The board of directors of WH Group Limited announced that Mr. Dennis Pat Rick Organ (Mr. Organ) has been appointed as an executive Director with effect from January 4, 2021. The Board further announced that Mr. Organ has been appointed as a member of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee, the Food Safety Committee and the Risk Management Committee of the Company with effect from January 4, 2021. Mr. Organ has served as a director, president and chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods Inc. (Smithfield) (an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) since November 27, 2020. He has served in various other positions with Smithfield since joining Smithfield in 2010, including vice president from September 2010 to September 2011, senior vice president from December 2015 to December 2018, and chief operating officer from December 2018 to November 26, 2020.