JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (JELD) Business

Item 1 - Business

Our Company

We are a leading global designer, manufacturer, and distributor of high-performance interior and exterior doors, windows, and related building products, serving the new construction and R&R sectors.

The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN worldwide; LaCantina and VPI in North America; and Swedoor, DANA, and Kellpex in Europe. Our customers include wholesale distributors and retailers as well as individual contractors and consumers. Our business is highly diversified by distribution channel, geography, and construction application as illustrated below:

2025 Net Revenues $3.21 billion

(1)The percentage of net revenues by construction application is management’s estimate based on the end markets into which our customers sell.

As a leading global manufacturer of interior and exterior building products, we have invested significant capital to build a business platform that we believe is unique among our competitors. We operate 76 manufacturing and distribution facilities in 14 countries, located in North America and Europe. We are focused on optimizing our global footprint to enhance performance and improve profit margins.

On July 2, 2023, we completed the sale of JW Australia. The net assets and operations of the disposal group met the criteria to be classified as “discontinued operations” and are reported as such in all periods. Unless otherwise indicated, the description of our business provided in Part I pertains to continuing operations only. Refer to Note 1 - Description of Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 2 - Discontinued Operations and Divestiture to our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K for more information.

For many product lines, our manufacturing processes are vertically integrated, enhancing our range of capabilities, our ability to innovate, and our quality control, as well as providing us with supply chain, transportation, and working capital savings. We believe that our manufacturing network allows us to deliver our broad portfolio of products to a wide range of customers across the globe, while improving our customer service and strengthening our market positions.

Our History

We were founded in 1960 by Richard L. Wendt, when he, together with four business partners, bought a millwork plant in Oregon. The subsequent decades were a time of successful expansion and growth as we added different businesses and product categories such as interior doors, exterior steel doors, and vinyl windows. Our first overseas acquisition was Norma Doors in Spain in 1992 and since then we have acquired or established numerous businesses in Europe and Canada, making JELD-WEN a global company.

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Our Business Strategy and Operating Model

We strive to achieve solid financial performance, and shareholder returns through the systematic execution of our strategy which includes:

•streamlining and simplifying the business, refining our product and brand strategies, rationalizing our global footprint, and strategically sourcing our raw materials;

•enhancing performance and improving profit margins through strategic pricing, cost-reduction and productivity initiatives, such as implementing targeted quality improvement programs, optimizing our sales force, right-sizing and consolidating our manufacturing network, investing in automation, and leveraging our scale to streamline sourcing;

•disciplined capital allocation and working capital management designed to maximize shareholder returns, cash flows, and return on invested capital in a balanced manner;

•focused go-to-market growth strategies and industry-leading innovations to support profitable organic revenue growth; and

•continuing our journey to drive a high-performing, values-based culture enabled by strategic clarity, leadership excellence, and a global recognition and incentives strategy.

Our Products

We provide a broad portfolio of interior and exterior doors, windows, and related building products manufactured from a variety of wood, metal, and composite materials offered across a full spectrum of price points. In the year ended December 31, 2025, our door sales accounted for 68% of net revenues, our window sales accounted for 19% of net revenues, and our other ancillary products and services accounted for 13% of net revenues.

Doors

We are a leading global manufacturer of residential doors. We offer a full line of residential interior and exterior door products, including patio doors and folding or sliding wall systems. Our non-residential door product offering is concentrated in Europe, where we are a leading non-residential door provider by net revenues in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Scandinavia. We also offer non-residential doors across North America in certain markets. To meet the design, durability, and energy efficiency requirements of our customers, our product portfolio encompasses many types of materials, including wood veneer, composite wood, steel, glass, and fiberglass that satisfy a range of price points from entry-level to high-end. Our highest volume products include molded interior doors and door systems, which are made from two composite molded door skins joined by a wooden frame and filled with a hollow honey-cell core or other solid core materials. These value doors are the most popular choice for interior residential applications in North America, France and the U.K. In the U.S., we manufacture exterior doors primarily made from fiberglass and steel. We also manufacturer stile and rail doors in our U.S. manufacturing facilities. In Europe, we also sell high performance residential and non-residential doors, with features such as soundproofing, fire resistance, radiation resistance, security, and in Scandinavia we design and manufacture doors which can withstand extreme environmental conditions in coastal and arctic environments. Additionally, we offer profitable value-added distribution services for residential and non-residential products in all our markets, including customizable configuration services, specialized component options, and multiple finishing options. These services are valued by labor constrained customers and allow us to capture more profit from the sale of our door products. In the U.S., our acquisitions of ABS and MMI Door are examples of our focus on value-added services.

