FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC Leadership

Denise L. Ramos is a member of the Raytheon Technologies 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 Raytheon Technologies 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.

Ronald L. Iden was named senior vice president, Security, The Walt Disney Company in July 2004. Mr. Iden focuses on developing and coordinating Disney's security efforts worldwide. Mr. Iden joined Disney from the California Office of Homeland Security, where he was appointed by and served under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Prior to working for the State, Ron spent 25 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation holding a variety of roles, culminating in his appointment to lead the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office as assistant director. Among the positions Mr. Iden held while at the FBI were: Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles FBI's investigations of terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, financial crimes and civil rights matters; Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI's Information Resources Division where he was responsible for the FBI's worldwide automation and information management requirements; Chief of the Information Resources Division's strategic planning, budget and personnel operations; and Chief of the FBI's Public Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters. Mr. Iden was appointed as a Special Agent with the FBI in May 1978, after serving 10 years as a police officer with the Elk Grove Village, Illinois Police Department. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Administration of Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois and a Master's degree in Public Administration from the Illinois Institute of Technology.