Document:

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.15 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective as of August 1, 2010 (the “Effective
Date”), by and between Remy International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and John H. Weber (the “Employee”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as
follows: 
 1. Purpose. This Agreement amends and restates, in its entirety, the obligations of the parties under the
agreement between the Company and the Employee, dated as of May 24, 2006, as amended and restated on March 6, 2007 and December 7, 2007 (the “Prior Agreement”). The purpose of this Agreement is to recognize the
Employee’s significant contributions to the overall financial performance and success of the Company and to provide a single, integrated document which shall provide the basis for the Employee’s continued employment by the Company.

 2. Employment and Duties. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to continue to
employ the Employee to serve in an executive capacity as Chief Executive Officer (CEO”) and President. The Employee shall serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) when so elected. The Employee accepts
such continued employment and Board membership and agrees to undertake and discharge the duties, functions and responsibilities commensurate with the aforesaid position and such other duties, functions and responsibilities as may be prescribed from
time to time by the Board. The Employee shall devote his full business time, attention and effort to the performance of his duties hereunder and, except as described below, shall not engage in any business, profession or occupation, for
compensation, other than as a member on one for-profit board of directors not related to the business of the Company and not a competitor of the Company, continuing to serve as a member of the Duke Pratt Board of Visitors and personal, personal
investment, charitable, or civic activities or other matters that do not conflict with the Employee’s duties. 
 3.
Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until December 31, 2013 or if earlier pursuant to Section 8 (including any extensions as provided in this Section 3, the “Employment
Term”). Notwithstanding any termination of the Employment Term or the Employee’s employment, the Employee and the Company agree that Sections 8 through 28 hereof shall remain in effect until all parties’ obligations and benefits are
satisfied thereunder. This Agreement shall continue to renew for successive one-year terms upon expiration of the original Employment Term, and each extension thereof, unless either party gives prior written notice of its intent not to renew at
least ninety (90) days before the end of the applicable Employment Term. 
 4. Salary. During the Employment Term,
the Company shall pay the Employee a base salary at an annual rate, before deducting all applicable withholdings, of no less than nine hundred fifty thousand ($950,000) per year, payable at the time and in the manner dictated by the Company’s
standard payroll policies. Such minimum annual base salary may be periodically reviewed and increased (but not decreased without the Employee’s express written consent and except in connection with a broad based corporate officer salary
decrease) at the discretion of the 

 
Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) to reflect, among other matters, cost of living increases and performance results (such annual base salary, including any increases
pursuant to this Section 4, the “Annual Base Salary”). 
 5. Other Compensation and Fringe Benefits. In
addition to any executive bonus, pension, deferred compensation and long-term incentive plans which the Company or an affiliate of the Company may from time to time make available to the Employee, the Employee shall be entitled to the following
during the Employment Term: 
  

	 	(a)	the standard Company benefits enjoyed by and provided by Company to senior executives, including an annual executive physical; 

 

	 	(b)	medical and other insurance coverage (for the Employee and any covered dependents) provided by the Company, subject to standard costs, terms and other conditions;

  

	 	(c)	eligibility to participate in the Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as established by the Company as of August 1, 1999 and as amended and
supplemented thereafter (the “SERP”), in which he is fully vested; 

  

	 	(d)	an annual incentive bonus opportunity under the Company’s Amended and Restated Annual Bonus Plan (“Annual Bonus Plan”) for each calendar year included in
the Employment Term, with such opportunity to be earned based upon attainment of performance objectives established by the Committee (“Annual Bonus”). In respect of the 2010 calendar year, the Employee shall be eligible to receive an
annual target incentive bonus of two million, four hundred thousand dollars ($2,400,000) under the Annual Bonus Plan, subject to the terms and conditions thereunder, including the attainment of EBITDAR objectives already established by the Employee
and the Board. For subsequent years during the Employment Term, the target Annual Bonus shall not be less than 150% of his Annual Base Salary. The Annual Bonus shall be paid no later than the March 15 first following the calendar year to which
the Annual Bonus relates; 

  

	 	(e)	eligible to receive a target long-term incentive bonus (the “Long-Term Bonus”) of four million dollars ($4,000,000) under the Company’s 2010 Long-Term
Incentive Cash Bonus Plan (the “Long-Term Plan”), payable upon the attainment of EBITDAR objectives already established by the Employee and the Board and relating to the financial performance of the Company during the three-year period
beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2010, as specified in the Long-Term Plan. The Employee shall vest 100% in his Long-Term Bonus on December 31, 2010 provided he remains continuously employed through such date, which
shall be payable in two installments, the first half to be paid in March 2011 and the second half in March 2012, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Long-Term Plan; and 

 

	 	(f)	 participation in the Company’s 2007 Restricted Stock Plan and other equity incentive plans and incentive opportunities customarily provided by
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senior executives. For calendar year 2011, and each year thereafter, the Employee shall receive an annual equity and/or cash basis long term incentive grant valued by the Board at three million
dollars ($3,000,000), or such other amount as determined by the Board, with such terms as determined by the Board and the applicable plan document. For calendar year 2011, the grant will be restricted stock. 

6. Vacation. For and during each calendar year within the Employment Term, the Employee shall be entitled to reasonable paid
vacation periods consistent with the Employee’s position and in accordance with the Company’s standard policies, or as the Committee may approve. In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to such holidays consistent with the
Company’s standard policies or as the Board or the Committee may approve. 
 7. Expense Reimbursement. In addition
to the compensation and benefits provided herein, the Company shall, upon receipt of appropriate documentation, reimburse the Employee for his reasonable travel, lodging, entertainment, promotion and other ordinary and necessary business expenses to
the extent such reimbursement is permitted under the Company’s expense reimbursement policy. The Company shall maintain the current Lease Agreement between Pinnacle Recapture Leasing, LLC, an affiliate of the Employee, during the Employment
Term. 
 8. Termination of Employment. The Company or the Employee may terminate the Employee’s employment at any
time and for any reason in accordance with Subsection 8(a) below. The Employment Term shall be deemed to have ended on the last day of the Employee’s employment. The Employment Term shall terminate automatically upon the Employee’s death.

  

	 	(a)	Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of the Employee’s employment (other than by reason of death) shall be communicated by written Notice of
Termination (as defined herein) from one party to the other in accordance with the notice provisions contained in Section 25. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice that indicates the Date of
Termination (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(b)) and, with respect to a termination due to Disability (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(e)), Cause (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(d)), or Good Reason (as that term is defined
in Subsection 8(f)), sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances that are alleged to provide a basis for such termination. A Notice of Termination from the Company shall specify whether the termination is with or without Cause or due
to the Employee’s Disability. A Notice of Termination from the Employee shall specify whether the termination is with or without Good Reason. 

  

	 	(b)	 Date of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, “Date of Termination” shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Termination
(but in no event shall such date be earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day following the date the Notice of Termination is given) or the date of the Employee’s death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Date of Termination occur until the
Employee experiences a “separation of service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and notwithstanding

  
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anything contained herein to the contrary, the date on which such separation from service takes place shall be the “Date of Termination,” and all references herein to a
“termination of employment” (or words of similar meaning) shall mean a “separation of service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. 