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Windows

We are a leading manufacturer of residential windows in North America. We manufacture a full line of residential wood and vinyl windows in North America. Our window product lines comprise a full range of styles, features, and energy-saving options to meet the varied needs of our customers in each of our regional end markets. For example, our high-performance wood and vinyl windows with multi-pane glazing and superior energy efficiency properties are in greater demand in Canada and the northern U.S. In addition, our value windows are popular with production builders and the remodel and replacement markets. In select coastal regions, we offer impact windows that can withstand the impact of hurricane force winds and satisfy local building codes. Our wood windows remain prevalent as a high-end option because they possess both insulating qualities and the beauty of natural wood. In North America, our wood windows and patio doors include our proprietary AuraLast treatment, which is a unique water-based wood protection process that provides protection against wood rot and decay. We believe AuraLast is unique in its ability to penetrate and protect the wood through to the core, as opposed to being a shallow or surface-only treatment. With the acquisition of LaCantina Doors, the Company added LaCantina’s innovative folding, multi-slide, and swing patio doors and wall systems to its already robust windows product offering. We also offer a non-residential line of vinyl windows for a broad assortment of commercial applications. With the acquisition of VPI, we added vinyl windows for mid-rise, multi-family, institutional, hospitality, and commercial properties to our product lineup. We believe that our innovative energy-efficient windows position us to benefit from increasing environmental awareness among consumers and from changes in local building codes. In recognition of our expansive energy-efficient product line, we have been an ENERGY STAR partner since 1998. In 2024, we were recognized as ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year by the EPA, and our Canada business received ENERGY STAR Canada Manufacturer of the Year for windows and doors and has won 8 ENERGY STAR Canada Manufacturer of the Year Awards.

Other Ancillary Products and Services

In certain regions, we sell a variety of other products that are ancillary to our door and window offerings, which we do not classify as door or window sales. These products include glass, hardware and locks, and window screens. We also sell molded door skins to certain direct and indirect customers pursuant to long-term contracts, and these customers in turn use the molded door skins to manufacture interior doors and compete directly against us in the marketplace. Miscellaneous installation and other services are also included in this category.

Our Segments

We operate within the global market for residential and non-residential doors and windows with sales spanning approximately 75 countries. While we operate globally, the markets for doors and windows are regionally distinct with suppliers manufacturing finished goods in proximity to their customers. Finished doors and windows are generally bulky, expensive to ship, and, in the case of windows, fragile. Designs and specifications of doors and windows also vary from country to country due to differing construction methods, building codes, certification requirements, and consumer preferences. Customers also demand short delivery times and can require special order customizations. We believe that we are well-positioned to meet the global demands of our customers due to our strong brands, broad product line, and strategically located manufacturing and distribution facilities.

Our operations are managed and reported in two reportable segments, organized and managed principally in geographic regions: North America and Europe. We report all other business activities in Corporate and unallocated costs. Factors considered in determining the two reportable segments include the nature of business activities, the management structure accountable directly to the CODM, the discrete financial information regularly provided to the CODM, and information presented to the Board of Directors and investors.

North America

In our North America segment, we compete primarily in the new construction and R&R market for residential doors and windows in the U.S. and Canada. We are the only manufacturer that offers a full line of interior and exterior door and window products, allowing us to offer a more complete solution to our customer base. Our North American market is expected to continue to face headwinds during 2026 primarily due to historically high interest rates and continued labor, freight, and raw material inflation. We believe that our total market opportunity in North America will continue to include residential, non-residential, and repair and remodel applications along with other related building products.

Europe

The European market for doors is highly fragmented, and we have the only platform in the industry capable of serving nearly all European countries. In our Europe segment, we compete primarily in the market for residential and non-residential doors in Germany, the U.K., France, Austria, Switzerland, and Scandinavia. During 2026, we expect Europe markets to remain broadly flat, with the Nordics, the UK, and France expected to show signs of growth. The DACH region is likely to experience continued softness until late 2026, when conditions are expected to improve. Renovation is expected to outpace new builds in some regions, mainly due to government incentives introduced to stimulate demand.

