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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

(RULE 14a-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.  )

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TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.

Mühlenstrasse 26

CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

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PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY

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This summary highlights information that is contained elsewhere in this proxy statement. It does not include all information necessary to make a voting decision, and you should read this proxy statement in its entirety before casting your vote.

TE at a Glance

A global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions, proven in the harshest environments, enable advancements in transportation, industrial applications, medical technology, energy, data communications and the home.

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Corporate governance summary

Director nominees

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Board changes since 2016 5 of 10 independent directors have joined the Board

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Terrence R. Curtin Executive Director Chief Executive Officer, TE Connectivity Ltd. Age 53 Tenure 2016 Executive Director since 2016 ​

Carol A. (“John”) Davidson Independent Former Senior Vice President Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, Tyco International Ltd. Age 66 Tenure 2016 Committee: AC (Chair) (Financial Expert)

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Laura H. Wright Independent Former Chief Financial Officer, Southwest Airlines Co. Age 61 Tenure 2014 Committee: AC (Financial Expert) ​ ​ ​ Dawn C. Willoughby Independent Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer The Clorox Company Age 52 Tenure 2020 Committee: MDCC

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​ Meeting attendance 100% • Overall attendance at Board and committee meetings • There were 8 Board meetings in 2021

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Mark C. Trudeau Independent President, Chief Executive Officer, Mallinckrodt plc Age 60 Tenure 2016 Committee: MDCC

Abhijit Y. Talwalkar Independent Former President and Chief Executive Officer, LSI Corporation Age 57 Tenure 2017 Committee: MDCC (Chair)

​ ​ ​ ​ Committees: AC – Audit ​ MDCC – Management Development & Compensation ​ NGCC – Nominating Governance & Compliance

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Independence – Director Nominees ​ ■ Independent 9 ■ Not Independent 3

Lynn A. Dugle Independent Former Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board, Engility Holdings, Inc. Age 62 Tenure 2020 Committee: AC (Financial Expert)

William A. Jeffrey Independent Retired Chief Executive Officer, SRI International Age 62 Tenure 2012 Committee: NGCC ​

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Syaru Shirley Lin Independent Compton Visiting Professor, World Politics, White Burkett Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia

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Age 53 Tenure Nominee Expected Committee: NGCC

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Thomas J. Lynch Non-Executive Chairman since 2018 Former Chief Executive Officer, TE Connectivity Ltd.

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Age 67 Tenure 2007

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Yong Nam Independent Chairman of the Board, DL E&C Co., Ltd. Age 73 Tenure 2012 Committee: NGCC ​

Heath A. Mitts Executive Director Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, TE Connectivity Ltd. Age 50 Tenure 2021 ​

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Lead Independent Director ● Board maintains a Lead Independent Director with Robust Authority

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Executive Compensation Summary

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Executive Compensation Governance Highlights

We have established several best practices that help ensure our compensation programs remain aligned with shareholder interests.

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What We Do

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What We Do Not Do

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Historical “Say on Pay” votes

The Management Development and Compensation Committee believes the results of last year’s “Say on Pay” vote affirmed our shareholders’ support of our Company’s executive compensation program. This confirmed our decision to maintain a consistent overall approach in setting executive compensation for 2021.

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Executive Compensation Principles

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Our executive compensation philosophy calls for competitive total compensation that will reward executives for achieving individual and corporate performance objectives and will attract, motivate and retain leaders who will drive the creation of shareholder value. In setting compensation we adhere to the following core principles:

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Fiscal 2021 Compensation Highlights

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PROXY STATEMENT

FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF

TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.

TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT AND VOTING

Why am I receiving these materials?

TE Connectivity’s Board of Directors is soliciting your proxy to vote at the Annual General Meeting to be held at 2:00 p.m., Central European Time (8:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time), on March 9, 2022, at Bär & Karrer Ltd., Brandschenkestrasse 90, CH-8002 Zurich, Switzerland. The information provided in this proxy statement is for your use in determining how you will vote on the agenda items described herein.

We have made available our proxy materials to each person who is registered as a holder of our shares in the register of shareholders (such owners are often referred to as “holders of record” or “record holders”) as of the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on January 6, 2022. We also will send a copy of the proxy materials, including the proxy card, to any holder of record who requests them in the manner set forth in the Notice and to any additional shareholders who become registered in our share register after the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on January 6, 2022 and continue to be registered in our share register at the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on February 17, 2022. Distribution to shareholders of the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”), is scheduled to begin on or about January 13, 2022.

We have requested that banks, brokerage firms and other nominees who hold TE Connectivity shares on behalf of the owners of the shares (such owners are often referred to, and we refer to them below, as “beneficial owners,” “beneficial shareholders” or “street name holders”) as of the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on January 6, 2022 forward the Notice to those beneficial shareholders and forward the proxy materials, along with a voting instruction card, for any additional beneficial owners who acquire their shares after January 6, 2022 and continue to hold them at the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on February 17, 2022. We have agreed to pay the reasonable expenses of the banks, brokerage firms and other nominees for forwarding these materials.

Are proxy materials available on the Internet?

Yes.