 

	 	(c)	No Waiver. The failure to set forth any fact or circumstance in a Notice of Termination, which fact or circumstance was not known to the party giving the Notice
of Termination when the notice was given, shall not constitute a waiver of the right to assert such fact or circumstance in an attempt to enforce any right under or provision of this Agreement. 

 

	 	(d)	Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for “Cause” means (i) the Employee engages in gross misconduct or gross negligence in the
performance of the Employee’s material duties for the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) the Employee embezzles assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) the Employee is convicted of or enters a plea of guilty or
nolo contendere to a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, (iv) the Employee’s breach of any restrictive covenant set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement, (v) the Employee’s willful and material failure to follow
the lawful and reasonable instructions of the Board, or (vi) the Employee’s becoming barred or prohibited by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory body from holding his position with the Company or any of
its subsidiaries; provided, however, that in each such case (except with regard to subsection (iii) or (vi), is not cured within 30 days after receipt of notice. 

 

	 	(e)	Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination based upon “Disability” means a termination by the Company based upon the Employee’s
entitlement to long-term disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy, as the case may be, as in effect on the Date of Termination; provided, however, that if the Employee is not a participant in the
Company’s long-term disability plan or policy on the Date of Termination, he shall still be considered terminated based upon Disability if he would have been entitled to benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy had
he been a participant on his Date of Termination. 

  

	 	(f)	Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for “Good Reason” means a termination by the Employee based upon the occurrence (without The
Employee’s express written consent) of any of the following: 

  

	 	(i)	a material adverse change in the Employee’s position or title, or a material diminution in the Employee’s managerial authority, duties or responsibilities or
the conditions under which such duties or responsibilities are performed (e.g., a material reduction in the number or scope of department(s), functional group(s) or personnel over which the Employee has managerial authority);

  
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	 	(ii)	a material adverse change in the position to which the Employee reports (i.e., the Board), or a material diminution in the managerial authority, duties or
responsibilities of the person in that position; 

  

	 	(iii)	a material diminution in the Employee’s Annual Base Salary or Annual Bonus opportunity except in connection with a broad based corporate officer salary decrease;
or 

  

	 	(iv)	Notice of non-renewal of this Agreement by Company pursuant to Section 3 hereof or a material breach by Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement.

  

	 	(g)	Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee being placed on a paid leave for up to sixty (60) days pending a determination of whether there is a basis to terminate
the Employee for Cause shall not constitute Good Reason. The Employee’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder; provided,
however, that no such event described above shall constitute Good Reason unless: (i) the Employee gives Notice of Termination to Company specifying the condition or event relied upon for such termination within ninety (90) days of the
initial existence of such event; and (ii) Company fails to cure the condition or event constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Employee’s Notice of Termination. 

9. Obligations of the Company Upon Termination. 
  

	 	(a)	Termination by the Company for a Reason Other than Cause, Death or Disability and Termination by the Employee for Good Reason. If the Employee’s employment
is terminated by the Company for any reason other than Cause, Death or Disability; or by the Employee for Good Reason: 

  

	 	(i)	the Company shall pay the Employee the following (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”): (A) within five (5) business days after the Date of
Termination, any earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary; (B) within a reasonable time following submission of all applicable documentation, any expense reimbursement payments owed to the Employee for expenses incurred prior to the Date of
Termination; and (C) any other accrued and vested payments under any employee benefit plan, to be paid in accordance with the terms of such employee benefit plan, including the SERP, Long Term Bonus Plan and Restricted Awards;

  

	 	(ii)	 the Company shall pay the Employee no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, a prorated Annual Bonus based upon
the actual Annual Bonus that would have been earned by the Employee for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs (based upon the target Annual Bonus Opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurred, or the prior year if no

  
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target Annual Bonus opportunity has yet been determined, and the actual satisfaction of the applicable performance measures, but ignoring any requirement under the Annual Bonus Plan that the
Employee must be employed on the payment date) multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the Date of Termination; 

  

	 	(iii)	 the Company shall pay the Employee, no later than the sixtieth (60th) calendar day after the Date of Termination, a lump-sum payment equal to 200% of the sum of: (A) the
Employee’s Annual Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination (disregarding any reduction in Annual Base Salary to which the Employee did not expressly consent in writing); and (B) the higher of (i) the highest
of the Annual Bonus paid in the three calendar years prior to the Date of Termination, or (ii) the target Annual Bonus for the year of termination. 

 

	 	(iv)	As long as the Employee pays the full monthly premiums for COBRA coverage, the Company shall provide the Employee and, as applicable, the Employee’s eligible
dependents with continued medical and dental coverage, on the same basis as provided to the Company’s active executives and their dependents until the earlier of: (i) two (2) years after the Date of Termination; or (ii) the date
the Employee is first eligible for medical and dental coverage (without pre-existing condition limitations) with a subsequent employer. In addition, within sixty-five (65) days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay the Employee a
lump sum cash payment equal to twenty-four (24) months of medical and dental COBRA premiums based on the level of coverage in effect for the Employee (e.g., employee only or family coverage) on the Date of Termination. 

 

	 	(b)	Termination by the Company for Cause and by the Employee without Good Reason. If the Employee’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company for Cause
or (ii) by the Employee without Good Reason, the Company’s only obligation under this Agreement shall be payment of any Accrued Obligations. 

  

	 	(c)	 Termination due to Death. If the Employee’s employment is terminated due to death, the Company shall pay to the Employee’s estate or
personal representative, within sixty-five (65) days after the Date of Termination any Accrued Obligations. In addition, the Company shall pay to the Employee’s estate or personal representative: (i) a prorated Annual Bonus, for the
year of termination, determined in accordance with the terms of the Annual Bonus Plan, but not less than the amount equal to the target Annual Bonus for the year of termination, multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the
Date of Termination such payment to be made no later than 2 1/2 months after the end of the year in which the death occurs and at the time when bonus payments are paid to other services executives in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices, and
(ii) Long Term Bonus, the SERP and Restricted Stock Awards or other vested payments under any employee benefit plan which are payable in accordance with such plans. 

