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David Graziosi joined Allison Transmission in November 2007 as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. In January 2016, he was promoted to the additional role of President. In his time with Allison, Mr. Graziosi has been instrumental in all aspects of financial management, including debt and equity planning and execution, budgeting, pricing, and investor relations –including the company’s IPO in 2012. Most recently, he was recognized by institutional investment analysts as a ‘top three’ Best CFO for both Buy-Side and Sell-Side (the only CFO to be ranked in the top three of both categories) as part of Institutional Investors' 2016 All-America Executive Team awards. Before joining Allison, Mr. Graziosi served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. between 2006 and 2007. Prior to joining Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation, he held various positions in the industry, including Vice President of Finance Precursors and Epoxy Resins at Hexion Specialty Chemicals from 2005 to 2006 and Executive Vice President and CFO at Resolution Performance Products from 2004 to 2005. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and CFO of General Chemical Industrial Products, as Finance Director of GenTek and as Internal Audit Director and Assistant Corporate Controller at Sun Chemical Group. Mr. Graziosi is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA, non-practicing). He earned a bachelor’s degree in business economics from the State University of New York (SUNY) and an MBA in finance from Rutgers University.

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.

Sachin Lawande is currently President of HARMAN’s Infotainment Division. Mr. Lawande is responsible for all worldwide operations, direction, and performance of the division, as well as infotainment design, engineering, and production. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Lawande served the dual role as the Co-President of HARMAN’s Lifestyle and Infotainment Divisions. Prior to that, he served as Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Co-President, Automotive Division at Harman, responsible for guiding software strategy, development partnerships, and key customer relationships. He was instrumental in launching an offshore development center in India as part of Harman's strategy for optimizing its global engineering footprint. Mr. Lawande joined Harman International in 2006, following senior roles at QNX Software Systems and 3Com Corporation. As Vice President of Engineering Services of QNX Software Systems, Mr. Lawande was responsible for pre- and post-sales customer support, custom engineering, system integration, design consulting, and training services at QNX Software. While at QNX, he oversaw the market introduction of new operating system capabilities, such as power management, advanced graphics, and enhanced networking features. Before joining QNX, Mr. Lawande was responsible for development of networking and consumer electronics systems at corporate giants such as AT&T Bell Labs, U.S. Robotics, and 3Com. He was a key contributor to an array of leading-edge products, including the Total Control remote access server, U.S. Robotics Sportster modems, and 3Com's Ergo product line. Mr. Lawande has a wealth of experience in developing embedded systems and software. He holds three patents in Communications Software and is a founding Member of COMPASS, a Chicago-area organization of embedded software and IT professionals. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Bombay University in India and a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Illinois University.

Manufacturing based career and experienced in all disciplines of leading a world class company including Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Design and Manufacturing Engineering, Program Management, and Operations in both cost center operations as well as P&L operations. Worked in the consulting field supporting activities for financial due diligence, troubled supplier assessment and wind-down recommendations. My goal in any organization is to develop strong leaders, augment their skills, and give them the freedom to drive excellence in the organization. Leading through people and creating a trusting personal relationship is key to my success. Goal based and frequent review of performance targets is important, but working the trend in performance creates sustainability - profitability follows. Transparency, openness, and rewarding action based professionals is core. Constructive conflict is healthy. Communications with workforce associates is absolutely key. Specialties: Automotive supply chain. Lean trained and experienced. Project Management based continuous improvement. Financial decision making - knowing how to make decisions based on thorough understanding of the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow. Financial and operational due diligence. Sales, Marketing, Materials, Engineering, Launch, and managing stakeholder expectations.

Mr. Pieter Klinkers has been the Chief Executive Officer of Maxion Wheels Inc. (formerly, Hayes Lemmerz International Inc.) since March 1, 2015. Mr. Klinkers served as the President of Europe, Africa & Asia-Pacific and Global Innovation at Maxion Wheels from March 1, 2014 to March 1, 2015. He served as President of Europe Africa & Asia Pacific at Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. since September 2009. Mr. Klinkers served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing of International Wheel Group at Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. since March 1, 2005. He joined Hayes Lemmerz from Michelin's Wheel Group where he has worked since 1997. He has served in a series of senior level marketing and sales positions with Michelin, most recently as Director of Sales and Marketing, based in Paris, France. Fluent in Dutch, English, German and French, he holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Maastricht University in the Netherlands.