Company: CVGI
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-012913
Chunk: 14

Company: Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 10
Chunk 14
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Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

A.Directors of the Registrant

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our directors as of March 17, 2025:

NameAgePrincipal Position(s)Robert C. Griffin77Chairman and DirectorJames R. Ray, Jr.61President, Chief Executive Officer and DirectorJeffrey S. Niew58DirectorWayne M. Rancourt62DirectorJ. Michael Nauman62DirectorWilliam C. Johnson61DirectorRuth Gratzke53DirectorMelanie K. Cook52Director

The following biographies describe the business experience of our directors:

Background

Robert C. Griffin has served as a Director since July 2005, and was elected Chairman in 2019, and served as Interim President and CEO from May through December 2023. Mr. Griffin’s career spanned over 25 years in the financial sector until he retired from Barclays Capital, where from June 2000 to March 2002 he was Head of Investment Banking, Americas and a member of the Management Committee. Prior to joining Barclays Capital, Mr. Griffin was a member of the Executive Committee for the Montgomery Division of Banc of America Securities and held a number of positions with Bank of America, including Group Executive Vice President and Head of Global Debt Capital Raising and as a Senior Management Council Member. Since 2005, he has served on a number of boards, both public and private, including during the last five years, the board of Builders FirstSource, Inc. (ending in 2019).

Qualifications

Mr. Griffin has a broad understanding of the financial and investment world. He has over sixteen years of experience in senior and executive management positions with large corporations which included responsibility for determining and executing successful strategies. Mr. Griffin has also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of another public company, been on numerous committees of each company where he has served as a Director and brings a depth of knowledge about corporate governance from those roles to his service on the Board of Commercial Vehicle Group. Mr. Griffin earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Miami University.

Background

Mr. Ray has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since December 2023. He has also served as an Independent Director since March 2020 and currently serves as a Non-Independent Director. He also currently serves as an Independent Director on the Boards of Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. In addition to his Board roles, Mr. Ray