  
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	 	(d)	 Termination Due to the Employee’s Disability. The Company may terminate the Employee’s employment hereunder due to Disability in
accordance with this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, in the good faith determination of the Board, the Employee is suffering from a mental or physical disease or disability that impacts the performance of his duties in any material
respect, the Company may suspend the Employee for a period of up to one hundred eighty (180) days during the Employment Term (provided that such suspension shall not constitute Good Reason under Section 8(f) and provided further that
during such suspension, the Employee shall (i) continue to receive his Annual Base Salary in accordance with Section 4 and (ii) be eligible to receive benefits he may be entitled to under the Company’s short-term disability plan,
if any). If the Board does not re-instate the Employee to employment (under the terms and conditions of this Agreement) by the end of such one hundred eighty (180) day period or at any time prior to the end of such period, in the Board’s
sole discretion, the Company may (i) terminate the Employee’s employment without Cause (as provided under Section 8(d)) if the Employee’s condition does not meet the definition of Disability (as provided under this Section) if
the Employee’s condition does meet the definition of Disability at the time of termination. In such latter event, the Employee or his legal representative, as the case may be, shall be entitled to: (i) any Annual Base Salary earned but not
paid as of the date of the Employee’s termination due to Disability, (ii) a pro-rata payment, for the year of termination determined according to the terms of the Annual Bonus Plan, but not less than the amount equal to the target Annual
Bonus multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days transpired in the calendar year up to and including the date on which the Employee is terminated by the Company due to Disability, and the denominator of which is 365, such
payment shall be made no later than 2 1/2 months
after the end of the year in the termination due to disability occurs and at the time when bonus payments are paid to other senior executives in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures, (iii) the Long Term Bonus, the SERP
and Restricted Stock Awards, or any other vested payments under any employee benefit plan which are payable in accordance with the terms of such plans. 

 

	 	(e)	 Six-Month Delay. To the extent the Employee is a “specified employee,” as defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and the
regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder and any elections made by the Company in accordance therewith, notwithstanding the timing of payment provided in any other Section of this Agreement, no payment, distribution or benefit under
this Agreement that constitutes a distribution of deferred compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)) upon separation from service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), after
taking into account all available exemptions, that would otherwise be payable, distributable or settled during the six (6) month period after separation from service, will be made during such six (6) month period, and any such payment,
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benefit will instead be paid on the first business day after such six (6) month period, provided, however, that if the Employee dies following the Date of Termination and prior to the
payment, distribution, settlement or provision of any payments, distributions or benefits delayed on account of Code Section 409A, such payments, distributions or benefits shall be paid or provided to the personal representative of the
Employee’s estate within thirty (30) days after the date of the Employee’s death. 

  

	 	(f)	Resignation of Positions. Upon the occurrence of any termination of the Employee’s employment as CEO and President, the Employee shall be deemed to
immediately resign from any membership on the Board and from any committees thereof and the Executive shall promptly tender to the Board a written resignation effecting the foregoing. 

10. Excise Taxes. If any payments or benefits paid or provided or to be paid or provided to the Employee or for the
Employee’s benefit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise in connection with, or arising out of, his employment with the Company or its subsidiaries or the termination thereof (a “Payment” and, collectively, the
“Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999 (the “Excise Tax”), then, the Employee may elect for such Payments to be reduced to one dollar less than the amount that would constitute a
“parachute payment” under Code Section 280G (the “Scaled Back Amount”). Any such election must be in writing and delivered to the Company within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination. If the Employee does not
elect to have Payments reduced to the Scaled Back Amount, the Employee shall be responsible for payment of any Excise Tax resulting from the Payments and the Employee shall not be entitled to a gross-up payment under this Agreement or any other
agreement for such Excise Tax. If the Payments are to be reduced, they shall be reduced in the following order of priority: (i) first from cash compensation, (ii) next from equity compensation, then (iii) pro-rata among all remaining
Payments and benefits. To the extent there is a question as to which Payments within any of the foregoing categories are to be reduced first, the Payments that will produce the greatest present value reduction in the Payments with the least
reduction in economic value provided to the Employee shall be reduced first. Notwithstanding the order of priority of reduction set forth above, the Employee may include in the Employee’s election for a Scaled Back Amount a change to the order
of such Payment reduction. The Company shall follow such revised reduction order, if and only if, the Company, in its sole discretion, determines such change does not violate the provisions of Code Section 409A. The Company acknowledges the
Shareholders of the Company approved the Prior Agreement terms under Code Section 280G(b)(5) in December, 2007. 
 11.
Non-Delegation of the Employee’s Rights. The obligations, rights and benefits of the Employee hereunder are personal and may not be delegated, assigned or transferred in any manner whatsoever, nor are such obligations, rights or benefits
subject to involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer. 
 12. Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges
that he will occupy a position of trust and confidence and will have access to and learn substantial information about the Company and its affiliates and their operations that is confidential or not generally known in the industry including, without
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customers, marketing, and the financial positions and financing arrangements of the Company and its affiliates. The Employee agrees that all such information is proprietary or confidential, or
constitutes trade secrets and is the sole property of the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be. The Employee will keep confidential, and will not reproduce, copy or disclose to any other person or firm, any such information or any
documents or information relating to the Company’s or its affiliates’ methods, processes, customers, accounts, analyses, systems, charts, programs, procedures, correspondence or records, or any other documents used or owned by the Company
or any of its affiliates, nor will the Employee advise, discuss with or in any way assist any other person, firm or entity in obtaining or learning about any of the items described in this Section 12. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that
during the Employment Term and at all times thereafter he will not disclose, or permit or encourage anyone else to disclose, any such information, nor will he utilize any such information, either alone or with others, outside the scope of his duties
and responsibilities with the Company and its affiliates. 
 13. Non-Competition. 

 

	 	(a)	During Employment Term. The Employee agrees that, during the Employment Term, he will devote such business time, attention and energies reasonably necessary to
the diligent and faithful performance of the services to the Company and its affiliates, and he will not engage in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in any business that is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its
affiliates’ principal business, nor solicit customers, suppliers or employees of the Company or affiliates on behalf of, or in any other manner work for or assist any business which is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its
affiliates’ principal business. In addition, during the Employment Term, the Employee will undertake no planning for or organization of any business activity competitive with the work he performs as an employee of the Company, and the Employee
will not combine or conspire with any other employee of the Company or any other person for the purpose of organizing any such competitive business activity. 

 

