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Mr. Downing was elected Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective as of January 1, 2018. He has been employed by the Company since 2002. Prior to being elected Chief Executive Officer, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from August 2017 to December 2017, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from June 2015 to August 2017, and as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer from May 2013 to June 2015. He served in a variety of roles before that time. During his tenure with the Company, Mr. Downing has collected a vast wealth of knowledge and experience with respect to the Company and the industries in which it operates. Mr. Downing's thorough understanding of the Company's industries, familiarity with the Company's entrepreneurial culture, ability to build and lead a cohesive management team, and demonstrated work with the Board make him an appropriate Board member. Mr. Downing serves on the Executive Committee.

Kevin Nash was appointed as the Company's Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, effective as of February 15, 2018. He is also the Company's Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Nash has been employed by the Company since 1999. Prior to his current position, he served as the Company's Vice President of Accounting and Chief Accounting Officer, beginning in 2014 and before that served as Director of Accounting and Chief Accounting Officer. Certain terms of Mr. Nash's employment arrangement are contained herein in Part III, Item 11 to this Form 10-K.

Neil Boehm was appointed as the Company's Chief Operations Officer, effective as of January 1, 2025. He is also the Company's Chief Technology Officer, a role he has held since 2018 and he continues to be a named executive officer. Mr. Boehm has been employed by the Company since 2001. Prior to his current position, he served as the Company's Vice President of Engineering, beginning in 2015 and before that served as Senior Director of Engineering. Certain terms of Mr. Boehm's employment arrangement are contained herein in Part III, Item 11 to this Form 10-K.

Scott Ryan was appointed as the Company's Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary on August 16, 2018. Mr. Ryan has been employed by the Company since 2010. Prior to his current position, he served as Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from June 2015 to August 2018. Prior to that he served as Patent Counsel from November 2013 to June 2015. Certain terms of Mr. Ryan's employment arrangement are contained herein in Part III, Item 11 to this Form 10-K.

Matthew Chiodo's title changed to Chief Sales Officer and Senior Vice President of Sales on January 17, 2022, though he was already and continues to be a named executive officer. Mr. Chiodo has been employed by the Company since 2001. Prior to his current title, his title was the Company's Vice President of Sales, beginning in 2017 and before that served as Director of Sales for several years. Certain terms of Mr. Chiodo's employment arrangement are contained herein in Part III, Item 11 to this Form 10-K.

Mr. Deur currently serves as managing director of Iroquois Ventures LLC, a firm providing capital formation and advisory services to private and startup companies. He has served in this role since 2016. Previously, Mr. Deur worked at Lake Michigan Financial Corporation (LMFC) from 2007 to 2016 in various roles including Chief Operating Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer. He served as Senior Vice President - Business Development for Chemical Financial Corporation after its acquisition of LMFC in 2015. Prior to joining LMFC, Mr. Deur served in significant financial and business development roles with the Company and Johnson Controls when it acquired the former Prince Corporation. Mr. Deur spent six years as Executive Vice President of the Company and 10 years in various executive roles at Prince Corporation / Johnson Controls. He began his career in 1982 as a CPA with Arthur Andersen LLP, specializing in the automotive industry. As such, Mr. Deur has significant experience in the Company's primary industry. He also has prior experience serving on numerous boards of directors. Mr. Deur has been affirmatively identified as an independent director by the Board. Mr. Deur serves on the Audit, Compensation, and Executive Committees.

Ms. Brown, since 2003, is the owner and chairperson of Metal Flow Corporation, a Holland, Michigan, based high volume producer of technically sophisticated custom metal (of various varieties) components through deep draw processes. Including operations in China, Metal Flow Corporation globally ships over one million parts daily for a variety of automotive applications, including airbags, decorative trim, emissions, fuel handling, sensors, and solenoids. As such, Ms. Brown has a significant understanding of, and experience with, challenges faced by manufacturing companies that supply the global automotive industry. In addition to her years of experience as an entrepreneurial automotive supplier, as a prominent local businesswoman serving on a variety of community organization boards of directors (including as chairperson of the Holland Hospital Board), Ms. Brown has demonstrated a high degree of professionalism and personal integrity. Ms. Brown offers insight and perspective especially in terms of developing and maintaining an entrepreneurial team. Ms. Brown has been affirmatively identified as an independent director by the Board. Ms. Brown is Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Ms. Starkoff is the President and CEO of Orange Star Consulting, a Columbus, Ohio based information technology consulting firm. She has served in that role since 2013. Prior to that, Ms. Starkoff was Chief Information Officer at the Ohio State University from 2008-2013. Before that, she served as Chief Technology Officer and Group Vice President of Limited Brands (renamed Bath & Body Works in 2021). She also served as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of BankOne Corporation (now JPMorgan Chase). As such, Ms. Starkoff provides the Board with significant information technology and enterprise risk management expertise, including in the public company context. In addition, she has significant private and nonprofit board experience and has been recognized by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) as both a Leadership Fellow, and a featured cyber-security expert. Ms. Starkoff has been affirmatively identified as an independent director by the Board. Ms. Starkoff serves on the Company's Audit Committee.

Mr. Kennedy is a seasoned entrepreneur, global manufacturing executive, and board chair with 40+ years of executive experience across automotive, industrial, and medical device sectors. He has founded, grown, and sold numerous enterprises across such industries. In 1988, Mr. Kennedy started Autocam Corporation by a management led buyout from Autodie Corporation. With Mr. Kennedy's leadership, Autocam grew from $8 million in revenue the first year of purchase to $400 million in revenue and 13 facilities in the US, EU, Brazil and China. After Autocam was sold successfully in 2014, Mr. Kennedy incubated the medical device business, Autocam Medical, and spun it out at the sale of Autocam's automotive business. He has served as the President and CEO of Autocam Medical since 2005. In addition to Autocam Medical, Mr. Kennedy served as interim CEO and Board Chair of Horizon Global, helping lead its investor rescue financing and provided strategic and operational leadership until it was sold to First Brands in February 2023. Prior to Autocam Corporation, Mr. Kennedy served as a Senior Auditor at Deloitte, and then as CFO for Autodie Corporation, helping take the company public and grow its revenues from $18M to $120M. Mr. Kennedy has extensive board experience, serving on boards for a number of technology, automotive, material science, and educational organizations and foundations. He also has extensive expertise in capital markets, IPOs, private equity transactions, M&A integration, and operational turnarounds. Mr. Kennedy obtained his MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Detroit. Mr. Kennedy has been affirmatively identified as an independent director by the Board, if elected to the Board.