On September 18, 2023, the Board of Directors (the ?Board?) of Adient plc (?Adient?) appointed Jodi E. Eddy to the Board effective September 19, 2023, to serve a term initially expiring at Adient?s 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The Board also appointed Ms. Eddy to serve as a member of the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. The Board has determined that Ms. Eddy is an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and Adient?s Corporate Governance Guidelines.

In connection with Ms. Eddy?s appointment, the Board acted to increase the number of directors serving on the Board from eight to nine in accordance with Adient?s Articles of Association. Eddy currently serves as senior vice president and chief information and digital officer (CIDO) at Boston Scientific Corporation. As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, the company provides a broad range of high- performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare.

Eddy joined Boston Scientific in 2013 and has been the chief information officer since 2015. She added responsibility for Boston Scientific's digital activity as Chief Digital Officer in 2020. In her current role, she leads the company's information technology organization and expanded digital team's worldwide, overseeing the company's strategy for digital health, data analytics and cyber security capabilities.

Prior to joining Boston Scientific, Eddy progressed through several roles of increasing leadership in information systems during her 18-year tenure at General Electric, including serving as the commercial chief information officer for the Oil and Gas business. Eddy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Southern Connecticut State University. In addition, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Science from her alma mater for lifetime achievement and contributions to the computer science field.