	 	(b)	After Employment Term. The parties acknowledge that the Employee will acquire substantial knowledge and information concerning the business of the Company and
its affiliates as a result of his employment. The parties further acknowledge that the scope of business in which the Company and its affiliates are engaged as of the Effective Date is national and very competitive and one in which few companies can
successfully compete. Competition by the Employee in that business after the Employment Term would severely injure the Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, for a period of one (1) year after the Employee’s employment terminates for any
reason whatsoever, except as otherwise stated herein below, the Employee agrees: (i) not to become an employee, consultant, advisor, principal, partner or substantial shareholder of any firm or business that directly competes with the Company
or its affiliates in their principal products and markets; and (ii) on behalf of any such competitive firm or business, not to solicit any person or business that was at the time of such termination and remains a customer or prospective
customer, a supplier or prospective supplier, or an employee of the Company or an affiliate. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions to the contrary, the Employee shall not be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Subsection 13(b) if
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 14. Return of Company Documents. Upon termination of the Employment Term, the
Employee shall return immediately to the Company all records and documents of or pertaining to the Company or its affiliates and shall not make or retain any copy or extract of any such record or document, or any other property of the Company or its
affiliates. 
 15. Improvements and Inventions. Any and all improvements or inventions that the Employee may make or
participate in during the Employment Term, unless wholly unrelated to the business of the Company and its affiliates and not produced within the scope of the Employee’s employment hereunder, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the
Company. The Employee shall, whenever requested by the Company, execute and deliver any and all documents that the Company deems appropriate in order to apply for and obtain patents or copyrights in improvements or inventions or in order to assign
and/or convey to the Company the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to such improvements, inventions, patents, copyrights or applications. 
 16. Actions. The parties agree and acknowledge that the rights conveyed by this Agreement are of a unique and special nature and that the Company will not have an adequate remedy at law in the
event of a failure by the Employee to abide by its terms and conditions, nor will money damages adequately compensate for such injury. Therefore, it is agreed between and hereby acknowledged by the parties that, in the event of a breach by the
Employee of any of the obligations of this Agreement, the Company shall have the right, among other rights, to damages sustained thereby and to obtain an injunction or decree of specific performance from any court of competent jurisdiction to
restrain or compel the Employee to perform as agreed herein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit or exclude any other right granted by law or equity to the Company. 
 17. Release. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company may require that, prior to payment of any amount or provision of any benefit under Section 9 (other than due to
the Employee’s death), the Employee shall have executed a complete release of the Company and its affiliates and related parties in such form as is reasonably required by the Company, and any waiting periods contained in such release shall have
expired; provided, however, that such release shall not apply to the Employee’s rights under the benefit plans and programs of the Company and its affiliates, which rights shall be determined in accordance with the terms of such plans and
programs. With respect to any release required to receive payments owed pursuant to Section 9, the Company must provide the Employee with the form of release no later than seven (7) days after the Date of Termination and the release must
be signed by the Employee and returned to the Company, unchanged, effective and irrevocable, no later than sixty (60) days after the Date of Termination. 
 18. No Mitigation. The Company agrees that, if the Employee’s employment hereunder is terminated during the Employment Term, the Employee is not required to seek other employment or to attempt
in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Employee by the Company hereunder. Further, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for hereunder (other than pursuant to Subsection 9(a)(v) hereof) shall not be reduced by any compensation
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 19. Entire Agreement and Amendment. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement, and except as referenced herein with respect to the continuation of the current incentive compensation programs, including, the Long Term Bonus, SERP and
Restricted Stock Grants, as specified in Section 5 hereof, supersedes and replaces all prior agreements, understandings and commitments with respect to such subject matter, including without limitation the Prior Agreement. This Agreement may be
amended only by a written document signed by both parties to this Agreement. 
 20. Governing Law. This Agreement shall
be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of
another jurisdiction. Any litigation pertaining to this Agreement shall be adjudicated in courts located in Indiana. 
 21.
Successors. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Employee. In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the stock, business and/or assets of the Company, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to
perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption by a successor shall be a material breach of this Agreement. The Employee agrees and consents to any such assumption by a successor of the Company, as
well as any assignment of this Agreement by the Company for that purpose. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as herein before defined as well as any such successor that expressly assumes this Agreement or otherwise
becomes bound by all of its terms and provisions by operation of law. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors or assigns. 

22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 23. Attorneys’ Fees. If any party finds it necessary to
employ legal counsel or to bring an action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the party prevailing in any such action or other proceeding shall be promptly paid by the other party its
reasonable legal fees, court costs, litigation expenses, all as determined by the court and not a jury, and such payment shall be made by the non-prevailing party no later than the end of the Employee’s tax year following the Employee’s
tax year in which the payment amount becomes known and payable; provided, however, that following the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company, if any party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to bring an
action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the Company shall pay (on an ongoing basis) to the Employee to the fullest extent permitted by law, all legal fees, court costs and
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incurred by the Employee or others on his behalf (such amounts collectively referred to as the “Reimbursed Amounts”); provided, further, that the Employee shall reimburse the Company
for the Reimbursed Amounts if it is determined that a majority of the Employee’s claims or defenses were frivolous or without merit. Requests for payment of Reimbursed Amounts, together with all documents required by the Company to substantiate
them, must be submitted to the Company no later than ninety (90) days after the expense was incurred. The Reimbursed Amounts shall be paid by the Company within ninety (90) days after receiving the request and all substantiating documents
requested from the Employee. The payment of Reimbursed Amounts during the Employee’s tax year will not impact the Reimbursed Amounts for any other taxable year. The rights under this Section 23 shall survive the termination of employment
and this Agreement until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. 
 24. Severability. If any Section,
subsection or provision hereof is found for any reason whatsoever to be invalid or inoperative, that section, subsection or provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the force and validity of any other provision of this Agreement. If
any covenant herein is determined by a court to be overly broad thereby making the covenant unenforceable, the parties agree and it is their desire that such court shall substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of the
offensive part of the covenant and that as so modified the covenant shall be as fully enforceable as if set forth herein by the parties themselves in the modified form. The covenants of the Employee in this Agreement shall each be construed as an
agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Employee against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the
enforcement by the Company of the covenants in this Agreement. 
 25. Notices. Any notice, request, or instruction to be
given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when personally delivered or three (3) days after being sent by United States Certified Mail, postage prepaid, with Return Receipt Requested, to the parties at their respective
addresses set forth below: 
 To the Company: 

Chairman of the Board 
 Remy International, Inc. 
 600 Corporation Drive 

Pendleton, Indiana 46064 
 To the Employee: 
 John H. Weber 

[Home Address] 
 26. Waiver of Breach. The waiver by any party of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach by the other party. 

  
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 27. Tax Withholding. The Company or an affiliate may deduct from all compensation and
benefits payable under this Agreement any taxes or withholdings the Company is required to deduct pursuant to state, federal or local laws. 
 28. Code Section 409A. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and any payment made hereunder shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, or an
exemption or exclusion therefrom and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (“Code Section 409A”), provided that for
the avoidance of doubt, this provision shall not be construed to require a gross-up payment in respect of any taxes, interest or penalties imposed on the Employee as a result of Code Section 409A. Any provision that would cause the Agreement or
any payment hereof to fail to satisfy Code Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended in the least restrictive manner necessary to comply with Code Section 409A, which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by
Code Section 409A. Each payment under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. In no event may the Employee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made
under this Agreement. All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including, without limitation, that (i) in no event shall
reimbursements by the Company under this Agreement be made later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees and expenses were incurred; (ii) the amount of in-kind benefits that the Company is
obligated to pay or provide in any given calendar year shall not affect the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any other calendar year; (iii) the Employee’s right to have the Company pay or provide such
reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (iv) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than the
Employee’s remaining lifetime. The Employee acknowledges that he has been advised to consult with an attorney and any other advisors of the Employee’s choice prior to executing this Agreement, and the Employee further acknowledges that, in
entering into this Agreement, he has not relied upon any representation or statement made by any agent or representative of Company or its affiliates that is not expressly set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
representation with respect to the consequences or characterization (including for purpose of tax withholding and reporting) of the payment of any compensation or benefits hereunder under Code Section 409A and any similar sections of state tax
law. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date first set forth above.

