Metaldyne Performance Group CEO and leadership

George Thanopoulos was named our Chief Executive Officer in August 2014 in connection with the merger of Grede, HHI and Metaldyne and has served on our board of directors since August 2014. George Thanopoulos is the founder of HHI and served as its Chief Executive Officer since September 2005. Prior to founding HHI, he was a group president of Oldco M Corporation (the former Metaldyne Corporation) and, prior to that, held multiple positions at MascoTech, Inc., the predecessor company to Oldco M Corporation, over a 15-year period, including engineering, plant management and executive management. George Thanopoulos served as a member of the board of directors of Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc., a converter, fabricator, distributor and processor of specialized copper and brass products in North America, from 2011 to 2014. George Thanopoulos also served as a director of JL French Automotive Castings, Inc., a supplier of die cast aluminum components and assemblies, from 2006 to 2012 and as a director of Chassis Brakes International, a supplier of automotive foundation brakes and brake components, from 2012 to 2013. George Thanopoulos holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering (magna cum laude) from the University of Michigan. George Thanopoulos was chosen as our director because of his extensive experience in management and in the manufacturing industry.

Doug Grimm is Founder and CEO of V-to-X, LLC which is focused on advising and investing in the mobility sector. Most recently, Grimm was President & COO of Metaldyne Performance Group (NYSE: MPG), a $3 billion tier 1 automotive supplier with 60 manufacturing plants in 13 countries and 12,000 employees. Grimm started with Chrysler Corporation then transitioned to the automotive supply industry culminating in global CEO experience with 20+ M&A transactions in 35 years. He has led turnarounds, private equity relationships, integration, raising capital, platform roll-ups, an IPO and driving profitable revenue growth through organic and inorganic means. Since 2008, Grimm founded and transformed Grede Holdings LLC ($1 billion in sales) where he was Chairman & CEO. Subsequently, he led Grede through a private exit then a three-way merger followed by an IPO in 2014 and eventual sale to American Axle (NYSE: AXL) in 2017. Grimm has been recognized as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, by Crain's Detroit for best large deal of the year and has also been Chairman of the OESA and MEMA (automotive parts trade associations comprised of peer group companies and customers).Grimm is currently Chairman of the Board for Electrical Components International (ECI), a member of the Board for Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq:BLBD) the nation's leading independent school bus manufacturer, a Board member for GST Auto and a Board Advisor for both Mojio (a Silicon Valley based connected car software firm) and Hevo Power (an EV wireless charging company).

George Thanopoulos was named our Chief Executive Officer in August 2014 in connection with the merger of Grede, HHI and Metaldyne and has served on our board of directors since August 2014. George Thanopoulos is the founder of HHI and served as its Chief Executive Officer since September 2005. Prior to founding HHI, he was a group president of Oldco M Corporation (the former Metaldyne Corporation) and, prior to that, held multiple positions at MascoTech, Inc., the predecessor company to Oldco M Corporation, over a 15-year period, including engineering, plant management and executive management. George Thanopoulos served as a member of the board of directors of Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc., a converter, fabricator, distributor and processor of specialized copper and brass products in North America, from 2011 to 2014. George Thanopoulos also served as a director of JL French Automotive Castings, Inc., a supplier of die cast aluminum components and assemblies, from 2006 to 2012 and as a director of Chassis Brakes International, a supplier of automotive foundation brakes and brake components, from 2012 to 2013. George Thanopoulos holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering (magna cum laude) from the University of Michigan. George Thanopoulos was chosen as our director because of his extensive experience in management and in the manufacturing industry.