Important Notice regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual General Meeting to be held on March 9, 2022.

Our proxy statement for the Annual General Meeting to be held on March 9, 2022, other proxy material and our annual report to shareholders for fiscal year 2021 is available at http://www.te.com/TEAnnualMeeting.

Under SEC rules, we have elected to provide access to our proxy materials over the Internet. Accordingly, we are sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to our shareholders registered in our share register as of the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on January 6, 2022. All shareholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials on the website referred to in the Notice or to request to receive a printed set of the proxy materials. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet or to request a printed copy may be found in the Notice. The Notice also instructs you on how you may submit your proxy over the Internet or via mail. You will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials unless you request one in the manner set forth in the Notice or you acquire your shares after January 6, 2022 and continue to be registered in our share register at the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on February 17, 2022, in which case we will send you the proxy materials. This permits us to conserve natural resources and reduce our printing costs, while giving shareholders a convenient and efficient way to access our proxy materials and vote their shares. Our proxy materials are being made available on or about January 13, 2022.

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What agenda items are scheduled to be voted on at the meeting?

The sixteen (16)  agenda items scheduled for a vote are:

What is the recommendation of the Board of Directors on each of the agenda items scheduled to be voted on at the meeting? How do the Board of Directors and executive officers intend to vote with respect to the agenda items?

TE Connectivity’s Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR each of the agenda items listed above as recommended by our Board of Directors. Our directors and executive officers have indicated that they intend to vote their shares in favor of each of the agenda items, except for Agenda Item No. 6 (Release of the Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers of TE Connectivity for Activities during the Fiscal Year ended September 24, 2021), where they are by law precluded from voting their shares. On January 6, 2022, our directors and executive officers and their affiliates beneficially owned approximately • % of the outstanding shares.

What is the difference between being a shareholder of record and a beneficial owner?

If your shares are registered directly in your name in our share register operated by our stock transfer agent, you are considered the “shareholder of record” of those shares.

If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee on your behalf and the broker, bank or nominee is registered in our share register as a shareholder with voting rights, your broker, bank or other nominee is considered the shareholder of record and you are considered the “beneficial owner” or “street name holder” of those shares. In this case, the shareholder of record that is registered as a

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shareholder with voting rights has forwarded either the Notice or the proxy materials, as applicable, and separate voting instructions, to you. As the beneficial owner, when directing the shareholder of record how to vote your shares, you should follow the voting instructions they have provided to you.

Who is entitled to vote?

Shareholders of record

All shareholders registered in our share register at the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on February 17, 2022 are entitled to vote on the matters set forth in this proxy statement and any other matter properly presented at the meeting for consideration, provided such shareholders become registered as shareholders with voting rights by that time. See “— I am a shareholder of record. How do I become registered as a shareholder with voting rights?”

Beneficial owners

Beneficial owners whose banks, brokers or nominees are shareholders registered in our share register with respect to the beneficial owners’ shares at the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on February 17, 2022 are entitled to vote on the matters set forth in this proxy statement and any other matter properly presented at the meeting for consideration, provided such banks, brokers or nominees become registered as shareholders with voting rights. See “— I am a shareholder of record. How do I become registered as a shareholder with voting rights?”

What if I am the record holder or beneficial owner of shares at the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on January 6, 2022, but sell or otherwise transfer those shares before the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on February 17, 2022?

Holders of record and beneficial owners will not be entitled to vote their shares or provide instructions to vote with respect to their shares if they hold shares at the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on January 6, 2022 but sell or otherwise transfer those shares before the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on February 17, 2022.

I am a shareholder of record. How do I become registered as a shareholder with voting rights?

If you are a shareholder of record, you have been registered as a shareholder with voting rights in our share register, unless in certain circumstances (such as failure to comply with particular disclosure requirements set forth in our articles of association) we have specifically advised you that you are registered as a shareholder without voting rights.

How do I attend the Annual General Meeting?

Due to the ongoing global public health emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 Annual General Meeting will not take place in its usual format. In accordance with the Swiss Federal Council Ordinance on Measures during the Special Situation to Combat the COVID-19 Epidemic (currently providing for restrictions on public gatherings in Switzerland) and the Swiss Federal Council Ordinance on Measures to Combat the COVID-19 Epidemic in International Passenger Transport (including the possibility of quarantine requirements, entry and international travel restrictions), shareholders are not permitted to attend the Annual General Meeting in person. Therefore, in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on the Statutory Principles for Federal Council Ordinances on Combating the COVID-19 Epidemic and the Swiss Federal Council Ordinance 3 on Measures to Combat the Coronavirus (COVID-19), TE decided that shareholders and beneficial owners of our shares must exercise their voting rights by giving proxy related voting instructions to the independent proxy either electronically or by promptly completing, signing, dating and returning your proxy card or voting instruction card as described in this proxy statement.

How do I vote if I am a shareholder of record?

If you are a registered shareholder, you can vote in the following ways:

By Internet: You can vote over the Internet at https://www.proxyvote.com by following the instructions in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials previously sent to you or on the proxy card. By casting votes electronically, you will authorize the independent proxy, Dr. René Schwarzenbach, with full rights of substitution, to vote your shares on your behalf.