  

			
	REMY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	Its:	 	  

	
	JOHN H. WEBER
	
	  

  
 13Amended and Restated Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.16 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective as of August 1, 2010 (the “Effective
Date”), by and between Remy International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Fred Knechtel (the “Employee”). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as
follows: 
 1. Purpose. This Agreement amends and restates, in its entirety, the obligations of the parties under the
agreement between the Company and the Employee, dated as of November 16, 2009 (the “Prior Agreement”). The purpose of this Agreement is to recognize the Employee’s significant contributions to the overall financial performance
and success of the Company and to provide a single, integrated document which shall provide the basis for the Employee’s continued employment by the Company. 
 2. Employment and Duties. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to continue to employ the Employee to serve in an executive capacity as Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer. The Employee accepts such continued employment and agrees to undertake and discharge the duties, functions and responsibilities commensurate with the aforesaid position and such other duties, functions and responsibilities
as may be prescribed from time to time by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). The Employee shall devote his full business time, attention and effort to the performance of his duties hereunder and, except as described below,
shall not engage in any business, profession or occupation, other than personal, personal investment, charitable, or civic activities or other matters that do not conflict with the Employee’s duties. The Employee shall report to the CEO of the
Company. 
 3. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until
December 31, 2013 or if earlier pursuant to Section 8 (including any extensions as provided in this Section 3, the “Employment Term”). Notwithstanding any termination of the Employment Term or the Employee’s employment,
the Employee and the Company agree that Sections 8 through 28 hereof shall remain in effect until all parties’ obligations and benefits are satisfied thereunder. This Agreement shall continue to renew for successive one-year terms upon
expiration of the original Employment Term, and each extension thereof, unless either party gives prior written notice of its intent not to renew at least ninety (90) days before the end of the applicable Employment Term. 

4. Salary. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay the Employee a base salary at an annual rate, before deducting all
applicable withholdings, of no less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) per year, payable at the time and in the manner dictated by the Company’s standard payroll policies. Such minimum annual base salary may be periodically reviewed
and increased (but not decreased without the Employee’s express written consent and except in connection with a broad based corporate officer salary decrease) at the discretion of the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to reflect, among other matters, cost of living increases and performance results (such annual base salary, including any increases pursuant to this Section 4, the “Annual Base
Salary”). 

 5. Other Compensation and Fringe Benefits. In addition to any executive bonus,
pension, deferred compensation and long-term incentive plans which the Company or an affiliate of the Company may from time to time make available to the Employee, the Employee shall be entitled to the following during the Employment Term:

  

	 	(a)	the standard Company benefits enjoyed by and provided by Company to senior executives, including an annual executive physical; 

 

	 	(b)	medical and other insurance coverage (for the Employee and any covered dependents) provided by the Company, subject to standard costs, terms and other conditions;

  

	 	(c)	an annual incentive bonus opportunity under the Company’s Amended and Restated Annual Bonus Plan (“Annual Bonus Plan”) for each calendar year included in
the Employment Term, with such opportunity to be earned based upon attainment of performance objectives established by the Committee (“Annual Bonus”). In respect of the 2010 calendar year, the Employee shall be eligible for an annual
target incentive bonus of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) under the Annual Bonus Plan, subject to the terms and conditions thereunder, including the attainment of EBITDAR objectives already established by the Employee and the Board.
For subsequent years during the Employment Term, the target Annual Bonus shall not be less than 60% of his Annual Base Salary. The Annual Bonus shall be paid no later than the March 15 first following the calendar year to which the Annual Bonus
relates; 

  

	 	(d)	eligible for a target long-term incentive bonus (the “Long-Term Bonus”) of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) under the Company’s 2010
Long-Term Incentive Cash Bonus Plan (the “Long-Term Plan”), payable upon the attainment of EBITDAR objectives already established by the Employee and the Board and relating to the financial performance of the Company during the three-year
period beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2010, as specified in the Long-Term Plan. The Employee shall vest 100% in his Long-Term Bonus on December 31, 2010 provided he remains continuously employed through such date,
which shall be payable in two installments, the first half to be paid in March 2011 and the second half in March 2012, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Long-Term Plan; 

 

	 	(e)	participation in the Company’s 2007 Restricted Stock Plan and other equity incentive plans and incentive opportunities customarily provided by Company to senior
executives. For calendar year 2011, and each year thereafter, the Employee shall receive an annual equity and/or cash basis long term incentive grant valued by the Board at six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000), or such other amount as determined
by the Board, with such terms as determined by the Board and the applicable plan document. For calendar year 2011, the grant will be restricted stock; and 

  
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	 	(f)	during the Employment Term, reimbursement for the relocation expenses incurred by the Employee prior to May 31, 2011, in moving to the location of the
Company’s headquarters, including, without limitation, brokerage commissions, closing costs and moving of household furnishings. Such reimbursement shall be made promptly following the date of the Employee’s relocation (“Relocation
Date”). If, prior to the 18-month anniversary of the Relocation Date, the Employee’s employment is terminated for Cause or the Employee resigns without Good Reason, the Employee must reimburse the Company for all relocation expenses that
were reimbursed or otherwise paid by the Company on his behalf. 

 6. Vacation. For and during each
calendar year within the Employment Term, the Employee shall be entitled to reasonable paid vacation periods consistent with the Employee’s position and in accordance with the Company’s standard policies, or as the Committee may approve.
In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to such holidays consistent with the Company’s standard policies or as the Board or the Committee may approve. 
 7. Expense Reimbursement. In addition to the compensation and benefits provided herein, the Company shall, upon receipt of appropriate documentation, reimburse the Employee for his reasonable
travel, lodging, entertainment, promotion and other ordinary and necessary business expenses to the extent such reimbursement is permitted under the Company’s expense reimbursement policy. 

8. Termination of Employment. The Company or the Employee may terminate the Employee’s employment at any time and for any
reason in accordance with Subsection 8(a) below. The Employment Term shall be deemed to have ended on the last day of the Employee’s employment. The Employment Term shall terminate automatically upon the Employee’s death. 

 

	 	(a)	Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of the Employee’s employment (other than by reason of death) shall be communicated by written Notice of
Termination (as defined herein) from one party to the other in accordance with the notice provisions contained in Section 25. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice that indicates the Date of
Termination (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(b)) and, with respect to a termination due to Disability (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(e)), Cause (as that term is defined in Subsection 8(d)), or Good Reason (as that term is defined
in Subsection 8(f)), sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances that are alleged to provide a basis for such termination. A Notice of Termination from the Company shall specify whether the termination is with or without Cause or due
to the Employee’s Disability. A Notice of Termination from the Employee shall specify whether the termination is with or without Good Reason. 

