Age: 59 Director since: February 2014 Select Business Experience : Mr. Niew is the President & CEO (since 2013) of Knowles. He was formerly the Vice President of Dover Corporation and President and CEO (from 2011 to February 2014) of Dover Communication Technologies. Mr. Niew joined Knowles Electronics LLC in 2000, and became Chief Operating Officer in 2007, President in 2008 and President and CEO in 2010. Prior to joining Knowles Electronics, Mr. Niew was employed by Littelfuse, Inc. (from 1995 to 2000) where he held various positions in product management, sales and engineering in the Electronic Products group, and by Hewlett-Packard Company (from 1988 to 1994) where he served in various engineering and product management roles in the Optoelectronics Group. Other Board Experience : Mr. Niew is a director of Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. ( CVG ) (since 2024) and Syntiant Corp. (since 2024), and is chairman and a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Illinois College of Engineering. Mr. Niew previously served as a director of Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc. Skills and Quali cations : Mr. Niew is Knowles' current CEO and the Board believes it is desirable to have on the Board at least one active management representative to facilitate the Board's access to timely and relevant information and its oversight of the Company's strategy, planning, performance and enterprise risks. Mr. Niew brings to the Board considerable management experience and a deep understanding of Knowles' markets and operating model which he gained during over 20 years in management positions at Knowles, including 16 years in senior management positions. His broad experience in all aspects of management and Knowles' products, technologies, customers, markets, operations and executive team enable him to give valuable input to the Board in matters involving business strategy, capital allocation, transactions and succession planning.