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than indicated below. By marking, dating, signing and mailing the proxy card as instructed, you authorize the independent proxy, Dr. René Schwarzenbach, with full rights of substitution, to vote your shares on your behalf. If you vote by proxy card/mail, you will need to return via mail your completed proxy card to the independent proxy, Dr. René Schwarzenbach, Proxy Voting Services GmbH, in the postage pre-paid return envelope provided with the proxy card.

In order to assure that your votes are tabulated in time to be voted at the Annual General Meeting, you must vote electronically by 5:00 p.m., Central European Time (11:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time) on March 8, 2022, or submit your proxy card by mail so that it is received by 5:00 p.m., Central European Time (11:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time) on March 8, 2022.

If you have voted electronically or timely submitted a properly executed proxy card, your shares will be voted by the independent proxy as you have instructed. If any other matters are properly presented at the meeting, the independent proxy will either (i) vote the shares represented by your completed proxy in accordance with the specific instructions given by you, (ii) if selected by you in granting your proxy (as a general instruction), in accordance with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors at the meeting, or (iii) if no instructions are given, abstain from voting your shares.

How do I vote if I am a beneficial shareholder?

General: If you hold your shares in street name, you should provide instructions to your bank or broker on how you wish your vote to be recorded by following the instructions on your voting instruction form supplied to you by your bank or broker with these proxy materials.

Can I vote by Internet?

Yes. If you are a shareholder of record, see the Internet voting instructions provided on the Notice or proxy card. If you are a beneficial owner, see the voting instruction card provided by your bank, broker or other nominee.

Can I vote by telephone?

If you are a shareholder of record, you cannot vote by telephone. If you are a beneficial owner, see the voting instruction card provided by your broker, bank or other nominee for telephone voting instructions.

Can I appoint TE Connectivity officers as my proxy?

In accordance with Swiss regulations, shareholders may not appoint Company officers as proxies.

If my shares are held in “street name” by my broker, will my broker vote my shares for me?

We recommend that you contact your broker. Your broker can give you directions on how to instruct the broker to vote your shares. If you have not provided instructions to the broker, your broker will be able to vote your shares with respect to “routine” matters but not “non-routine” matters pursuant to New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) rules. We believe the following agenda items will be considered non-routine under NYSE rules and therefore your broker will not be able to vote your shares with respect to these agenda items unless the broker receives appropriate instructions from you: Agenda Item No. 1 (Election of Directors), Agenda Item No. 2 (Election of Chairman of the Board), Agenda Item No. 3 (Election of Members of Management Development and Compensation Committee), Agenda Item No. 6 (Release of the Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers of TE Connectivity for Activities During the Fiscal Year Ended September 24, 2021), Agenda Item No. 8 (Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation), Agenda Item No. 9 (Binding Vote to Approve Fiscal Year 2023 Maximum Aggregate Compensation Amount for Executive Management) and Agenda Item No. 10 (Binding Vote to Approve Fiscal Year 2023 Maximum Aggregate Compensation Amount for the Board of Directors).

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What will happen if I don’t vote my shares?

If you are a shareholder of record and you do not vote electronically or sign and return a proxy card with votes indicated, no votes will be cast on your behalf on any of the items of business at the meeting. If you are a shareholder of record and you return a signed proxy card but make no specific direction as to how your shares are to be voted, the independent proxy will vote your shares in accordance with the general instruction “FOR” each of the director nominees and “FOR” each of the other agenda items (including each subpart thereof) and in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors.

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If you are a beneficial shareholder and you do not provide voting instructions to your bank or broker, subject to any contractual arrangements, your bank or broker may vote your shares in its discretion on all agenda items except Agenda Item No. 1 (Election of Directors), Agenda Item No. 2 (Election of Chairman of the Board), Agenda Item No. 3 (Election of Members of Management Development and Compensation Committee), Agenda Item No. 6 (Release of the Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers of TE Connectivity for Activities During the Fiscal Year Ended September 24, 2021), Agenda Item No. 8 (Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation), Agenda Item No. 9 (Binding Vote to Approve Fiscal Year 2023 Maximum Aggregate Compensation Amount for Executive Management) and Agenda Item No. 10 (Binding Vote to Approve Fiscal Year 2023 Maximum Aggregate Compensation Amount for the Board of Directors), and no votes will be cast on your behalf on Agenda Items No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 6, No. 8, No. 9 and No. 10.

How many shares can vote at the Annual General Meeting?

Our registered shares are our only class of voting stock. As of January 6, 2022, there were • registered shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote; however, shareholders who are not registered in our share register as shareholders or do not become registered as shareholders with voting rights as of the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on February 17, 2022 will not be entitled to attend, vote at or grant proxies to vote at, the Annual General Meeting. See “—I am a shareholder of record. How do I become registered as a shareholder with voting rights?” Shares duly represented at the Annual General Meeting will be entitled to one vote per share for each matter presented at the Annual General Meeting. Shareholders who are registered in our share register as of the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on February 17, 2022 and who are registered with voting rights may vote at the Annual General Meeting as discussed under “—How do I vote if I am a shareholder of record?—At the Annual General Meeting.”