  

	 	(b)	 Date of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, “Date of Termination” shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Termination
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such date be earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day following the date the Notice of Termination is given) or the date of the Employee’s death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Date of Termination occur until the
Employee experiences a “separation of service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the date on
which such separation from service takes place shall be the “Date of Termination,” and all references herein to a “termination of employment” (or words of similar meaning) shall mean a “separation of service” within the
meaning of Code Section 409A. 

  

	 	(c)	No Waiver. The failure to set forth any fact or circumstance in a Notice of Termination, which fact or circumstance was not known to the party giving the Notice
of Termination when the notice was given, shall not constitute a waiver of the right to assert such fact or circumstance in an attempt to enforce any right under or provision of this Agreement. 

 

	 	(d)	Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for “Cause” means (i) the Employee engages in gross misconduct or gross negligence in the
performance of the Employee’s material duties for the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) the Employee embezzles assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) the Employee is convicted of or enters a plea of guilty or
nolo contendere to a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, (iv) the Employee’s breach of any restrictive covenant set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement, (v) the Employee’s willful and material failure to follow
the lawful and reasonable instructions of the CEO or the Board, or (vi) the Employee’s becoming barred or prohibited by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory body from holding his position with the
Company or any of its subsidiaries; provided, however, that in each such case (except with regard to subsection (iii) or (vi), is not cured within 30 days after receipt of notice. 

 

	 	(e)	Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination based upon “Disability” means a termination by the Company based upon the Employee’s
entitlement to long-term disability benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy, as the case may be, as in effect on the Date of Termination; provided, however, that if the Employee is not a participant in the
Company’s long-term disability plan or policy on the Date of Termination, he shall still be considered terminated based upon Disability if he would have been entitled to benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy had
he been a participant on his Date of Termination. 

  

	 	(f)	Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for “Good Reason” means a termination by the Employee based upon the occurrence (without The
Employee’s express written consent) of any of the following: 

  

	 	(i)	 a material adverse change in the Employee’s position or title, or a material diminution in the Employee’s managerial authority, duties or
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responsibilities are performed (e.g., a material reduction in the number or scope of department(s), functional group(s) or personnel over which the Employee has managerial authority);

  

	 	(ii)	a material adverse change in the position to which the Employee reports (i.e., the CEO), or a material diminution in the managerial authority, duties or
responsibilities of the person in that position; 

  

	 	(iii)	a material diminution in the Employee’s Annual Base Salary or Annual Bonus opportunity except in connection with a broad based corporate officer salary decrease;
or 

  

	 	(iv)	notice of non-renewal of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Section 3 hereof or a material breach by Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement.

  

	 	(g)	Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee being placed on a paid leave for up to sixty (60) days pending a determination of whether there is a basis to terminate
the Employee for Cause shall not constitute Good Reason. The Employee’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder; provided,
however, that no such event described above shall constitute Good Reason unless: (i) the Employee gives Notice of Termination to Company specifying the condition or event relied upon for such termination within ninety (90) days of the
initial existence of such event; and (ii) Company fails to cure the condition or event constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Employee’s Notice of Termination. 

9. Obligations of the Company Upon Termination. 
  

	 	(a)	Termination by the Company for a Reason Other than Cause, Death or Disability and Termination by the Employee for Good Reason. If the Employee’s employment
is terminated by the Company for any reason other than Cause, Death or Disability; or by the Employee for Good Reason: 

  

	 	(i)	the Company shall pay the Employee the following (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”): (A) within five (5) business days after the Date of
Termination, any earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary; (B) within a reasonable time following submission of all applicable documentation, any expense reimbursement payments owed to the Employee for expenses incurred prior to the Date of
Termination; and (C) any other accrued and vested payments under any employee benefit plan, to be paid in accordance with the terms of such employee benefit plan, including the Long Term Plan and Restricted Stock Plan; 

 

	 	(ii)	 the Company shall pay the Employee no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, a prorated Annual Bonus based upon
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have been earned by the Employee for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs (based upon the target Annual Bonus opportunity in the year in which the Date of Termination occurred, or the
prior year if no target Annual Bonus opportunity has yet been determined, and the actual satisfaction of the applicable performance measures, but ignoring any requirement under the Annual Bonus Plan that the Employee must be employed on the payment
date) multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the Date of Termination; 

  

	 	(iii)	 the Company shall pay the Employee, no later than the sixtieth (60th) calendar day after the Date of Termination, a lump-sum payment equal to 100% of the sum of: (A) the
Employee’s Annual Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination (disregarding any reduction in Annual Base Salary to which the Employee did not expressly consent in writing); and (B) the higher of (i) the highest
of the Annual Bonus paid in the three calendar years prior to the Date of Termination, or (ii) the target Annual Bonus for the year of termination; 

 

	 	(iv)	if a change of control occurs prior to November 16, 2010 and the Employee is terminated without Cause as a result of the change of control, the Company shall pay
the Employee an additional severance payment of $300,000, payable within sixty (60) days after the Date of Termination, less any relocation benefits payable to or then due Employee from a new employer up to $50,000; and

  

	 	(v)	as long as the Employee pays the full monthly premiums for COBRA coverage, the Company shall provide the Employee and, as applicable, the Employee’s eligible
dependents with continued medical and dental coverage, on the same basis as provided to the Company’s active executives and their dependents until the earlier of: (i) two (2) years after the Date of Termination; or (ii) the date
the Employee is first eligible for medical and dental coverage (without pre-existing condition limitations) with a subsequent employer. In addition, within sixty-five (65) days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall pay the Employee a
lump sum cash payment equal to twenty-four (24) months of medical and dental COBRA premiums based on the level of coverage in effect for the Employee (e.g., employee only or family coverage) on the Date of Termination. 

 

	 	(b)	Termination by the Company for Cause and by the Employee without Good Reason. If the Employee’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company for Cause
or (ii) by the Employee without Good Reason, the Company’s only obligation under this Agreement shall be payment of any Accrued Obligations. 

  

	 	(c)	 Termination due to Death. If the Employee’s employment is terminated due to death, the Company shall pay to the Employee’s estate or
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Obligations. In addition, the Company shall pay to the Employee’s estate or personal representative: (i) a prorated Annual Bonus, for the year of termination, determined in accordance
with the terms of the Annual Bonus Plan, but not less than the amount equal to the target Annual Bonus for the year of termination, multiplied by the percentage of the calendar year completed before the Date of Termination such payment to be made no
later than 2 1/2 months after the end of the year in
which the death occurs and at the time when bonus payments are paid to other senior executives in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices, and (ii) the Long Term Bonus and Restricted Stock Awards or other vested payments
under any employee benefit plan which are payable in accordance with such plans. 

