Board of Directors | HNI Corporation

Jeffrey Lorenger

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer HNI Corporation

Jeffrey Lorenger is the Corporation's President and Chief Executive Officer, and has been a Director since April 2018. On February 12, 2020, Mr. Lorenger was elected to serve as Chairman of the Board. He has worked for the Corporation for over 20 years and has held multiple executive level positions including most recently serving as President, Office Furniture, from 2017 to 2018; President, Contract Furniture, from 2014 to 2017; and President, Allsteel from 2008 to 2014. Mr. Lorenger has also held positions as Vice President, Sales and Marketing, The HON Company; and Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for HNI Corporation. On February 1, 2024, Mr. Lorenger joined the Board of Directors at THOR Industries. Mr. Lorenger is also a member of the board of directors for the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association and a member of the Tippie Advisory Board at the College of Business, University of Iowa.

Linda Williams

Vice President, Global Head of FP&A Finance, Google Cloud of Google LLC

Linda Williams has been a Director of the Corporation since December 2025. Ms. Williams served on the Board of Directors of Steelcase from 2020 to 2025. Ms. Williams is an accomplished multi-faceted financial executive with over 30 years of experience who currently serves as the Vice President of Finance for Google Cloud at Google LLC, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she provides strategic financial leadership and oversight for the high-growth, multi-billion-dollar business, with her executive oversight having been instrumental in guiding the successful financial integration of Mandiant and driving Google Cloud to its first-time profitability. As a qualified financial expert, her specific experience, qualifications, and attributes for serving as a Director include deep corporate governance experience through her work leading the enterprise risk management organization at a Fortune 500 global technology company, and a demonstrated track record leading large-scale transformation initiatives and executing M&A transactions across domestic and global markets. Ms. Williams currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee.

Timothy Brown

Chair Emeritus, IDEO LP

Tim Brown has been a Director of the Corporation since December 2025. Mr. Brown served on the Board of Directors of Steelcase from 2016 to 2025. Mr. Brown is currently the chair Emeritus, IDEO, a global innovation and design firm and serves as vice chair of kyu, IDEO’s parent company. He was previously co-chair of IDEO (January-September 2023), chair and co-chief executive officer (2022-2023), executive chair (2019-2022), and CEO and president (2000-2019). IDEO focuses on bringing human-centered design to public and private sector organizations. Mr. Brown currently serves on the board of trustees of IDEO.org (a non-profit design studio), is co-founder and principal advisor of ENND Partners (a Tokyo-based strategic consultancy), co-founder of NEOL (an AI-based talent network management platform) and founding design partner of Open Studio (an AI design platform). Mr. Brown’s writing has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Economist, and other prominent publications. His book on how design thinking transforms organizations, Change by Design, was released by HarperBusiness in September 2009. Mr. Brown is the recipient of numerous design awards, has exhibited work at the Axis Gallery in Tokyo, the Design Museum in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 2021, Tim was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s New Year Honors List. Mr. Brown currently serves as a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.

David Roberts

Former President, and Chief Executive Officer of Verra Mobility Corporation

David Roberts has been a Director of the Corporation since June 2024. From May 2018 to June 2026, Mr. Roberts served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Verra Mobility Corporation ("Verra Mobility"), a leading global provider of smart mobility technology solutions, including commercial fleet and toll management, automated safety and traffic enforcement, and commercial parking management. From August 2014 to May 2018, Mr. Roberts served as the Chief Operating Officer of American Traffic Solutions, Verra Mobility's predecessor company. Previously, from April 2012 to August 2014, Mr. Roberts was the President and Chief Executive Officer of BillingTree, a multi-channel electronic payment platform company, and from August 2008 to March 2012, Mr. Roberts was a Managing Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, leading their Equity Plan Services business. Mr. Roberts brings to the Board extensive experience in finance, business strategy, technology, innovation, general management, and business leadership derived from his service at Verra Mobility and other technology and finance companies. Mr. Roberts currently serves as a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.

Patrick Hallinan

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer of Stanley Black & Decker

Patrick Hallinan has been a Director of the Corporation since September 2022. Mr. Hallinan has been the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. since January 2026 and the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since April 2023, a leading manufacturer of tools and outdoor products. Prior to joining Stanley Black & Decker, Mr. Hallinan from 2017 to 2023, was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fortune Brands Innovations -- a leading manufacturer of home and security products. His career at Fortune Brands spanned 17 years. Mr. Hallinan brings to the Board extensive experience in finance, business strategy, general management, and business leadership derived from his service at Fortune Brands and Stanley Black & Decker. Mr. Hallinan currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee and qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert."