What quorum is required for the Annual General Meeting?

The presence, in person or by proxy, of at least the majority of the registered shares entitled to vote constitutes a quorum for the conduct of business at the Annual General Meeting.

What vote is required for approval of each agenda item and what is the effect of broker non-votes and abstentions?

The following agenda items require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual General Meeting, whether in person or by proxy. A majority means at least half plus one additional vote of the votes which are cast at a general meeting of shareholders.

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The following agenda item requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual General Meeting, whether in person or by proxy, not counting the votes of any member of the Board of Directors or any executive officer of TE Connectivity.

Agenda Item No. 6: The release of the members of the Board of Directors and executive officers for activities during the fiscal year ended September 24, 2021;

The following agenda item requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the share votes represented and the absolute majority of the par value of the represented shares with voting rights that are represented at the Annual General Meeting, whether in person or by proxy.

Agenda Item No. 14: Renewal of authorized capital.

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Registered shares which are represented by broker non-votes (which occur when a broker holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular agenda item because the broker does not have discretionary voting power for that particular item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner) and registered shares which are cast as abstentions on any matter, are counted towards the determination of a quorum but will not be counted as a vote cast and will be disregarded and have no effect on the proposal.

Who will count the votes and certify the results?

An independent vote tabulator will count the votes. Broadridge Financial Solutions has been appointed by the Board of Directors as the independent inspector of election and will determine the existence of a quorum, validity of proxies, and certify the results of the voting. Following the certification of the vote by the independent inspector of election, the Chairman of the Annual Shareholders Meeting will certify the vote to the Swiss notary public.

If I vote and then want to change or revoke my vote, may I?

If you are a shareholder of record and have (i) voted via the Internet, you may change your vote and revoke your proxy by submitting subsequent voting instructions via the Internet by the deadline for Internet voting; (ii) submitted a proxy card to the independent proxy, you may change or revoke your vote by submitting a revocation letter and new proxy card directly to the independent proxy so that it is received by no later than 5:00 p.m., Central European Time (11:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time) on March 8, 2022.

Written revocations to the independent proxy should be directed to the following address: Dr. René Schwarzenbach, Proxy Voting Services GmbH, Grossmünsterplatz 1, Postfach 173, CH-8024 Zürich, Switzerland.

If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee on your behalf, follow the voting instructions provided to you with these materials to determine how you may change your vote.

Can I sell my shares before the meeting if I have voted?

Yes. TE Connectivity does not block the transfer of shares before the meeting. However, unless you are a shareholder of record with voting rights at the close of business (Eastern Standard Time) on February 17, 2022, your vote will not be counted.

Whom may I contact for assistance?

You should contact D. F. King & Co., Inc., whom we have engaged as a proxy solicitor for the Annual General Meeting. The contact information for D. F. King is below:

D. F. King & Co., Inc.

(800) 290-6429 (US callers only)

+1 (212) 269-5550

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Email: TEL@dfking.com (reference TE Connectivity in the subject line)

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth the number of outstanding shares of TE Connectivity beneficially owned as of January 6, 2022 by each current director and nominee, each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation table and all of our executive officers, directors and nominees as a group. The address of our executive officers, directors and nominees is c/o TE Connectivity, 1050 Westlakes Drive, Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312.

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The following table sets forth the information indicated for persons or groups known to us to be beneficial owners of more than 5% of our outstanding shares beneficially owned as of January 6, 2022.

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AGENDA ITEM NO. 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

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Motion Proposed by the Board of Directors

At the Annual General Meeting, upon the recommendation of the Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee, the Board of Directors proposes twelve (12) nominees for individual election as directors to hold office until the Annual General Meeting of shareholders in 2023. Eleven (11) nominees are current directors of TE Connectivity Ltd.   One director nominee, Syaru Shirley Lin, is not a current director of TE Connectivity Ltd. The Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee retained a third party search firm to assist it in identifying Ms. Lin for Board membership. Current board member Daniel Phelan was not nominated for re-election because he has reached the board’s retirement age of 72 this year and current board member Pierre Brondeau has decided to retire from the Board of Directors and not stand for reelection.  All nominees are listed below with brief biographies.

Vote Requirement to Elect Directors

The approval of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting, whether in person or by proxy, is required for approval of the election of each of the twelve (12) nominees for director.

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The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the election of each of the twelve (12) nominees for director.

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NOMINEES FOR ELECTION

Qualifications of Nominees Recommended by the Board of Directors

TE promotes a high performing culture through highly engaged employees who are both inclusive and open to diverse perspectives, fostering TE’s purpose of creating a safer, sustainable, productive and connected future. The Company executes on this vision by building on three central pillars – Inclusion, Diversity and Engagement. See “Board Diversity and Self-Assessment” below for additional information.