  

	 	(d)	 Termination Due to the Employee’s Disability. The Company may terminate the Employee’s employment hereunder due to Disability in
accordance with this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, in the good faith determination of the Board, the Employee is suffering from a mental or physical disease or disability that impacts the performance of his duties in any material
respect, the Company may suspend the Employee for a period of up to one hundred eighty (180) days during the Employment Term (provided that such suspension shall not constitute Good Reason under Section 8(f) and provided further that
during such suspension, the Employee shall (i) continue to receive his Annual Base Salary in accordance with Section 4 and (ii) be eligible to receive benefits he may be entitled to under the Company’s short-term disability plan,
if any). If the Board does not re-instate the Employee to employment (under the terms and conditions of this Agreement) by the end of such one hundred eighty (180) day period or at any time prior to the end of such period, in the Board’s
sole discretion, the Company may (i) terminate the Employee’s employment without Cause (as provided under Section 8(d)) if the Employee’s condition does not meet the definition of Disability (as provided under this Section) if
the Employee’s condition does meet the definition of Disability at the time of termination. In such latter event, the Employee or his legal representative, as the case may be, shall be entitled to: (i) any Annual Base Salary earned but not
paid as of the date of the Employee’s termination due to Disability, (ii) a pro-rata payment, for the year of termination determined according to the terms of the Annual Bonus Plan, but not less than the amount equal to the target Annual
Bonus multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days transpired in the calendar year up to and including the date on which the Employee is terminated by the Company due to Disability, and the denominator of which is 365, such
payment shall be made no later than 2 1/2 months
after the end of the year in which the termination due to disability occurs and at the time when bonus payments are paid to other senior executives in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures, and (iii) the Long Term Bonus
and Restricted Stock Awards or other vested payments under any employee benefit plan which are payable in accordance with such plans. 

  

	 	(e)	 Six-Month Delay. To the extent the Employee is a “specified employee,” as defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and the
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therewith, notwithstanding the timing of payment provided in any other Section of this Agreement, no payment, distribution or benefit under this Agreement that constitutes a distribution of
deferred compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)) upon separation from service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), after taking into account all available exemptions, that
would otherwise be payable, distributable or settled during the six (6) month period after separation from service, will be made during such six (6) month period, and any such payment, distribution or benefit will instead be paid on the
first business day after such six (6) month period, provided, however, that if the Employee dies following the Date of Termination and prior to the payment, distribution, settlement or provision of any payments, distributions or benefits
delayed on account of Code Section 409A, such payments, distributions or benefits shall be paid or provided to the personal representative of the Employee’s estate within thirty (30) days after the date of the Employee’s death.

 10. Excise Taxes. If any payments or benefits paid or provided or to be paid or provided to the
Employee or for the Employee’s benefit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise in connection with, or arising out of, his employment with the Company or its subsidiaries or the termination thereof (a “Payment” and,
collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999 (the “Excise Tax”), then, the Employee may elect for such Payments to be reduced to one dollar less than the amount that would
constitute a “parachute payment” under Code Section 280G (the “Scaled Back Amount”). Any such election must be in writing and delivered to the Company within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination. If the
Employee does not elect to have Payments reduced to the Scaled Back Amount, the Employee shall be responsible for payment of any Excise Tax resulting from the Payments and the Employee shall not be entitled to a gross-up payment under this Agreement
or any other agreement for such Excise Tax. If the Payments are to be reduced, they shall be reduced in the following order of priority: (i) first from cash compensation, (ii) next from equity compensation, then (iii) pro-rata among
all remaining Payments and benefits. To the extent there is a question as to which Payments within any of the foregoing categories are to be reduced first, the Payments that will produce the greatest present value reduction in the Payments with the
least reduction in economic value provided to the Employee shall be reduced first. Notwithstanding the order of priority of reduction set forth above, the Employee may include in the Employee’s election for a Scaled Back Amount a change to the
order of such Payment reduction. The Company shall follow such revised reduction order, if and only if, the Company, in its sole discretion, determines such change does not violate the provisions of Code Section 409A. 

11. Non-Delegation of the Employee’s Rights. The obligations, rights and benefits of the Employee hereunder are personal and
may not be delegated, assigned or transferred in any manner whatsoever, nor are such obligations, rights or benefits subject to involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer. 
 12. Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that he will occupy a position of trust and confidence and will have access to and learn substantial information about the Company and its
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the industry including, without limitation, information that relates to purchasing, sales, customers, marketing, and the financial positions and financing arrangements of the Company and its
affiliates. The Employee agrees that all such information is proprietary or confidential, or constitutes trade secrets and is the sole property of the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be. The Employee will keep confidential, and will
not reproduce, copy or disclose to any other person or firm, any such information or any documents or information relating to the Company’s or its affiliates’ methods, processes, customers, accounts, analyses, systems, charts, programs,
procedures, correspondence or records, or any other documents used or owned by the Company or any of its affiliates, nor will the Employee advise, discuss with or in any way assist any other person, firm or entity in obtaining or learning about any
of the items described in this Section 12. Accordingly, the Employee agrees that during the Employment Term and at all times thereafter he will not disclose, or permit or encourage anyone else to disclose, any such information, nor will he
utilize any such information, either alone or with others, outside the scope of his duties and responsibilities with the Company and its affiliates. 
 13. Non-Competition. 
  

	 	(a)	During Employment Term. The Employee agrees that, during the Employment Term, he will devote such business time, attention and energies reasonably necessary to
the diligent and faithful performance of the services to the Company and its affiliates, and he will not engage in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in any business that is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its
affiliates’ principal business, nor solicit customers, suppliers or employees of the Company or affiliates on behalf of, or in any other manner work for or assist any business which is a direct competitor with the Company’s or its
affiliates’ principal business. In addition, during the Employment Term, the Employee will undertake no planning for or organization of any business activity competitive with the work he performs as an employee of the Company, and the Employee
will not combine or conspire with any other employee of the Company or any other person for the purpose of organizing any such competitive business activity. 

 

	 	(b)	 After Employment Term. The parties acknowledge that the Employee will acquire substantial knowledge and information concerning the business of
the Company and its affiliates as a result of his employment. The parties further acknowledge that the scope of business in which the Company and its affiliates are engaged as of the Effective Date is national and very competitive and one in which
few companies can successfully compete. Competition by the Employee in that business after the Employment Term would severely injure the Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, for a period of one (1) year after the Employee’s employment
terminates for any reason whatsoever, except as otherwise stated herein below, the Employee agrees: (i) not to become an employee, consultant, advisor, principal, partner or substantial shareholder of any firm or business that directly competes
with the Company or its affiliates in their principal products and markets; and (ii) on behalf of any such competitive firm or business, not to solicit any person or business that was at the time of such termination and remains a customer or
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provisions to the contrary, the Employee shall not be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Subsection 13(b) if the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause.

 14. Return of Company Documents. Upon termination of the Employment Term, the Employee shall return
immediately to the Company all records and documents of or pertaining to the Company or its affiliates and shall not make or retain any copy or extract of any such record or document, or any other property of the Company or its affiliates.

