finance leader in sale to Entegris .
CMC Materials (post-merger)	Senior Advisor	Post Jul 2022 (closing)	Supported integration and business dispositions following sale to Entegris .
Univar Solutions (NYSE: UNVR)	VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer	Prior role (dates not disclosed)	Global chemical distribution finance leadership .
USG Corporation (NYSE: USG)	VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer	Prior role (dates not disclosed)	Manufacturing finance leadership .
KPMG LLP	Audit Practice	13 years	Assurance background; foundational accounting and controls expertise .

External Roles

Organization	Role	Tenure	Notes
Lime	Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer	Current	Leads global accounting, reporting, internal controls, tax, shared services at a global shared EV provider .
The Conservation Foundation	Board member; Chair, Advancement Committee	Current	Not-for-profit land and watershed conservation organization .
Loyola University	Accounting Program Advisory Board member	Current	Academic advisory role .

Board Governance

Committee assignments: Audit (financial expert), Compensation, Governance/Nominating .
Committee chairs: Audit—David P. Reiland; Compensation—Cary B. Wood; Governance/Nominating—Philip J. Christman .
Independence: Audit Committee “comprised of four independent directors”; Compensation Committee members satisfy NASDAQ Rule 5605(d) and Exchange Act Rule 10C-1 independence requirements, covering Press as a member .
Attendance and engagement: Board met 12 times in 2024; each director attended at least 87% of Board and committee meetings; executive sessions of independent directors at least twice per year; all then-current directors attended the 2024 Annual Meeting .
Committee activity: Audit Committee met 4 times in 2024 ; Compensation Committee met 4 times in 2024 .

Fixed Compensation

Item	2024 Amount/Detail
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash	$25,000 .
Cash Retainer Policy	$12,500 per calendar quarter; Board forfeited Q1 and Q2 2024 payments as part of expense reduction; cash retainer reinstated in Q3 2024 .
Stock Awards (Annual RSU)	$49,999 grant value .
RSU Grant Date	May 16, 2024 .
RSU Shares Granted	18,382 shares .
Grant Valuation Price	$4.105 (closing price on grant date) .
Total 2024 Director Compensation	$74,999 .
Deferred Compensation Plan	Eligible; unfunded, 409A-compliant; value deemed invested in BWEN stock; generally payable upon board departure; no deferments in 2024 .

Performance Compensation

Component	Structure	Metrics/Terms
Director Equity	Time-based RSUs; annual grant per Board program	No performance metrics or options disclosed for non-employee directors; RSUs represent right to receive shares upon vesting .

Other Directorships & Interlocks

Company	Type	Role	Potential Interlock/Conflict
None disclosed	Public company board	—	Her proxy biography lists non-profit/academic board roles but no other public company directorships, reducing interlock risk .

Expertise & Qualifications

Designated Audit Committee “financial expert”; deep acumen in accounting, internal controls, risk assessment/management, M&A, strategy, and regulatory/public policy .
CPA; NACD-certified board director; Loyola University B.B.A. in Accounting .
Senior leadership across public-company finance functions (CMC Materials, Univar Solutions, USG); 13 years audit experience at KPMG .

Equity Ownership

Holder	Shares Beneficially Owned	Ownership % of Outstanding	Notes
Jeanette A. Press	32,195	<1%	As of record date in proxy; beneficial ownership per Rule 13d-3 .
2024 Director RSU Grant	18,382	—	Annual RSU award representing right to receive shares upon vesting; grant value $49,999 at $4.105/share on May 16, 2024 .
Stock Ownership Guidelines	3x annual cash retainer within 5 years of joining the Board	—	Amended 2023; measured on prior year’s cash retainer fees; compliance status not disclosed .
Pledging/Hedging	Not disclosed	—	No pledging/hedging disclosure in proxy .

Governance Assessment

Strengths: Independent director serving on all three standing committees; Audit financial expert designation supports robust oversight of reporting, controls, and related-party review; high meeting attendance and participation; equity-heavy director pay (approx. two-thirds of 2024 comp) aligns incentives with shareholder outcomes; stock ownership guideline enforces longer-term alignment .
Potential conflicts: None reported—Company states no related party transactions above the lesser of $120,000 and 1% of average year-end assets since Jan 1, 2024; directors/related persons have no arrangements requiring disclosure under NASDAQ Rule 5250(b)(3) or Item 404(d) .
Signals: Board’s forfeiture of Q1/Q2 2024 cash retainers indicates expense discipline and sensitivity to shareholder value during cost actions, without compromising equity alignment .
RED FLAGS: None disclosed—no related-party transactions, no tax gross-ups mentioned for directors, no option repricings, and attendance thresholds met; say-on-pay proposal presented (NEO-focused) but vote outcomes not included in this proxy segment .