The Company’s Board Governance Principles require that the Board as a whole is constituted to be strong in its collective knowledge of and diversity of experience in accounting and finance, management and leadership, vision and strategy, business operations, business judgment, crisis management, risk assessment, industry knowledge, corporate governance and global markets. The Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee designs searches for candidates to fill vacancies on the board and makes recommendations for director nominations to the board. When preparing to search for a new director, the committee takes into account the experience, qualifications, skills and expertise of the board's current members. The committee seeks candidates who have a history of achievement and leadership and are experienced in areas relevant to the Company's business such as international trade, finance, technology, manufacturing processes and marketing. The committee also considers independence, as defined by applicable law, stock exchange listing standards and the categorical standards listed in the Company's Board Governance Principles, which are set forth in the "Board Organization and Independence of its Members" section of the Principles, and which can be found on the Company's website at https://www.te.com/content/dam/te-com/documents/about-te/our-company/global/leadership/leadership-documents/board-governance-principles-2019.pdf.

To assist with determining the needs of the board, the Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee developed and maintains a Diversity and Skills Matrix to assist in the consideration of the appropriate balance of experience, skills and attributes required of a director and to be represented on the board of directors as a whole. The Diversity and Skills Matrix is based on the Company's strategic plan and is reviewed and updated by the Board on a regular basis. The Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee evaluates candidates against the Diversity and Skills Matrix when determining whether to recommend candidates for initial election to the Board of Directors and when determining whether to recommend currently serving directors for re-election. In addition, our Board considers director tenure in

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connection with evaluating current directors for nomination for re-election. It is the general policy of the Board not to nominate directors who have reached the age of 72 for re-election, although the Board may determine to waive this policy in individual cases. See “Board Retirement Policy” below for additional information.

The professional experience, qualifications, skills and expertise of each nominee is set forth immediately below and in the director Diversity and Skills Matrix that follows the Board’s biographies. The Board and the Company believe that all nominees possess additional qualities, business knowledge and personal attributes valuable to their service on the Board and that all have demonstrated commitment to ethical and moral values and personal and professional integrity.

The Board of Directors has concluded that the experience, qualifications, skills and expertise of each director nominee qualifies each nominee to serve as a director of the Company.

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Director Diversity and Skills Matrix

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Director Skill Set Considerations; Use of Matrix

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In recruiting and selecting Board candidates, the Nominating, Governance & Compliance Committee takes into account the size of the Board and considers a skills matrix. This skills matrix helps the Committee determine whether a particular Board member or candidate possesses one or more of the skill sets, as well as whether those skills and/or other attributes qualify him or her for service on a particular committee. The Committee also considers a wide range of additional factors, including other positions the Director or candidate holds, including other boards of directors on which he or she serves; the results of the Board and Committee assessments; each Director’s and candidate’s projected retirement date; the independence of each Director and candidate; and the Company’s current and future business needs.

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Commitment to Diversity

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The Company is committed to a strategy of inclusiveness and to pursuing diversity in terms of viewpoints, backgrounds, and experiences, as well as diversity regarding gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, national origin and underrepresented groups. The Company believes that it benefits from having directors with these traits. Currently, of the thirteen directors on the Board, three identify as women, one identifies as African American, one director identifies as LGBTQ and three directors identify as ethnically or geographically diverse or born outside the United States. The Board Governance Principles and the NGCC charter require candidates for the Board, among other things, to have the highest standards of individual and corporate integrity and trust and individual backgrounds that provide a portfolio of diverse experience, backgrounds and knowledge commensurate with the Company’s needs.

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The Board is committed to using the refreshment process to strengthen diversity on the Board. To accomplish this, the Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee requires in all cases that director search firms engaged by the Company include a selection of women and ethnically diverse candidates in prospective director candidate pools. In addition, the Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee is committed to interviewing women and ethnically diverse candidates for future vacancies on the Board.

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As a result of the Swiss corporate law reform (approved by the Swiss parliament on June 19, 2020) new rules on gender representation on the Board of Directors (minimum 30% of the underrepresented gender on the Board of Directors) became effective on January 1, 2021 subject to a five-year transitional period. If the Company does not comply with these new rules after the transition period, the Board of Directors will have to explain the reasons for non-compliance in the Swiss Compensation Report, the first time for the fiscal year 2026. 33% of our director nominees standing for election at the March 2022 Annual General Meeting are female.

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Board Self-Assessment

A self-assessment of the Board and its Committees is conducted annually.

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Shareholder Recommendations

The NGCC will consider all shareholder recommendations for candidates for the Board, which should be sent to the Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee, c/o Harold G. Barksdale, Secretary, TE Connectivity, Mühlenstrasse 26, CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland. In addition to considering candidates suggested by shareholders, the Committee considers candidates recommended by current directors, Company officers, employees and others. The Committee screens all candidates in the same manner regardless of the source of the recommendation. The Committee's review is typically based on any written materials provided with respect to the candidate. The Committee determines whether the candidate meets the Company's general qualifications and specific qualities and skills for directors (see "Qualifications of Nominees Recommended by the Board of Directors" above) and whether requesting additional information or an interview is appropriate.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Governance Principles

The Company’s Board Governance Principles, which include guidelines for determining director independence and qualifications for directors, can be found on the Company’s website at https://www.te.com/usa-en/about-te/our-company/leadership.html. Corporate governance developments are regularly reviewed by the Board in order to appropriately modify the Board Governance Principles, committee charters and policies.

