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Norman Thomas Linebarger (born January 24, 1963) is an American businessman in the diesel engine industry.

James K. Kamsickas (born 1966) is an American businessman, the chairman and CEO of Dana Incorporated.

Villavarayan was promoted to EVP and COO in January 2020, a new position for the company. Prior to that he served as senior vice president and president of Meritor's Global Truck segment, from January 2018. Villavarayan has global operating responsibility for both of Meritor's business segments, Global Truck and Aftermarket & Industrial and Trailer.

Experienced President and CEO with a demonstrated history of working in high tech and machinery industry. Skilled in Business Development, Integration, M&A, Marketing Management, Human Resources, Engineering and Manufacturing Operations. Strong business development professional with a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) from the University of Michigan. MBA from Eastern Michigan University and a BSME from Michigan State University.

Guibin Zhao is our Chief Executive Officer since June 2012. He was appointed as an Executive Director since June 2013, was appointed as Chairman since June 2013 and was appointed as our Vice Chairman since June 2019. As the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, he is primarily responsible for leading Nexteer’s Global Strategy Council, setting our Group’s strategic vision, direction and goals and overseeing the overall execution of our Group’s strategy. As the Vice Chairman of the Board, he is responsible for assisting the Chairman to arrange and convene shareholder and Board meetings and supervising the implementation of the relevant resolutions. Zhao holds an executive master’s degree in business administration from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

Brian Kesseler is chief executive officer for Tenneco Inc., one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of ride performance and clean air products and systems for automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment markets and the aftermarket. In 2018, Tenneco announced plans to create two new companies through the acquisition of Federal-Mogul LLC. Kesseler was named chairman and CEO of the new Aftermarket and Ride Performance company, and serves as Tenneco CEO during the transition. He is also a member of Tenneco’s Board of Directors. Kesseler was named chief executive officer of Tenneco in 2017, after joining the company in 2015 as chief operating officer. As CEO, he was responsible for driving operational excellence, financial performance and revenue growth across all of Tenneco’s business segments globally. He also served a key role in developing and executing Tenneco’s strategies for growth and profitability improvement. Prior to joining Tenneco, Kesseler spent more than 20 years with Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI), in his last role serving as president of the Johnson Controls Power Solutions business, which supplies more than one-third of the world’s conventional batteries to major automakers and aftermarket retailers. He was responsible for strategy development and execution, technology initiatives and operations. In 2013, he was named a corporate officer, and was a member of the Johnson Controls executive operating team. Kesseler also served as the sponsor of Johnson Controls’ Manufacturing Operations Council.