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Refer to Note 14 - Segment Information to our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K for more information about our segments.

Materials

We generally maintain a diversified supply base for the materials used in our manufacturing operations. The primary materials used for our door business include wood, wood composites, steel, glass, internally produced door skins, fiberglass compound, and hardware, as well as petroleum-based products such as resin and binders. The primary materials for our window business include wood, wood components, glass, and hardware, as well as aluminum and vinyl extrusions. Wood components for our window operations are sourced primarily from our own manufacturing plants, which allow us to improve margins and take advantage of our proprietary technologies such as our AuraLast wood treatment process.

We track commodities to understand our vendors’ costs, realizing that our costs are determined by the broader competitive market, tariffs, as well as by increases in the inputs to our vendors. To manage the risk in material costs, we develop strategic relationships with suppliers, routinely evaluate substitute components, develop new products, vertically integrate, where applicable, and seek alternative sources of supply from multiple vendors and often from multiple geographies.

Seasonality

In a typical year, our operating results are impacted by seasonality. Historically, peak season for home construction and remodeling in our North America and Europe segments generally corresponds with the second and third calendar quarters, and therefore our sales volume is generally higher during those quarters. Seasonal variations in operating results may be impacted by inclement weather conditions, such as cold or wet weather, which can delay construction projects.

Sales and Marketing

We actively market and sell our products directly to our customers around the world through our global sales force and indirectly through our marketing and branding initiatives, which includes our enhanced social media presence. Our global sales force, which is organized and managed regionally, focuses on building and maintaining relationships with key customers as well as managing customer supply needs and arranging in-store promotional initiatives. In North America and Europe, we also have dedicated teams that focus on our retail customers.

We continue to make investments in tools and technologies to enhance the effectiveness of our sales force and improve our customers’ purchasing experience. For example, we are continuing to invest in and utilize Salesforce in North America and Europe to enhance our customer relationships and support. We continue to leverage Salesforce for improved data management, service level tracking, Ecommerce, and workflow enhancements. We have also made investments in North America to streamline and automate order management and continue to expand post sales care through our virtual OnSite Applications and service scheduling. In Europe, we have launched new door configuration software in select countries, with plans to extend this launch to additional markets. This strategic investment aims to improve our customers' ordering experience with us, which will enhance our digital service offering and has improved our Net Promoter Score. We believe these investments will increase sales force effectiveness, create pull-through demand, and optimize sales force productivity.

We believe that our broad product portfolio of both doors and windows in North America is a competitive advantage as it allows us to cross-sell our door and window products to our end customers, many of whom find it more efficient to choose one supplier for their door and window needs on a given project.

Research and Development

We emphasize sustained investment in the development of new products, technologies, and materials as a core element of our business strategy. Our R&D activities include (i) creating new and derivative products, (ii) improving materials and components, and (iii) reengineering existing designs to reduce costs and enhance manufacturing efficiency.

We employ a formal governance framework to prioritize high‑impact initiatives and a stage‑gate process to manage execution from concept through commercialization, supporting consistent quality and efficient resource allocation. This stage‑gate framework is used across the organization including R&D and information technology to strengthen delivery discipline.

The global scale of our operations enables us to leverage shared product platforms and design libraries across markets. While product specifications and certifications vary by country, our global R&D footprint allows us to adapt designs to local requirements while capturing efficiencies in development, testing, and sourcing.

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Customers

We sell our products worldwide and have well-established relationships with numerous customers throughout the door and window distribution chain in each of our end markets, including retail home centers, wholesale distributors, and building product dealers that supply homebuilders, contractors, and consumers. Our wholesale customers include such industry leaders as ProBuild/Builders First Source, Saint-Gobain, and the Holzring group. Our home center customers include, among others, The Home Depot and Lowe’s Companies in North America, and B&Q, Howdens, and Bauhaus in Europe. We have maintained relationships with the majority of our top ten customers for over 25 years and believe that the strength and tenure of our customer relationships is based on the total value we provide, including the quality and breadth of our product offering, our customer service, innovation, and delivery capabilities. Our top ten customers together accounted for approximately 48%, 46%, and 43% of our net revenues in the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. The Home Depot, a customer of our North America segment, represented approximately 17%, 16%, and 15% of our consolidated net revenues during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Lowe’s Companies, another customer of our North America segment, represented approximately 13%, 12%, and 11% of our consolidated net revenues during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