Board Leadership Structure

Board. The independent directors as a group elect the members and the chair of the Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee.

The NGCC reviews the Board’s organization annually and recommends appropriate changes to the Board. The Board determines the appropriate leadership structure for the Company, subject to shareholder approval of the Chairman of the Board.

Annually, the NGCC coordinates an evaluation and assessment of the Board’s performance and procedures, including its organization, governance structure and effectiveness. As part of the Board leadership and succession planning completed for fiscal year 2012, the Board of Directors elected Thomas Lynch as Chairman of the Board and also created and elected a Lead Independent Director. Pierre Brondeau currently serves as Lead Independent Director and the Board of Directors has appointed Carol A. (“John”) Davidson to serve as Lead Independent Director beginning March 9, 2022.

In order to provide an effective counterbalancing governance structure, the Board has appointed a Lead Independent Director, whose duties include:

In nominating Mr. Lynch to serve as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Board determined his deep knowledge of the Company’s operations, strategy and risk management practices and appreciation of the principal challenges and opportunities facing the Company best position him to serve as Chairman.

The Board is comprised of a substantial majority of independent directors and all directors are annually elected by a majority of share votes cast at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders.

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The Board’s role in risk oversight of the Company is consistent with the Company’s leadership structure, with the CEO and other members of senior management having responsibility for assessing and managing the Company’s risk exposure, and the Board and its committees providing oversight in connection with those efforts.

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Director Independence

from the Company for directors and certain family members (other than fees paid for board or committee service), are not exceeded and other restrictions.

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Based on the review and recommendation by the Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee, the Board analyzed the independence of each director nominee and determined that the following director nominees meet the standards of independence under our director independence guidelines and applicable NYSE listing standards, and that each of them is free of any relationship that would interfere with his or her individual exercise of independent judgment: Carol A. (“John”) Davidson, Lynn A. Dugle, William A. Jeffrey, Syaru Shirley Lin, Yong Nam, Abhijit Y. Talwalkar, Mark C. Trudeau, Dawn C. Willoughby and Laura H. Wright. The Board also reached this independence determination for Daniel J. Phelan who was not nominated for re-election at the March 2022 annual general meeting because he reached the Board’s retirement age and also for Pierre R. Brondeau who has decided to retire from the Board of Directors and is not standing for re-election at the March 2022 annual general meeting. The Board also previously reached this independence determination for David Kerko who resigned from the Board of Directors effective February 16, 2021.

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In accordance with the rules of the NYSE, the Board of Directors has determined that Ms. Wright’s simultaneous service on the audit committees of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy (a publicly traded subsidiary of CMS Energy) and Joby Aviation, Inc. does not impair her ability to effectively serve also on our Audit Committee. The Board of Directors believes the Company’s shareholders will benefit from Ms. Wright’s extensive experience as a Chief Financial Officer.

Board Retirement Policy

The Board of Directors and Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee recognized that Mr. Nam had reached the age of retirement under our Board Governance Principles last year. The Board of Directors granted Mr. Nam a waiver of the retirement age policy and allowed him to stand for re-election at the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The Board of Directors continues to value Mr. Nam’s international business expertise, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, including his executive leadership experience, his diversity of background, knowledge and perspective and the benefit his continued service on the Board of Directors would provide. The Board realizes that Mr. Nam is not eligible to be nominated for re-election to the Board of Directors at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders absent a waiver of the retirement age policy.

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After considering these facts and circumstances and upon the recommendation of the NGCC, our Board of Directors determined that it is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to waive the retirement age limit for Mr. Nam again this year to allow for his nomination for election at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

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We value our place in the global community and respect applicable civil rights, human rights and labor laws in the locations where we operate. We outline our commitment to human rights in our new global human rights policy. We request that our suppliers do the same through certification to our Supplier Guide to Social Responsibility. We also audit certain high-risk suppliers in our supply chain to evaluate compliance with child and forced labor laws and regulations. We closely monitor our TE facilities to protect fair and reasonable working hours, wages and benefits for our TE employees. We prohibit all forms of forced labor and the hiring of underage individuals. We also prohibit any form of physical punishment or abuse. TE maintains a conflict minerals policy available at https://www.te.com/usa-en/utilities/product-compliance/conflict-minerals.html and a management system dedicated to performing required conflict minerals due diligence across our supply chain.

TE is globally committed to living our TE Values and driving our Purpose by building a workforce and a supplier network that represents our global markets and customers we serve. Additionally, we strive to build a work environment where all employees are engaged, differences are valued and respected, and all opinions count. We believe that our actions support this commitment and our Employee Resource Groups actively support this effort. TE provides a work environment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation. In addition, we annually publish our EEO-1 data on our Company website.

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TE promotes a culture of safety at our facilities around the world, improving our total recordable incident rate (TRIR) by 70% since fiscal 2010 (based on fiscal 2020 data), making TE’s safety performance top-tier among like companies.

