On November 23, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Nordson Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Dr. John A. DeFord and on November 30, 2020 appointed Jennifer A. Parmentier as Directors and each to the class of directors whose term is scheduled to expire at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and each as members of the Audit Committee. As a matter of good governance, Dr. DeFord and Ms. Parmentier will stand for election at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Dr. DeFord serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Becton, Dickinson and Company, which he has held since 2018. He also serves as a director on the board of NuVasive Inc. Ms. Parmentier serves as Vice President and President - Motion Systems Group at Parker Hannifin Corporation, which she has held since 2019. She currently does not serve on another public board. On November 24, 2020 and after nearly 12 years of service as a Director, Randolph W. Carson notified the Board of his decision to resign as a Director and as a member of any and all committees of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Carson’s decision to resign is not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices. On November 30, 2020 and after nearly 11 years of service as a Director, Lee C. Banks notified the Board of his decision to resign as a Dir
ector and as a member of any and all committees of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Banks’ decision to resign is not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices. Messrs. Carson and Banks both served in the class of directors whose term is scheduled to expire at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. On November 24, 2020, consistent with the retirement age guidelines of the Board’s Governance Guidelines and after nearly 20 years of service as a Director, Joseph P. Keithley informed the Board of his decision to retire as a Director, effective on December 1, 2020. Mr. Keithley’s decision to retire is not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices. Mr. Keithley served in the class of directors whose term is scheduled to expire at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Dr. DeFord and Ms. Parmentier will serve on the board’s Audit committee immediately upon appointment.
Nordson Corporation specializes in the design, manufacture and marketing of equipment and systems for the precision dispensing, application and control of adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants and biomaterials. Net sales break down by business area as follows:
- industry and consumer durable and non-durable (52.9%): precision systems and accessories for the application of adhesives, coatings, paints, finishes, sealants and other surface treatment materials (applicators, automated spray guns, etc.);
- electronics, medical industry and high technology (47.1%): Surface treatment, controlled material and fluid dispensing, testing and post-dispensing inspection systems used in production processes (coating application and inspection equipment, mixers, syringes, cartridges, nozzles, fittings and connectors, tubes, balloons, catheters, acoustic and optical inspection systems, bond testers, curing modules, dryers, extrusion systems, cartridge filling systems, micromaterial testing systems, etc. ).
At the end of October 2023, the group has 42 manufacturing sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: America (43.7%), Asia/Pacific (30.3%) and Europe (26%).
NORDSON CORPORATION 
