Executive Biographies

Jed Peters

Jed Peters brings 27 years expertise in the office products industry and at ACCO Brands, starting as a management trainee at the company in 1998. During that time, Peters has developed deep relationships with our North American customer and consumer base through roles of increasing responsibilities within the marketing, sales and global product development functions. Most recently, he served as General Manager, U.S. School & Office Products and PowerA. Peters has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Marketing degree from Notre Dame.

AJ Spijkervet

AJ Spijkervet has more than 30 years of international business experience. He joined ACCO Brands in 2016 as part of the Esselte acquisition where he held several key roles over his tenure, including Vice President of Marketing EMEA, Marketing & Sales in China, as well as Marketing Director for Central Europe. Spijkervet is currently serving as Vice President for Central Europe. Prior to Esselte/ACCO Brands, he worked in the consumer goods industry spanning International Sales & Marketing, Trade-& Brand-Marketing and Operations. Spijkervet earned a master’s degree in International Marketing & Strategy from the University of Groningen, Netherlands and a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from NHL Stenden University.

Rubens Passos

Rubens Passos has 40 years of international business experience, joining ACCO Brands in 2012 as part of the Mead Consumer and Office Products acquisition where he held key positions including CFO and President of the business in Brazil. He has served as SVP Latin America and is currently serving as SVP Latin America and interim General Manager for the business in Canada. Prior to Mead/ACCO Brands, he held key leadership positions working in Consumer Goods, Pulp & Paper and Telecom. Passos holds an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and an undergraduate degree in Economics from F.A.A.P. in Sao Paulo Brazil.

About ACCO Brands Corporation

ACCO Brands is the leader in branded consumer products that enable productivity, confidence and enjoyment while working, when learning and while playing. Our widely recognized brands include AT-A-GLANCE®, Five Star®, Kensington®, Leitz®, Mead®, PowerA®, Swingline®, Tilibra® and many others. More information about ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ACCO) can be found at www.accobrands.com.

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Among the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements are: changes in trade policy and regulations, including changes in trade agreements and the imposition of tariffs, and the resulting consequences; global political and economic uncertainties; a limited number of large customers account for a significant percentage of our sales; sales of our products are affected by general economic and business conditions globally and in the countries in which we operate; risks associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; challenges related to the highly competitive business environment in which we operate; our ability to develop and market innovative products that meet consumer demands and to expand into new and adjacent product categories; our ability to successfully expand our business in emerging markets and the exposure to greater financial, operational, regulatory, compliance and other risks in such markets; the continued decline in the use of certain of our products; risks associated with seasonality, the sufficiency of investment returns on pension assets, risks related to actuarial assumptions, changes in government regulations and changes in the unfunded liabilities of a multi-employer pension plan; any impairment of our intangible assets; our ability to secure, protect and maintain our intellectual property rights, and our ability to license rights from major gaming console makers and video game publishers to support our gaming accessories business; our ability to grow profitably through acquisitions, and successfully integrate them; our ability to successfully execute our multi-year restructuring and cost savings program and realize the anticipated benefits; continued disruptions in the global supply chain; risks associated with inflation and other changes in the cost or availability of raw

materials, transportation, labor, and other necessary supplies and services and the cost of finished goods; risks associated with outsourcing production of certain of our products, information technology systems and other administrative functions; the failure, inadequacy or interruption of our information technology systems or its supporting infrastructure; risks associated with a cybersecurity incident or information security breach, including that related to a disclosure of personally identifiable information; risks associated with our indebtedness, including limitations imposed by restrictive covenants, our debt service obligations, and our ability to comply with financial ratios and tests; a change in or discontinuance of our stock repurchase program or the payment of dividends; product liability claims, recalls or regulatory actions; the impact of litigation or other legal proceedings; the impact of additional tax liabilities stemming from our global operations and changes in tax laws, regulations and tax rates; our failure to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations and self-regulatory requirements, the costs of compliance and the impact of changes in such laws; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the volatility of our stock price; risks associated with circumstances outside our control, including those caused by telecommunication failures, labor strikes, power and/or water shortages, public health crises, such as the occurrence of contagious diseases, severe weather events, war, terrorism and other geopolitical incidents; and other risks and uncertainties described in "Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and in other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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