TE donates to more than 1,500 charities in the communities where we live and work. The TE Connectivity Foundation is focused on supporting access to technology and engineering for all, particularly women and underserved communities.

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Guide to Ethical Conduct

All directors, officers and employees of TE Connectivity are required to review and affirm that they understand and are in compliance with the policies and principles contained in TE Connectivity’s code of ethical conduct set forth in the Company’s manual, “Connecting with our Values: TE Connectivity Guide to Ethical Conduct.” The guide is published in the TE Corporate Responsibility section of TE Connectivity’s website under “Governance—Compliance” at

http://www.te.com/usa-en/about-te/corporate-responsibility/governance/ombudsman/ethical-conduct.html.

Directors are required to promptly inform the chair of the Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee of actual or potential conflicts of interest.

TE Connectivity has an Office of the Ombudsman which reports to the Audit Committee which ensures a direct, confidential and impartial avenue to raise any concern or issue with compliance or ethics, including concerns about the Company’s accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, with the Board.  The office is designed to field compliance concerns from our employees and also from external constituencies—investors, suppliers and customers.

The Ombudsman’s office seeks the fair, timely and impartial resolution of all compliance and ethics issues. Employees have a number of vehicles to raise issues within TE Connectivity, including a confidential, toll-free phone number and a confidential submission system via the Internet.  All concerns are received and promptly reviewed by the Ombudsman and are responded to as quickly as possible. Concerns also may be sent directly to the Board by mail or by email.

Communicating Concerns to Directors

Inquiries and concerns also can be submitted anonymously and confidentially through the Ombudsman to the TE Connectivity Board of Directors by email to directors@te.com or through the Internet at http://www.te.com/usa-en/about-te/corporate-responsibility/governance/ombudsman.html.

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Voting Standards for the Election of Directors

Directors are elected by an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at a general meeting of shareholders and serve until the next annual general meeting of shareholders. In an uncontested election of directors, any nominee for director who does not receive at least half plus one additional vote of the share votes cast at the meeting is not elected to the Board.

Voting Standards for Amendments to the Articles of Association

The articles of association may be amended, in whole or in part, by the Board, subject to approval by the affirmative vote of the holders of record:

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors currently consists of thirteen (13) directors, eleven of whom are nominees for election. The Board held eight meetings in fiscal year 2021. All of the incumbent directors attended 100% of the meetings of the Board and the committees on which they served in fiscal 2021. It is the policy of the Board that directors are expected to attend the annual general meeting of shareholders. Due to COVID-19 global travel restrictions, all of the directors then serving telephonically attended the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders.

An annual performance evaluation is conducted by the Board and each of its committees to determine whether they are functioning effectively. The Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee plans and recommends to the Board the method of evaluation. In 2021, the Company’s General Counsel was appointed by the Board to gather information from directors through individual discussions and interviews and to report results back to the Board and Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee for consideration of actions to be taken as a result of the evaluation.

Board Committees

The Board has adopted written charters for each of its three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Management Development and Compensation Committee and the Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee. Each board committee reports to the Board on their activities at each regular Board meeting. Membership in each of the Committees of the Board, as of January 13, 2022, is shown in the following chart.

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Meetings of Non-Management Directors

The non-management directors met without any management directors or employees present four times in fiscal year 2021. Dr. Brondeau, as the Lead Independent Director, presided at these meetings.

Board and Committee Advisors

Consistent with their respective charters, the Board and its committees may retain their own advisors as they determine necessary to carry out their responsibilities.

Non-Management Directors’ Compensation in Fiscal 2021

Non-management directors’ compensation is established collaboratively by the Nominating, Governance and Compliance and the Management Development and Compensation Committees. Compensation of non-management directors in fiscal year 2021 is described under “Compensation of Non-Employee Directors.”

Non-Management Directors’ Stock Ownership

To help align Board and shareholder interests, directors are encouraged to own, at a minimum, TE Connectivity stock or stock units equal to five times the annual cash retainer (a total of $450,000, based on the $90,000 annual cash retainer) within five years of joining the Board. For fiscal 2022, the annual cash retainer paid to Non-Management Directors was increased to $100,000; thus increasing the minimum value of TE Connectivity stock or stock units which the Directors are encouraged to own to $500,000. Once a director satisfies the minimum stock ownership recommendation, the director will remain qualified, regardless of market fluctuations, under the guidelines unless the director sells shares of stock that were considered in determining that the ownership amount was met. Each non-employee director receives TE Connectivity common shares as the equity component of their compensation. As of fiscal 2021 year-end, all of the directors met, or in the case of Mses. Dugle and Willoughby, are on track to meeting, their stock ownership requirements.

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AGENDA ITEM NO. 2—ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN

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Motion Proposed by the Board of Directors

At the Annual General Meeting, upon the recommendation of the Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee, the Board of Directors proposes Thomas J. Lynch for election as Chairman of the Board to hold office until the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2023.

Explanation

Swiss regulations provide that shareholders must elect the chair of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Lynch is the current Chairman of TE Connectivity Ltd. His biography appears above, as well as an explanation as to why the Board of Directors considers Mr. Lynch to be the most appropriate person to serve as Chairman. Effective March 14, 2018 Mr. Lynch retired as Executive Chairman of the Company and currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.

