| Mary Shio Chan |
Mary Shio Chan founded VectoIQ LLC in 2015, where she worked as Managing Partner. Ms. Chan also currently works at Magna International, Inc., as Independent Director from 2017, Commscope, Inc., as Director from 2020, Service King Paint & Body LLC, as Director from 2017, SBA Communications Corp., as Independent Director from 2015, Nikola Corp., as Chief Operating Officer from 2023, and VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. II, as President & Chief Operating Officer from 2021. Ms. Chan also formerly worked at SBA Communications Corp., as Independent Director, Dialog Semiconductor Plc, as Independent Non-Executive Director from 2016 to 2021, WiTricity Corp., as Independent Director from 2016 to 2020, CommScope Holding Co., Inc., as Independent Director from 2020 to 2023, Microelectronics Technology, Inc., as Independent Director from 2012 to 2020, CTIA-The Wireless Association, as Director, Mobile Marketing Association, Inc., as Director, Dell, Inc., as SVP, GM-Enterprise Mobility Solutions & Services from 2009 to 2012, Lucent Technologies, Inc., as President-4G/LTE Wireless Networks & Executive VP from 2000 to 2009, Alcatel-Lucent Holdings, Inc., as Senior Vice President from 2000 to 2009, General Motors Co., as President-Global Connected Consumers from 2012 to 2015, Global Wireless Networks, Inc., as President, Nokia of America Corp., as President-LTE Wireless Networks from 2000 to 2009, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, as Executive Vice President, and VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., as Chief Operating Officer from 2018 to 2020. Ms. Chan received her undergraduate degree and graduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and graduate degree from Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science. |
| Thomas Bernard Okray |
Thomas Bernard Okray is currently an Independent Director at Flowserve Corp., a Director at Monro, Inc., a Director & Vice President at Cooper Crouse-Hinds MTL, Inc., a Director at GWW UK Holdings Ltd., a Director at City Mission, a Director at Cleveland Orchestra, and the Chief Financial & Accounting Officer at Nikola Corp. Previously, he held the position of Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Eaton Corp., W.W. Grainger, Inc., and Eaton Corp. Plc. He also served as Vice President-Finance at Amazon.com, Inc. and Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Advance Auto Parts, Inc. Prior to that, he was the Chief Financial Officer-Global Product Development at General Motors Co. Okray obtained an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and The University of Chicago. |
| Britton M. Worthen |
Britton M. Worthen is currently working as the Secretary, Director, VP & General Counsel at Romeo Power, Inc. since 2022. He is also currently serving as the Secretary, Chief Legal Officer & Executive VP at Nikola Corp. since 2015. Previously, he worked as a Partner at Beus Gilbert Mcgroder Pllc from 2000 to 2015. Mr. Worthen completed his undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University and his graduate degree at The University of Michigan Law School. |
| Joseph R. Pike |
Joseph R. Pike is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer at Nikola Corp. Prior to his current position, he worked as the Senior Director-Talent at Vista Outdoor, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Before that, he held the position of Head-Talent Management & Organizational at H.J. Heinz Co. from 2013 to 2015. Joseph also worked as a Senior Project Manager at Aon Corp. (Illinois) from 2008 to 2013. He completed his undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University and obtained an MBA from BYU Marriott School of Business. |
| Stephen J. Girsky |
Stephen J. Girsky is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Nikola Corp. and the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. II. He is also the Director-General Partner at Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP and a Director at UJA-Federation of New York, Clarios Global GP LLC, Red Bend Software, Inc., General Motors Overseas Corp., Brookfield Business Partners LP, Drive.ai, Inc., Nikola Motor Co. LLC, GuardKnox Cyber Technologies Ltd., Brookfield Business Partners Ltd., Clarios International, Inc., Brookfield Business Corp., The Downtown Detroit Partnership, and VectoIQ. In the past, Mr. Girsky held positions such as President & Chief Executive Officer at General Motors Europe AG, President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman at VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., Chairman-Supervisory Board at Adam Opel GmbH, Vice Chairman & General Manager at OnStar LLC, Vice Chairman & General Manager at General Motors Co., Vice Chairman-Strategy & Business Development at Motors Liquidation Co., Director at AmeriCredit Corp., Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, Independent Director at United States Steel Corp., Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Managing Director-Automotive Group at PaineWebber, Inc., Director at Valens Semiconductor Ltd., Lead Director at Dana, Inc., Managing Director at General Motors Ventures, Director at General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Lead Director at Dana Holdings Corp., Managing Director at VectoIQ LLC, Chief Financial Officer at General Motors Corp., President at Centerbridge Industrial Partners LLC, and President at S.J. Girsky & Co.Mr. Girsky completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1985 and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1989. |
| Steven M. Shindler |