Larry Porcellato

Former Chief Executive Officer The Homax Group, Inc.

Larry Porcellato has been a Director of the Corporation since August 2004. He was elected Chairman in January 2019, and held that position through February 12, 2020, when he was appointed to serve as Lead Director of the Board. Mr. Porcellato previously served as Lead Director from May 2017 through December 2018. From 2009 to July 2014, Mr. Porcellato was the Chief Executive Officer of The Homax Group, Inc. (Homax), a leading specialty application consumer products supplier to the home care and repair markets. Previously, from February 2007 to December 2008, he was an independent business consultant and, from 2002 to January 2007, he was the Chief Executive Officer of ICI Paints North America (ICI Paints). Mr. Porcellato was a former director of OMNOVA Solutions, Inc., an innovator of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals and decorative and functional surfaces, and a former director of privately held PSAV Holding LLC, an international, full-service technology in-house audiovisual provider. Mr. Porcellato brings to the Board chief executive officer experience in the building products industry through his former leadership of Homax and his former role as Chief Executive Officer of ICI Paints and financial expertise derived primarily from his service on the audit committee of another public company and previous finance and division leadership roles at other public companies. He also brings to the Board international and marketing expertise derived primarily from his service in various international and marketing roles at Rubbermaid Incorporated and Braun Canada Inc. and corporate governance experience through his service on the compensation and governance committees of another public company. Currently, Mr. Porcellato serves as the Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.

Mary Jones

Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Worldwide Public Affairs Deere & Company

Mary Jones has been a director of the Corporation since February 2016. From 2013 until April 2024, Ms. Jones served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Worldwide Public Affairs of Deere & Company (“Deere”), a world-leading provider of advanced products and services for agriculture, construction, forestry and turf care. From 2010 through 2012, she served as Deere's Vice President, Global Human Resources. Ms. Jones brings to the Board significant risk management, corporate governance and general legal expertise, derived largely from her role leading the Deere compliance and legal functions. In addition, she brings to the Board significant expertise in the areas of talent strategy, executive succession planning and compensation, derived from her former role as Deere's Vice President, Global Human Resources. Ms. Jones currently serves as a member of the Public Policy and Corporate Governance Committee.

John Hartnett

Former Executive Vice President Illinois Tool Works Inc.

John Hartnett has been a Director of the Corporation since August 2016. From 2012 until 2022, Mr. Hartnett served as Executive Vice President at Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with seven industry-leading business segments. Mr. Harnett was with ITW for over 42 years serving in various management and leadership roles. Mr. Hartnett brings to the board extensive engineering, marketing, manufacturing, finance and management experience from his numerous business roles at ITW. Mr. Harnett currently serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee and qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert.”

Dhanusha Sivajee

Former Chief Experience Officer Tegna Inc.

Dhanusha Sivajee has been a director of the Corporation since July 2019. From November 2024 to June 2026, Ms. Sivajee served as the Chief Experience Officer of Tegna Inc., a broadcasting, digital media, and marketing services company. From 2021 until November 2024, Ms. Sivajee served as Chief Marketing Officer of Angi, Inc., a comprehensive provider of services and solutions for homes. From 2014 to 2021, Ms. Sivajee was the Chief Marketing Officer of The Knot Worldwide, an online provider of wedding and other life event planning services. Previously, Ms. Sivajee was Chief Marketing Officer at AOL Brand Group; Vice President of Global Marketing at Bloomberg Mobile; and Director, Advanced Product and Digital Marketing at Home Box Office. Ms. Sivajee brings to the Board extensive strategically-driven marketing and transactional marketplace experience from over 20 years working across media and e-commerce industries. Ms. Sivajee currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee.

Mary Bell

Consultant and Retired Vice President Building Construction Products Division Caterpillar Inc.

Mary Bell has been a Director of the Corporation since November 2006. Ms. Bell has also served as a Director of PPC Partners since June 2019. Prior to her retirement in July 2015, Ms. Bell was a Vice President of Caterpillar, the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. From 2004 to 2007, she was the Vice President of Caterpillar's Logistics Division and served as Chairman and President of Cat Logistics Services, Inc., formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar. Ms. Bell brings to the Board considerable logistics, manufacturing and dealer channel expertise and general management experience derived primarily from her service in various roles at Caterpillar. Ms. Bell currently serves as Chair of the Public Policy and Corporate Governance Committee.