Nicholas Gangestad

Mr. Gangestad most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Rockwell Automation, Inc. (‘‘Rockwell’’) from 2021 until his retirement in 2024, overseeing all financial management aspects of Rockwell. Prior to that, Mr. Gangestad served as Chief Financial Officer of 3M Company (‘‘3M’’) from 2014 to 2020, where he was responsible for modifying 3M’s capital structure and capital allocation, managing over $15 billion of mergers and acquisitions as part of the portfolio transformation, improving the finance organization structure and processes and leading a team of 2,000 finance employees.

Before he served as Chief Financial Officer of 3M, Mr. Gangestad served as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from 2011 to 2014, where he led management contact for the Audit Committee, reengineered mergers and acquisitions integration and divestiture processes and established several international shared service centers that resulted in $200 million in annual cost savings. Earlier in his 35-year tenure at 3M, from 1987 to 2010, Mr. Gangestad provided financial leadership for various sectors, including the industrial, consumer and health care sectors.

Since 2023, Mr. Gangestad has served as a member of the board of directors of Nucor Corporation, where he serves on the Audit Committee. In 2024, Mr. Gangestad joined the board of directors of Genpact Limited, where he serves on the Audit Committee.

Mr. Gangestad holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and Finance from Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Mr. Gangestad’s qualifications include his service as a chief financial officer and as a board director for multiple publicly listed industrial companies, with expertise managing significant portfolio transformations, as well as leading functions with significant oversight of, compliance, financial planning, treasury, tax and information technology matters.