Competition

The door and window industry is highly competitive and includes several regional and international competitors. Competition is largely based on the functional and aesthetic quality of products, service quality, distribution capability, and price. We believe that we are well positioned in our industry due to our leading brands, our broad product lines, our consistently high product quality and service, our global manufacturing and distribution capabilities, and our extensive multi-channel distribution. For North American interior doors, our major competitors include Masonite (a division of Owens Corning), Steves & Sons, Inc. and several smaller independent door manufacturers. For North American exterior doors, competitors include Masonite (a division of Owens Corning), Therma-Tru (a division of Fortune Brands), Plastpro and Steves & Sons, Inc. The North American window market is highly fragmented, with sizable competitors including Andersen, Pella, Marvin, Ply-Gem (a division of Cornerstone Building Brands, formerly NCI Building Systems), and Milgard (a division of MI Windows and Doors). The door manufacturers that we primarily compete with in our European markets include Huga, Prüm/Garant (a division of Arbonia Group), Viljandi, Masonite (a division of Owens Corning), Keyor, Herholz, and Hormann.

Intellectual Property

We rely primarily on patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret laws and contractual commitments to protect our intellectual property and other proprietary rights. Generally, registered trademarks have a perpetual life, if they are renewed on a timely basis and continue to be used properly as trademarks. We intend to maintain the trademark registrations listed below so long as they remain valuable to our business.

Our U.S. window and door trademarks include JELD-WEN®, AuraLast®, LaCANTINA®, MMI Door®, Karona®, ImpactGard®, JW®, True BLU®, ABS™, Siteline®, National Door®, Low-Friction Glider®, Hydrolock®, VPI™, FINISHIELD®, MILLENNIUM®, TRUFIT®, EPICVUE®, and EVELIN®. Our trademarks are either registered or have been used as common law trademarks by us. The trademarks we use outside the U.S. include the Swedoor®, Dooria®, DANA®, Mattiovi™, Zargag®, Alupan®, Domoferm®, Kellpax®, and HSE™ marks in Europe.

Environmental, Social, and Governance Matters

Human Capital Management

We believe that the success of our mission is realized by the engagement and empowerment of our employees, and we are committed to investing in our people. Our senior leadership team, including our CEO and our Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, is responsible for developing and executing our human capital strategy. This includes the attraction, retention, development, and engagement of talent. In addition, our Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer regularly updates senior management and our Board of Directors on the operation and status of our human capital management.

As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 13,900 people. Of our total number of employees, approximately 8,200 are employed in operations included in our North America segment and corporate operations, and approximately 5,700 are employed in operations included in our Europe segment.

In total, approximately 800, or 10%, of our employees in the U.S. and Canada are unionized. One facility in the U.S., representing 7 employees, is covered by collective bargaining agreements. In Canada, approximately 73% of our employees work at facilities covered by collective bargaining agreements. As is common in Europe, most of our facilities are covered by work councils and/or labor agreements. We believe we have satisfactory relationships with our employees and our organized labor unions.

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Health and Safety

We strive to operate in a way that prioritizes the health and safety of our employees, business partners, and the communities in which we operate. JELD-WEN's commitment to the EH&S of our associates is foundational and embedded in our values. Our EH&S programs are designed around global policies and standards and a commitment to complying with or exceeding applicable requirements within our manufacturing, service and install, and headquarter operations. We proactively implement management systems consistent with ISO 14001 and 45001 requirements to prevent EH&S risks and to create a strong safety culture and improve performance. We are committed to continuous improvement and continue to measure, refine, and improve on our performance. We educate and train our employees to help ensure compliance with our policies, standards, and management systems. We also have policies and procedures in place to encourage employees to stop work to address at-risk conditions without the threat of retaliation. Our management and Board of Directors also periodically review our health and safety practices to address ongoing effectiveness and compliance.

