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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.