Dover announced that its Board of Directors has elected Marc A. Howze as a new independent director effective immediately. Mr. Howze's appointment increases the size of the Board to 11 directors, 10 of whom are independent directors. Mr. Howze will serve on the Board's Audit Committee.

Mr. Howze is Senior Advisor, Office of the Chairman at Deere & Company (Deere), a position he assumed in 2022. Mr. Howze joined Deere in 2001 as an attorney and later served as Manager, Business Development and Strategy, and as Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. He then moved to Deere's Ag & Turf division, where his positions included Turf Care Factory Manager, and Global Director, Cotton Harvesting Product Line.

Subsequently, Mr. Howze became Vice President, Global Human Resources in 2012 and assumed additional responsibility for Employee Communications in 2014. He was named Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer in 2016, and in 2020 took on the additional role of Group President, Lifecycle Solutions. Prior to joining Deere, Mr. Howze served as an officer in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of major.

He also serves on the Board of Directors of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.