Employee Engagement and Cognitive Diversity

We believe that an engaged workforce provides a strong competitive advantage. To this end, the Company welcomes employee contributions that maximize diversity of thought, promote authenticity in discussion, and challenge the status quo. Our senior leadership team works to promote these goals in their respective organizations, and our recruitment strategy reflects our dedication to cognitive diversity. Furthermore, as part of our human capital strategy, we incorporate mentoring programs, support employee resource groups, and maintain an open-door policy where employees are free to inject their ideas, concerns, and other opinions into broader discussions around Company culture and strategy.

Training and Talent Development

We strive not only to attract and retain great talent but also to remain committed to the continued development of our workforce. Through a combination of individual development initiatives and training programs, we prepare employees for future, often advanced, roles that align with their career goals. Training is available for employees at all levels, whether they are senior leaders, mid-level managers, or front-line leaders, to upskill and grow their careers. This training incorporates global learning platforms, content libraries, and additional formal and informal training opportunities.

Internal job opportunities are posted for employees to review, and our internal mobility philosophy encourages employees to apply for roles after completing twelve months in their current position. As part of the annual performance management process, managers and employees meet to review goals and performance and to discuss actions for ongoing growth and development. Additionally, through enhancements in our global human capital platform, managers can identify and track potential successors for roles on their teams.

Retaining and developing early-career talent is also an important focus. Across our teams, we welcome interns, apprentices, and work-study arrangements that seed talent into manufacturing and team lead roles. Focusing on talent development across the organization will continue to be a key contributor to the company’s future success.

Organizational Health

We manage and measure our organizational health with a view to gaining insight into our employees’ experiences, levels of workplace satisfaction, and feelings of engagement within the Company. Organizational health is driven through an “enterprise-guided” approach that includes both global and local initiatives in line with the Company’s overall cultural vision and strategy. We measure organizational health annually through our global employee survey and strive to continually develop our culture and employee engagement. Results of the annual survey are communicated as global themes across the Company, with managers sharing more detailed insights from their areas of the business directly with their teams. The senior leadership team demonstrates their commitment to engagement through transparent communications in town halls and leadership team meetings; they also carry cultural targets on their individual annual goal plans.

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Environmental Sustainability

We strive to conduct our business in a manner that is environmentally sustainable and demonstrates environmental stewardship. Toward that end, we pursue processes that are designed to minimize waste, maximize efficient utilization of materials, and conserve resources, including using recycled and reused materials to produce portions of our products. We are taking steps to mitigate climate change by measuring and reducing our GHG emissions, implementing renewable energy solutions and pursuing efficiency projects. We offer a variety of products that contain pre-consumer recycled content, such as our vinyl windows, aluminum cladding, and window glass. In September 2024, we installed a solar PV panel system at our Spital, Austria facility which both cut costs from rising electricity prices in Central Europe and reduced GHG emissions from purchased electricity. Our U.S. produced pine wood windows and select patio doors and door frames are made from AuraLast® pine, which is a proprietary, water-based wood protection process that results in a decrease of VOCs released during production. In addition, we manufacture many products that meet local green building provisions and top nationally recognized environmental programs. We continue to evaluate and modify our manufacturing and other processes on an ongoing basis to further reduce our impact on the environment.

Environmental Regulatory Actions

The geographic breadth of our facilities and the nature of our operations subject us to extensive environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations in jurisdictions throughout the world. Such laws and regulations relate to, among other things, air emissions, the treatment and discharge of wastewater, the discharge of hazardous materials into the environment, the handling, storage, use and disposal of solid, hazardous and other wastes, worker health and safety, or otherwise relate to health, safety, and protection of the environment. Many of our products are also subject to various laws and regulations, such as building and construction codes, product safety regulations, and regulations and mandates related to energy efficiency.

The nature of our operations, which involve the handling, storage, use, and disposal of hazardous wastes, exposes us to the risk of liability and claims associated with contamination at our current and former facilities or sites where we have disposed of or arranged for the disposal of waste, or with the impact of our products on human health and safety and the environment. Laws and regulations with respect to the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites can impose joint and several liability for releases or threatened releases of hazardous materials upon statutorily defined parties, including us, regardless of fault or the lawfulness of the original activity or disposal. We have been subject to claims, including having been named as a potentially responsible party, in certain proceedings initiated pursuant to CERCLA and similar state and foreign laws, regulations, and statutes, and may be named a potentially responsible party in other similar proceedings in the future. Unforeseen expenditures or liabilities may arise in connection with such matters.

