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Plexus Corp.
Additional Soliciting Material for
2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
To Be Held February 16, 2022


On January 26, 2022, Plexus Corp. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Steven J. Frisch to President and Chief Strategy Officer and Oliver K. Mihm to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, with each appointment effective immediately. With his promotion, Mr. Frisch assumes the responsibilities of driving the long-term growth of the enterprise, innovation across the Company’s global operations and the execution of the Company’s strategy. These responsibilities include oversight of the Company’s go-to-market, manufacturing technology, engineering solutions, quality, and information technology organizations. With his promotion, Mr. Mihm assumes the responsibilities of ensuring global operational alignment and execution, including oversight of the Company’s regional operations and the aftermarket services and supply chain organizations. Messrs. Frisch and Mihm will report to Todd Kelsey, who will continue as Chief Executive Officer with his responsibilities unchanged.

Mr. Frisch, age 55, joined Plexus in 1990 as a design engineer. Since 2016, Mr. Frisch has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Frisch served in various roles including Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, Executive Vice President – Global Customer Services, and Regional President – EMEA, led the Company’s Global Engineering Solutions and held various leadership positions across the Company. Mr. Frisch holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and technology from the Milwaukee School of Engineering, a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Marquette University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Mr. Mihm, age 50, joined Plexus in 2000 as a design engineer. Since 2020, Mr. Mihm has served as Executive Vice President – Global Supply Chain and Operational Solutions, previously serving as Executive Vice President Supply Chain since 2019. From 2015 to 2019, Mr. Mihm served as Regional President – EMEA. Prior to that, Mr. Mihm was Industrial Market Sector Vice President, led the Company’s Global Engineering Solutions business and held various leadership roles within the Company’s Engineering Solutions organization. Mr. Mihm holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the Pennsylvania State University College of Engineering and a master’s degree in business administration with a specialization in international business from Marquette University.






The Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved compensation arrangements for Messrs. Frisch and Mihm in their new positions. For information regarding Mr. Frisch’s current compensation, see the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2022 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 2021. Mr. Frisch’s salary will be $625,000 for 2022, his target payout under the Company’s annual cash incentive plan (the Variable Incentive Compensation Plan, or VICP) will be 85%, and he will receive grants of 10,960 RSUs and 10,150 PSUs under the Company’s equity incentive plan for the fiscal year. Mr. Mihm’s base salary will be $480,000 for fiscal 2022, his target payout under the VICP will be 75%, and he will receive grants of 6,580 RSUs and 6,090 PSUs under the Company’s equity incentive plan for the fiscal year.