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Denise L. Ramos

Retired Chief Executive Officer & President, ITT Inc.

Denise L. Ramos is a member of the RTX Board of Directors. She brings expertise in public company executive leadership, the aerospace industry, and technology and innovation.

Ramos has been a member of the RTX board (including her service on the predecessor United Technologies Corporation board) since 2018.

She is a former chief executive officer, president and director of ITT Inc., formerly ITT Corporation, a manufacturer of components for the transportation, industrial and energy markets. She also served as its chief financial officer.

Prior to ITT, she was the chief financial officer for Furniture Brands International, the chief financial officer for the U.S. division of KFC Corporation and the corporate treasurer at Yum! Brands, Inc.

Ramos also serves on the boards of directors for Phillips 66 and Bank of America Corp. She was named to Top 100 CEO Leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math publication by STEMconnector™. She has received a Distinguished Leadership Award from the New York Hall of Science, and she was named to Fortune magazine’s 2014 Top People in Business.

She holds an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago.