Julie A. Beck

About Julie A. Beck

Julie A. Beck, age 63, has served as an independent director of RPM since 2025 and is a member of the Audit Committee, where she is designated an “audit committee financial expert.” She is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of MSA Safety Incorporated effective August 18, 2025; previously CFO of Terex Corporation from January 2022 to April 2025. She holds a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is a certified public accountant .

Past Roles

External Roles

Board Governance

• Committee assignments: Audit Committee member; Audit Committee held 5 meetings in FY2025; the Board held 4 meetings in FY2025 .
• Committee chair/roles: Audit Committee chaired by Salvatore D. Fazzolari; Beck is a non-chair member and is designated an audit committee financial expert .
• Independence: Board determined Beck is independent under NYSE and RPM standards; 11 of 12 directors are independent overall .
• Engagement/attendance: No director attended fewer than 75% of aggregate Board and committee meetings in FY2025 .
• Lead Independent Director and executive sessions: Robert A. Livingston serves as Lead Director; independent directors meet in executive sessions each January, April, and July .
• Election signal: Beck received 100,086,120 votes “For” vs. 4,401,288 “Withheld” at the Oct 2, 2025 annual meeting (broker non-votes 9,470,151) .

Fixed Compensation

Performance Compensation

Directors typically do not have performance-linked metrics (e.g., TSR/EBIT) tied to their compensation; RPM’s performance metrics listed in the proxy apply to executive pay-for-performance (Adjusted EBIT Margin %, Revenue Growth, etc.), not director pay .

Other Directorships & Interlocks

Expertise & Qualifications

• Financial expertise: Audit committee financial expert; deep global finance, IT strategy, continuous improvement experience .
• Strategic/M&A/capital allocation: Board highlights acquisitions and capital allocation among key skills .
• Governance and cybersecurity oversight occurs within the Audit Committee’s charter remit, which Beck supports as a member .

Equity Ownership

Governance Assessment

• Positives

  • Independent director with audit committee financial expert designation; strengthens financial oversight and cybersecurity/data privacy risk oversight within Audit .
  • Strong shareholder support in 2025 election; robust board independence (11/12) and regular executive sessions with a designated Lead Director .
  • Clear director ownership alignment policies (5x retainer within five years) and prohibition on hedging/pledging; clawback and double-trigger vesting in equity plans bolster investor protections .

• Considerations / RED FLAGS

  • Zero beneficial ownership as of May 31, 2025; alignment expected to increase as standard restricted stock grants accrue under policy .
  • Multiple external commitments (MSA CFO plus directorships at TROX and CRS) may create time-commitment risk; monitor attendance and committee engagement in FY2026 despite FY2025 board-wide ≥75% attendance .
  • No director-specific equity grant recorded for Beck in FY2025 (likely due to start date); confirm FY2026 grant execution to meet ownership guidelines over the five-year horizon .

• Conflict checks

  • 8-K affirms no Item 404(a) related-party transactions for Beck; board independence review found no impairment from overlapping private/charitable boards .

Appendices

Committee Snapshot (FY2025)

Shareholder Voting Signals (Oct 2, 2025)

Indemnification & Contracts

• RPM entered (or will enter) into standard director indemnification agreements with Beck effective April 7, 2025; indemnifies to the fullest extent permitted by law for expenses, judgments, settlements, fines, and penalties, subject to stated exceptions; terms consistent with agreements for all directors and officers .