Company: CVGI
Filing Date: 2025-04-16
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-017895
Chunk: 8

Company: Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-16
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 8
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 the Board, without standing for re-election, effective as of this Annual Meeting.

The Board has nominated seven nominees -- James R. Ray, Melanie K. Cook, Ruth Gratzke, William C. Johnson, J. Michael Nauman, Jeffrey S. Niew and Wayne M. Rancourt -- for election as directors at the Annual Meeting, and such nominees will, if elected, serve for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2026.

Each of the director nominees has agreed to be named in this proxy statement, to serve as director if elected and has been nominated by the Board, following a recommendation by the Nominating, Governance & Sustainability Committee (the "NG&S Committee"). All seven nominees currently serve as directors of the Company. In the event any nominee is unable or unwilling to serve as a director at the time of the Annual Meeting (which is not anticipated), the persons named on the enclosed proxy card as proxy holders will have the discretion to vote for such other candidate or candidates as may be nominated by the Board of Directors. The seven persons receiving the highest number of FOR votes of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote in the election of directors will be elected. A vote to “ WITHHOLD ” on the election of directors and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the election of directors.

Recommendation of the Board

| The Board recommends that you vote FOR the election of the nominees listed on pages 16 through 22. |

Board Membership Criteria: What we look for

The NG&S Committee has used, over the last few years, a formal process to identify potential candidates for nomination as directors. In the formal process, the NG&S Committee has retained an executive search firm to identify potential candidates for consideration by the NG&S Committee and the Board. Generally, candidates have significant business experience. The NG&S Committee considers properly submitted stockholder recommendations for candidates for the Board. The NG&S Committee has established criteria that identify desirable experience for prospective Board members, including experience as an officer in a public or substantial private company, breadth of knowledge about issues affecting CVG or our industry, expertise in finance, logistics, manufacturing, law, human resources or marketing. While the NG&S Committee does not have a formal diversity policy with respect to nominees, the NG&S Committee shares our commitment to an inclusive culture and endorses equal opportunity principles and practices that support these values. Accordingly, the NG&S Committee may consider whether a potential nominee, if