Steven M. Shindler is currently serving as the Vice-Chairman at CitizenGlobal, Inc. and as the Co-Chairman at Worldfund. He is also the Chairman at Nikola Corp. since 2023. Additionally, he holds the position of Non-Independent Director at NII Holdings, Inc. and is a Partner at RIME Communications Capital LLC. Furthermore, he is currently the Chief Financial Officer at VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. II since 2020. In his former roles, Mr. Shindler served as the Chief Executive Officer at Nextel International, Inc. from 2008 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2017. He was also the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Nextel Communications, Inc. from 1996 to 2000. Prior to that, he worked as the Managing Director-Communications Finance Group at The Toronto-Dominion Bank from 1987 to 1996. He also held the position of Director at 4DK Technologies, Inc. Additionally, he served as the Chief Financial & Accounting Officer at VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. from 2018 to 2020. Mr. Shindler obtained an MBA from Cornell University and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan. |
| Pablo M. Koziner |
Pablo M. Koziner is currently the Chief Commercial Officer at GE Vernova, Inc. He previously held positions as the Director & Trustee at San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp., Director at CONNECT, Vice President & President-Solar Turbines at Caterpillar, Inc., and President at Solar Turbines, Inc. He also served as the President-Commercial at Nikola Corp. in 2022. Mr. Koziner obtained his undergraduate degree from Boston College in 1995 and his graduate degree from Boston College Law School in 1998. |
| Dirk Ole Hoefelmann |
Dirk Ole Hoefelmann is currently the Director at PoroGen Corp. He also holds the position of Global Head-Infrastructure Operations at HYLA, Inc. and President-Energy at Nikola Corp. Mr. Hoefelmann has previously worked as the Chief Executive Officer at Air Liquide Advanced Technologies US LLC from 2013 to 2019. He was also the Chairman at Air Liquide Advanced Materials, Inc. from 2013 to 2015. Additionally, he has served as the Chairman of the California Fuel Cell Partnership and Vice Chairman of the Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association. Mr. Hoefelmann was the EVP & General Manager-Electrolyzers at Plug Power, Inc. from 2021 to 2023 and VP-World Business Line Industrial Merchant at Air Liquide SA from 2019 to 2021. He has also worked as the Chief Operating Officer-Industrial Customers at Air Liquide USA LLC from 2012 to 2013. Mr. Hoefelmann holds an undergraduate degree and an MBA from St. Mary's College of California. |
| Andrew Martin Vesey |
Andrew Martin Vesey is the founder of Earthrise Energy, Inc. founded in 2019. He is currently the President & CEO-North America at Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd., Director at Institute of the Americas, Director at AES Dominicana Energia Finance SA, Director at Itabo Finance SA, Director at United States Energy Association, Director at Corporate Council on Africa, Director at Organization of American States (District Columbia), Director at The Trust for The Americas, Director at US-Philippines Society, and Independent Director at Nikola Corp. He has previously worked as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director at CitiPower Pty Ltd., Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director & MD at AGL Energy Ltd., Chairman at The Dayton Power & Light Co. and DPL, Inc., Vice Chairman at AES Tietê SA and AES Elpa SA, Director at IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., Director at AES Andes SA, Director at RGE Sul Distribuidora de Energia SA, Director at Sunverge Energy, Inc., Director at Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de São Paulo SA, Director at Eneo Cameroon SA, Director at AES Chivor & CIA SCA ESP, and Vice President & Group Manager at Aes Latin America. He has also worked as Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at The AES Corp., MD-Utility Finance & Regulatory Advisory Practice at FTI Consulting, Inc., and Principal at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Vesey has an undergraduate degree from Union College (New York) and a graduate degree from New York University. |
| Mary L. Petrovich |
Mary L. Petrovich currently works at Xeeva, Inc., as Chairman, Traxen, Inc., as Chairman from 2019, DealerShop, Inc., as Chairman from 2020, the University of Michigan, as Director, ZF CV Systems Europe BV, as Director from 2011, and Nikola Corp., as Independent Director from 2020. Ms. Petrovich also formerly worked at AxleTech International, Inc., as Executive Chairman from 2014 to 2019, Modine Manufacturing Co., as Independent Director from 2011 to 2014, Woodward, Inc., as Independent Director, WABCO Holdings, Inc., as Independent Director from 2011 to 2018, GT Advanced Technologies, Inc., as Independent Director from 2011 to 2014, GTAT Corp., as Director, Allied Signal Automotive, as Director-Cost Management, AlliedSignal, Inc., as Vice President-Operations & Supply Base Management, General Motors Corp., as Engineer, DURA Automotive Systems, Inc., as President from 2000 to 2010, The Carlyle Group LP (Corporate Private Equity), as Senior Advisor, and AxleTech International, Inc., as General Manager from 2008 to 2011. Ms. Petrovich received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School. |
| Bruce L. Smith |
Bruce L. Smith is currently the Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer at Detroit Manufacturing Systems LLC and an Independent Director at Nikola Corp. He previously served as President & Chief Executive Officer at Piston Automotive LLC, Elyria & Hodge Foundries, and BTM Co. LLC, and as President & Chief Operating Officer at Guilford Performance Textiles, Inc. and United Plastics Group, Inc. Smith holds an undergraduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from Harvard University. |
| Michael L. Mansuetti |
Michael L. Mansuetti is currently serving as the Director at Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association. He is also an Independent Director at Nikola Corp. since 2019. Previously, he held the position of President-North America at Robert Bosch LLC starting from 1988. Additionally, he is a Member of The Consumer Technology Association. In his former roles, he served as the Chairman at Original Equipment Suppliers Association and as a Director at FHP Manufacturing Co. Mr. Mansuetti completed his undergraduate degree at Clemson University. |
