Barnes Group Inc. announced the planned retirements of Chairman Thomas O. Barnes and Lead Independent Director Mylle H. Mangum, consistent with the Company?s corporate governance retirement policy, effective at the Company?s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in May 2024. Mr. Barnes will become Chairman Emeritus and continue to lead the Barnes Foundation following his retirement from the Board. The company also announced that the Board of Directors has selected Richard J. Hipple as Chair Elect, reflecting its intention to appoint Mr. Hipple Chair of the Board of Directors effective immediately after the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, subject to his re-election by the stockholders.

In addition, the Company announced that it entered into a cooperation agreement with Irenic Capital Management, pursuant to which the Board of Directors appointed Adam Katz, co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Irenic Capital Management, to serve on its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Adam J. Katz, age 38, currently serves as the Managing Member of Irenic Capital Management GP LLC, the general partner of Irenic Capital Management LP, an investment management firm. Mr. Katz has served as the Chief Investment Officer since he co-founded the firm in October 2021.

Previously, Mr. Katz served as Associate Portfolio Manager for Elliott Management L.P., from December 2013 to September 2021. Since August 2023, he has served on the Board of Directors of Arconic Corporation, a manufacturer of lightweight metals with a focus on high-performance aluminum products that are used in aerospace, automotive, defense, and construction applications. Mr. Katz received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an A.B., magna cum laude with High Honors in Field, from Harvard University.