B. Christopher DiSantis is a Partner at American Securities, a private equity firm he joined in 2019. He is a member of the Operating Committee and leads the Resources Group, which assists their portfolio companies in value creation and the implementation of their strategic agendas. During his time at American Securities, Mr. DiSantis has also served in interim leadership roles for several of their companies. Before joining American Securities, Mr. DiSantis served as CEO of Verso Corporation, a North American producer of paper, packaging, and pulp. Prior to Verso, Mr. DiSantis served as CEO of H-D Advanced Manufacturing, a diversified motion-control technology enterprise serving the aerospace and industrial markets; CEO of Latrobe Specialty Metals, Inc., a manufacturer of premium alloys; and President of Hawk Corporation, which designed, manufactured, and distributed precision-engineered components. Mr. DiSantis brings more than three decades of management experience, driving human capital initiatives, complex transformations and post-acquisition integration. The Board has determined that Mr. DiSantis has demonstrated a consistent track record of creating value through both operational excellence and transformative growth strategies, operating in various industries, including the automotive parts supply sector. In addition, the Board believes that his deep management experience as CEO of several companies and value-creation experience demonstrated through repeated scaling, transformation, and performance improvement across complex operating environments position Mr. DiSantis to provide valuable strategic insights as a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation & Human Resources Committee.