We have also been the subject of certain environmental regulatory actions by the EPA and state regulatory agencies in the U.S. and foreign governmental authorities in jurisdictions in which we operate and are obligated to make certain expenditures in settlement of those actions. We do not expect expenditures for compliance with environmental laws and regulations to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or competitive position. However, the discovery of a presently unknown environmental condition, changes in environmental requirements or their enforcement, or other unanticipated events, may give rise to unforeseen expenditures and liabilities which could be material.

In 2007, we were identified by the WADOE as a PLP with respect to our former manufacturing site in Everett, Washington. In 2008, we entered into an Agreed Order with the WADOE to assess historic environmental contamination and remediation feasibility at the site. As part of the order, we agreed to develop a CAP, arising from the feasibility assessment. In December 2020, we submitted to the WADOE a draft feasibility assessment with an array of remedial alternatives, which we considered substantially complete. During 2021, several comment rounds were completed as well as the identification of the Port of Everett and W&W Everett Investment LLC as additional PLPs, with respect to this matter with each PLP being jointly and severally liable for the cleanup costs. The WADOE received the final feasibility assessment on December 31, 2021, containing various remedial alternatives with its preferred remedial alternatives totaling $23.4 million. Based on this study, we determined our range of possible outcomes to be $11.8 million to $33.4 million. On March 1, 2022, we delivered a draft CAP consistent with the preferred alternatives which was approved by WADOE in August 2023. The existing Agreed Order of 2008 was also modified with WADOE in July 2023 to support the development of the associated CAP investigation, sampling and design components. With additional information gathered from the CAP investigation during 2024, we determined the total range of possible remediation cost outcomes to be between $17.4 million to $33.6 million. We retained a provision of $11.8 million within our financial statements which considers the range of possible outcome costs and potential allocation of responsibility between the identified PLPs, both of which could vary materially from our estimates. In December 2025, as the scope and timing of the remedial work was further refined, we determined the total range of possible remediation cost outcomes remained between $17.4 million and $33.6 million, but that the more likely possible remediation cost outcome is approximately $21.0 million. The Company adjusted the provision within its financial statements to that amount and recognized a long-term receivable of $5.6 million within other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet related to loss recoveries. This provision may ultimately be offset in whole or in part by recoveries from PLPs or insurance proceeds.

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In December 2020, we entered into a COA with the PaDEP to remove a pile of wood fiber waste from our site in Towanda, Pennsylvania, which we acquired in connection with our acquisition of CMI in 2012, by using it as fuel for a boiler at that site. The COA replaced a 2018 Consent Decree between the Company and PaDEP. Under the COA, we were required to achieve certain periodic removal objectives and ultimately remove the entire pile by August 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2024, there was $1.4 million in bonds posted in connection with these obligations. During December 2024, we removed the wood fiber waste pile from the site and our removal obligations under the COA were closed.

For more information regarding the risks associated with environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations, refer to Item 1A - Risk Factors.

Government Regulation

As a public company with global operations, we are subject to the laws and regulations of the United States and multiple foreign jurisdictions. These regulations, which differ among jurisdictions, include those related to financial and other disclosures, accounting standards, corporate governance, intellectual property, tax, trade, antitrust, employment, privacy, and anti-corruption, in addition to the environmental laws and regulations described above.

For a more detailed description of the various laws and regulations that affect our business, refer to Item 1A - Risk Factors.

Available Information

Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, are filed with the SEC. We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and file or furnish reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Such reports and other information filed by us with the SEC are available free of charge on our website at investors.jeld-wen.com when such reports are made available and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The contents of these websites are not incorporated into this filing. Further, our references to the URLs for these websites are intended to be inactive textual references only.

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Executive Officers of the Registrant

Set forth below is certain information about our executive officers. The ages are as of February 23, 2026. There are no family relationships among the following executive officers.

