Company: LIDRW
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001437749-25-004906
Chunk: 197

Company: AEye, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-24
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 9
Chunk 197
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 Prior to joining Harman, Mr. Fisch had a 22-year career at Intel Corporation where he held positions of increasing responsibility in engineering.  Mr. Fisch holds a Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, both from Cornell University.

Mr. Fisch is qualified to serve as a director based on his experience serving as our Chief Executive Officer, his professional experience, and his background in technology.

Prof. Dr. Bernd Gottschalk has served as a Class III director since the closing of the Business Combination.  Prof. Dr. Gottschalk, born in Lübeck, Germany, studied economics at the Universities of Hamburg, Saarbrücken, and Stanford, California.  He earned his doctorate in 1971 at the University of Hamburg (Dr. rer. pol.).  From 1972 to 1996, he worked in various divisions at Daimler-Benz AG, including Assistant to the CEO, Plant Manager Mannheim (Engines, Buses, Foundry), and President of Mercedes-Benz do Brasil. In 1992, he was appointed as an ordinary member of the Managing Board of Mercedes-Benz AG, responsible for the Commercial Vehicles Division (trucks, vans, buses) worldwide.  From 1997 until 2008, Prof. Dr. Gottschalk served as President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA).  Prof. Dr. Gottschalk also had various responsibilities in the national and international industry over the years: he was President of the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) in Paris, and Vice President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI).  Prof. Dr. Gottschalk is also founder, owner, and managing partner of AutoValue GmbH, Frankfurt, a provider of automotive expertise.  Prof. Dr. Gottschalk is a member of supervisory boards of various publicly listed companies such as Schaeffler AG and Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA, Paris.  Since November 2020 he has served as a Member of the Supervisory Board of Benteler International AG.

Prof. Dr. Gottschalk is qualified to serve as a director based on his broad experience in the automotive industry as a founder, senior executive, and as a Board member of private and publicly listed companies.

Jonathon B. Husby has served as a Class III director since October 2023 and currently serves as President and Chief