 15. Improvements and Inventions. Any and all improvements or inventions that the Employee may make or participate in
during the Employment Term, unless wholly unrelated to the business of the Company and its affiliates and not produced within the scope of the Employee’s employment hereunder, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. The
Employee shall, whenever requested by the Company, execute and deliver any and all documents that the Company deems appropriate in order to apply for and obtain patents or copyrights in improvements or inventions or in order to assign and/or convey
to the Company the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to such improvements, inventions, patents, copyrights or applications. 
 16. Actions. The parties agree and acknowledge that the rights conveyed by this Agreement are of a unique and special nature and that the Company will not have an adequate remedy at law in the
event of a failure by the Employee to abide by its terms and conditions, nor will money damages adequately compensate for such injury. Therefore, it is agreed between and hereby acknowledged by the parties that, in the event of a breach by the
Employee of any of the obligations of this Agreement, the Company shall have the right, among other rights, to damages sustained thereby and to obtain an injunction or decree of specific performance from any court of competent jurisdiction to
restrain or compel the Employee to perform as agreed herein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit or exclude any other right granted by law or equity to the Company. 
 17. Release. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company may require that, prior to payment of any amount or provision of any benefit under Section 9 (other than due to
the Employee’s death), the Employee shall have executed a complete release of the Company and its affiliates and related parties in such form as is reasonably required by the Company, and any waiting periods contained in such release shall have
expired; provided, however, that such release shall not apply to the Employee’s rights under the benefit plans and programs of the Company and its affiliates, which rights shall be determined in accordance with the terms of such plans and
programs. With respect to any release required to receive payments owed pursuant to Section 9, the Company must provide the Employee with the form of release no later than seven (7) days after the Date of Termination and the release must
be signed by the Employee and returned to the Company, unchanged, effective and irrevocable, no later than sixty (60) days after the Date of Termination. 
 18. No Mitigation. The Company agrees that, if the Employee’s employment hereunder is terminated during the Employment Term, the Employee is not required to seek other employment or to attempt
in any way to reduce any amounts payable to the Employee by the Company hereunder. Further, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for hereunder (other than pursuant to Subsection 9(a)(v) hereof) shall not be reduced by any compensation
earned by the Employee as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits or otherwise. 

  
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 19. Entire Agreement and Amendment. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement, and except as referenced herein with respect to the continuation of the current incentive compensation programs, including the Long Term Plan and Restricted
Stock Plan as specified in Section 5 hereof, supersedes and replaces all prior agreements, understandings and commitments with respect to such subject matter, including without limitation the Prior Agreement. This Agreement may be amended only
by a written document signed by both parties to this Agreement. 
 20. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another
jurisdiction. Any litigation pertaining to this Agreement shall be adjudicated in courts located in Indiana. 
 21.
Successors. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Employee. In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the stock, business and/or assets of the Company, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to
perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption by a successor shall be a material breach of this Agreement. The Employee agrees and consents to any such assumption by a successor of the Company, as
well as any assignment of this Agreement by the Company for that purpose. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as herein before defined as well as any such successor that expressly assumes this Agreement or otherwise
becomes bound by all of its terms and provisions by operation of law. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors or assigns. 

22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 23. Attorneys’ Fees. If any party finds it necessary to
employ legal counsel or to bring an action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the party prevailing in any such action or other proceeding shall be promptly paid by the other party its
reasonable legal fees, court costs, litigation expenses, all as determined by the court and not a jury, and such payment shall be made by the non-prevailing party no later than the end of the Employee’s tax year following the Employee’s
tax year in which the payment amount becomes known and payable; provided, however, that following the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company, if any party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to bring an
action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the Company shall pay (on an ongoing basis) to the Employee to the fullest extent permitted by law, all legal fees, court costs and
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incurred by the Employee or others on his behalf (such amounts collectively referred to as the “Reimbursed Amounts”); provided, further, that the Employee shall reimburse the Company
for the Reimbursed Amounts if it is determined that a majority of the Employee’s claims or defenses were frivolous or without merit. Requests for payment of Reimbursed Amounts, together with all documents required by the Company to substantiate
them, must be submitted to the Company no later than ninety (90) days after the expense was incurred. The Reimbursed Amounts shall be paid by the Company within ninety (90) days after receiving the request and all substantiating documents
requested from the Employee. The payment of Reimbursed Amounts during the Employee’s tax year will not impact the Reimbursed Amounts for any other taxable year. The rights under this Section 23 shall survive the termination of employment
and this Agreement until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. 
 24. Severability. If any Section,
subsection or provision hereof is found for any reason whatsoever to be invalid or inoperative, that section, subsection or provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the force and validity of any other provision of this Agreement. If
any covenant herein is determined by a court to be overly broad thereby making the covenant unenforceable, the parties agree and it is their desire that such court shall substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of the
offensive part of the covenant and that as so modified the covenant shall be as fully enforceable as if set forth herein by the parties themselves in the modified form. The covenants of the Employee in this Agreement shall each be construed as an
agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Employee against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the
enforcement by the Company of the covenants in this Agreement. 
 25. Notices. Any notice, request, or instruction to be
given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when personally delivered or three (3) days after being sent by United States Certified Mail, postage prepaid, with Return Receipt Requested, to the parties at their respective
addresses set forth below: 
 To the Company: 

Chief Executive Officer 
 Remy International, Inc. 
 600 Corporation Drive 

Pendleton, Indiana 46064 
 To the Employee: 
 Fred Knechtel 

[Home Address] 
 26. Waiver of Breach. The waiver by any party of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach by the other party. 

  
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 27. Tax Withholding. The Company or an affiliate may deduct from all compensation and
benefits payable under this Agreement any taxes or withholdings the Company is required to deduct pursuant to state, federal or local laws. 
 28. Code Section 409A. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and any payment made hereunder shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, or an
exemption or exclusion therefrom and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (“Code Section 409A”), provided that for
the avoidance of doubt, this provision shall not be construed to require a gross-up payment in respect of any taxes, interest or penalties imposed on the Employee as a result of Code Section 409A. Any provision that would cause the Agreement or
any payment hereof to fail to satisfy Code Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended in the least restrictive manner necessary to comply with Code Section 409A, which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by
Code Section 409A. Each payment under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. In no event may the Employee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made
under this Agreement. All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including, without limitation, that (i) in no event shall
reimbursements by the Company under this Agreement be made later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees and expenses were incurred; (ii) the amount of in-kind benefits that the Company is
obligated to pay or provide in any given calendar year shall not affect the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any other calendar year; (iii) the Employee’s right to have the Company pay or provide such
reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (iv) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than the
Employee’s remaining lifetime. The Employee acknowledges that he has been advised to consult with an attorney and any other advisors of the Employee’s choice prior to executing this Agreement, and the Employee further acknowledges that, in
entering into this Agreement, he has not relied upon any representation or statement made by any agent or representative of Company or its affiliates that is not expressly set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
representation with respect to the consequences or characterization (including for purpose of tax withholding and reporting) of the payment of any compensation or benefits hereunder under Code Section 409A and any similar sections of state tax
law. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date first set forth above.

  

			
	REMY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	Its:	 	  

	
	FRED KNECHTEL
	
	  

  
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