William Christensen, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Mr. Christensen, age 53, joined the Company in April 2022 as Executive Vice President and President, Europe. In December 2022, he was appointed to his current role as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Christensen was Chief Executive Officer and Group Executive Board Chair of REHAU AG, a Swiss-based global manufacturer, from 2018 to 2021. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2018, Mr. Christensen served as REHAU AG’s Chief Marketing Officer from 2016 to 2018. Prior to joining REHAU AG, Mr. Christensen was the President of innofund.vc, a venture capital investor, from 2016 to 2022. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of AFG Arbonia-Foster-Holding AG, a Swiss-based global building products manufacturer from 2014 to 2015. In addition, he spent ten years at Geberit International AG, a global plumbing manufacturer, in several executive roles including Group Executive Board Member and Head of International Sales, as well as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Chicago Faucets Company. He also served in various finance and business development roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and Rieter Automotive Systems. Mr. Christensen earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rollins College and an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Rachael Elliott, Executive Vice President, North America. Ms. Elliott, age 46, joined the Company as Executive Vice President, North America in October 2025. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Elliot was the Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Operations at Ashley Furniture Industries, a home furnishings manufacturer and retailer, from June 2022 to October 2025. Prior to Ashley Furniture, Ms. Elliott held various leadership roles at Masonite International, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of interior and exterior doors, including Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety, from January 2022 to June 2022 and Vice President, Global Operations and Supply Chain-Architectural, from January 2020 to January 2022. Ms. Elliott also held various leadership roles at Walmart. Ms. Elliott earned a bachelor’s degree in construction engineering and a master’s degree in workforce training and development from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Jeffrey Embt, Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Embt, age 44, joined the Company as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer in January 2026. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Embt served as Chief Financial Officer of Proterra LLC, a manufacturer of battery systems for electric vehicles and commercial equipment, where he was also the Chief Accounting Officer from June 2023 until March 2024. Prior to Proterra, Mr. Embt held various accounting and finance positions with increasing levels of responsibilities at BWX Technologies, Inc., global manufacturer of nuclear components, including Head of Finance for BWXT Medical from February 2022 to June 2023 and Manager, Technical Accounting from April 2017 to January 2022. Mr. Embt was also an Audit Senior Manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Embt has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Coastal Carolina University and completed his graduate and executive education at the University of Tennessee.

James Hayes, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Hayes, age 53, joined the Company in August 2018 as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel. In August 2022, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. He was appointed to his current role in June 2023. Mr. Hayes leads the global legal team, providing legal advice and guidance to the Board of Directors and the senior leadership team. Mr. Hayes earned a bachelor’s degree in English and history from Emory University and a law degree from Villanova University School of Law.

Wendy Livingston, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Livingston, age 52, joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer in June 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Livingston was the Chief People Officer for Spreetail, a multinational e-commerce company, from August 2022 to June 2023 and the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Harsco Corporation (now Enviri Corporation), a global environmental services company, from August 2020 to August 2022. She held leadership roles of increasing responsibility at The Boeing Company, a global aerospace company, from 1996 to 2020, including interim Senior Vice President, Human Resources in 2020 and Vice President, Corporate Human Resources from 2017 to 2020. Ms. Livingston earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Peru State College, a master’s degree in human resource management from Lindenwood University and is certified by the Society for Human Resource Management.

Matthew Meier, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Information Officer. Mr. Meier, age 53, joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Information Officer in January 2024. Previously, he was Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Data Officer at Driven Brands Holding, Inc., an automotive services company, from October 2021 to January 2024. Prior to joining Driven Brands, Mr. Meier was employed at Whirlpool Corporation, a manufacturer of home appliances, as the Vice President, Global Technology Value Streams from 2020 to 2021 and as Vice President, Chief Information Officer from 2016 to 2020. Mr. Meier earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University, a master’s degree in information systems management from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.

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Samantha Stoddard, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Stoddard, age 42, joined the Company in December 2020 as Vice President, Operations Finance. In February 2022, she was promoted to North America Chief Financial Officer. In April 2024, she expanded her responsibilities to include leading global Finance Planning and Analysis (FP&A) and assumed the additional role as the Head of FP&A. Ms. Stoddard was appointed to her current role in July 2024. Prior to joining JELD-WEN, Ms. Stoddard held various roles of increasing responsibility at Honeywell International, an American advanced-technology company, from April 2018 to December 2020, serving as the Chief Financial Officer, Personal Protection Equipment, from May 2020 to December 2020 and the Chief Financial Officer, Safety and Productivity Solutions Supply Chain, from February 2019 to April 2020. Ms. Stoddard earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Wake Forest University and a master’s degree in accounting from The University of Texas at Dallas.

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