In the event of a negative vote on this agenda item by shareholders, the Board of Directors will call an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for re-consideration of this agenda item by shareholders.

Vote Requirement to Elect Chairman

The approval of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting, whether in person or by proxy, is required for approval of the election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

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AGENDA ITEM NO. 3—ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE

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Motion Proposed by the Board of Directors

At the Annual General Meeting, upon the recommendation of the Nominating, Governance and Compliance Committee, the Board of Directors proposes the election of each of Abhijit Y. Talwalkar, Mark C. Trudeau and Dawn C. Willoughby individually as members of the Management Development and Compensation Committee to hold office until the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2022.

Explanation

Swiss regulations provide that shareholders must individually elect the members of the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Each Nominee is a current director of TE Connectivity Ltd. and currently serves on the Management Development and Compensation Committee. Biographies of all nominees are listed above.

In the event of a negative vote on this agenda item by shareholders, the Board of Directors will call an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for re-consideration of this agenda item by shareholders.

Vote Requirement to Elect Committee Members

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table presents information with respect to our executive officers as of January 13, 2022.

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John S. Jenkins, Jr. is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel of TE Connectivity. Mr. Jenkins is responsible for the Company’s global legal, compliance, corporate governance, government affairs, intellectual property, security and risk management, and corporate social responsibility activities. He is also responsible for bringing TE’s industry-leading connectivity solutions, engineering, and operations expertise to the emerging markets with focus on India, China, and South America. He joined TE Connectivity in October 2012.

Prior to joining TE Connectivity, Mr. Jenkins was with Tyco International for ten years and was the Vice President, Corporate Secretary, and International General Counsel. He was responsible for the Board of Directors activities, securities and capital markets transactions and reporting, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, global procurement, real estate, and tax planning.

Prior to 2003, Mr. Jenkins worked as a litigator with McGuireWoods, LLP. He began his career in 1987 as an Officer in the United States Navy and served as a judge advocate both as Military Prosecutor and Senior Defense Counsel, and finally as Legislative Counsel to the Secretary of the Navy.

Shadrak W. Kroeger has been President, Industrial Solutions at TE Connectivity since October 2020. Previously he was President, Communications Solutions at TE Connectivity from November 2017 to September 2020. Previously, Mr. Kroeger served as the Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Appliances business unit at TE Connectivity from 2013 to 2017. Since joining TE Connectivity in 1995, Mr. Kroeger has held leadership positions in general management, strategy, product management, sales and engineering and his roles have spanned the automotive, industrial and consumer markets.

Steven T. Merkt has been President, Transportation Solutions at TE Connectivity since August 2012. Prior to this position, Mr. Merkt served as President of TE Connectivity’s Automotive business since May 2011 and has held various leadership positions in general management, operations, engineering, marketing, supply chain and new product launches since joining TE Connectivity in 1989. Mr. Merkt serves as a Director for Livent Corporation.

Timothy J. Murphy has been Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Global Human Resources at TE Connectivity since March 2016. Previously he was Vice President, Human Resources for the Transportation Solutions business segment from January 2015 to February 2016 and Vice President, Global Talent Management for TE Connectivity from November 2011 to December 2014. Prior to joining TE, Mr. Murphy held various business partner positions and served for three years in international human resource assignments over a nearly 20 year human resource career at Merck.

Robert J. Ott has been Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of TE Connectivity since our separation from Tyco International in June 2007. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Corporate Audit of Tyco International from March 2003 to June 2007 and Vice President of Finance—Corporate Governance of Tyco International from August 2002 until March 2003. Prior to joining Tyco International, Mr. Ott was Chief

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Financial Officer of Multiplex, Inc. from 2001 to 2002 and Chief Financial Officer of SourceAlliance, Inc. from 2000 to 2001. From 1989 to 2000, he held various finance positions with General Instrument Corp (acquired by Motorola in 1999) including Controller, Treasurer, FP&A and Business Development. Mr. Ott began his career as an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He is a CPA and holds a BBA degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Eric J. Resch has been Senior Vice President and Chief Tax Officer of TE Connectivity since our separation from Tyco International in June 2007 and he served on the TE Connectivity Board prior to the separation. He was Vice President, Tax Reporting of Tyco International from 2003 until June 2007. Prior to joining Tyco International, Mr. Resch was Director, Tax Reporting for United Technologies Corporation from 2001 to 2003.

Aaron K. Stucki has been President, Communications Solutions at TE Connectivity since October 2020. Previously, Mr. Stucki was the General Manager of the Industrial & Commercial Transportation (ICT) business unit, since May 2017. From April 2015 to May 2017, Mr. Stucki served as Senior Vice President & General Manager SubCom. From October 2013 to April 2015, Mr. Stucki served as Senior Vice President & General Manager Consumer Devices. From July 2011 to October 2013, Mr. Stucki served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Consumer Solutions segment. Prior to joining TE in 2011, Mr. Stucki spent 13 years at General Electric.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

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