UNIFI INC 10-K

Item 3. Legal Proceedings We are from time to time a party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. With respect to all such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, we record reserves when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We do not believe that any of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows. We maintain liability insurance for certain risks that is subject to certain self-insurance limits. Item 4. Mine Sa fety Disclosures Not applicable. 17 INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS The following is a description of the names and ages of the executive officers of the Company, indicating all positions and offices with the Company held by each such person and each person’s principal occupation or employment during the past five years. Each executive officer of UNIFI is elected by the Board and holds office from the date of election until thereafter removed by the Board. Edmund M. Ingle – Age: 58 – Mr. Ingle has served as Chief Executive Officer of UNIFI and a member of the Board since June 2020. From May 2019 to June 2020, he served as Chief Executive Officer of the Recycling group of Indorama Ventures, a world-class chemicals company and a global integrated leader in PET and fibers serving major customers in diversified end-use markets. From May 2018 to May 2019, he was Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Indorama’s Wellman International division. Prior to that, Mr. Ingle was with UNIFI for approximately 30 years, during which time he held various key leadership positions, including Vice President of Global Corporate Sustainability, Vice President of Supply Chain, General Manager of the Company’s Flake and Chip business, Vice President and General Manager of REPREVE ® Polymers, General Manager of the Company’s Nylon business, and Director of Global Procurement. Albert P. Carey – Age: 71 – Mr. Carey has served as Executive Chairman of the Board since April 2019. Mr. Carey previously served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board from January 2019 to March 2019. In March 2019, Mr. Carey retired from PepsiCo, Inc., a consumer products company, after a 38-year career with the company in which he held a number of senior leadership roles, including Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo North America from March 2016 to January 2019, Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo North America Beverages from July 2015 to March 2016, Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Americas Beverages from September 2011 to July 2015, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Frito-Lay North America from June 2006 to September 2011. Craig A. Creaturo – Age: 53 – Mr. Creaturo has served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of UNIFI since September 2019. Mr. Creaturo served as Chief Financial Officer & Vice President-Administration of Chromalox, Inc., an advanced thermal technologies manufacturing company, from February 2015 to March 2019. Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer of II-VI Incorporated (“II-VI”), a publicly traded global leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components, from 2004 to 2014, Treasurer of II-VI from 2000 to 2014, and Corporate Controller of II-VI from 1998 to 2000. From 1992 to 1998, he held a variety of audit roles at Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Creaturo is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mr. Creaturo has notified the Company that he will resign from all of his positions with the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, effective as of the end of the day on August 25, 2023. Hongjun Ning – Age: 56 – Mr. Ning has served as an Executive Vice President of UNIFI since July 2020, President of Unifi Textiles (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. (“UTSC”) (UNIFI’s subsidiary in China) since March 2020, and President of Unifi Asia Pacific since June 2017. Previously, he served as Vice President of UTSC from September 2013 to June 2017, Director of Sales & Marketing of UTSC from August 2008 to September 2013, and General Manager, Sales & Marketing of a former UNIFI joint venture in China from January 2006 to August 2008. Gregory K. Sigmon – Age: 33 – Mr. Sigmon, age 33, has served as an Executive Officer of UNIFI since July 2022 and as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company since June 2020. Previously, Mr. Sigmon served as a Vice President of UNIFI from June 2020 to July 2022 and as Assistant General Counsel of the Company from September 2019 to June 2020. Before joining UNIFI, Mr. Sigmon served as an officer in the legal department of BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he was a graduate of BB&T’s Leadership Development Program and held progressively senior roles from 2015 to 2019, including Vice President from April 2018 to August 2019 when he joined UNIFI. Mr. Sigmon is a member of the North Carolina State Bar. 18 PART II