Responsible management and control

Claus von Hermann was born in Hamburg, Germany.

Claus von Hermann holds a degree in business administration from ESB Reutlingen Business School and a bachelor in European business from Dublin Business School. He started his career as an associate at Credit Suisse First Boston from 2001 to 2004 and became associate at Court Square Capital Partners in 2004. He joined Triton Partners as an investment advisory professional in 2007 and is currently co-head of Triton Mid Market (TMM) and a member of the TMM Investment Advisory Committee. In 2023, he was appointed chairperson of the Supervisory Board.

• Other current mandates:
  • Managing director of Triton Beratungsgesellschaft GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany since 2016;
  • Member of the advisory board of Kelvion Holding GmbH, Bochum, Germany, since 2018.
• Previously:
  • Member of the advisory board of Ewellix AB, Gothenburg, Sweden (2019 to 2023).

Other than listed above, Claus von Hermann has not been a member of any administrative, management or supervisory body of any other company or partnership outside the Group within the last five years.

Member of the Mediation Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee
Chairperson of the Personnel Committee

Klaus Refle was born in Augsburg, Germany.

Klaus Refle was trained as machinist at RENK Aktiengesellschaft. In 1985, following his apprenticeship, he worked at RENK Aktiengesellschaft as CNC operator. From 2014 to 2018, he was deputy chairperson of the works council of RENK Aktiengesellschaft and RENK Test System GmbH. Since 2018, he is chairperson of the works council of RENK GmbH and RENK Test System GmbH. He further is chairperson of the joint works council of RENK GmbH. He was appointed as deputy chairperson of the Supervisory Board in 2023. Alongside his membership of the Supervisory Board, Klaus Refle is, or has within the last five years been, a member of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of and/or a partner in the following companies and partnerships outside of RENK:

• Other current mandates:
  • None.
• Previously:
  • None.

Other than listed above, Klaus Refle has not been a member of any administrative, management or supervisory body of any other company or partnership outside the Group within the last five years.

Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Mediation Committe
Member of the Personnel Committee

Swantje Conrad was born in Stuttgart, Germany.

Swantje Conrad holds a degree in business administration and information technology from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and a Master of International Business Studies from University of South Carolina. She started her career at J.P. Morgan in 1991 where she worked as an associate and corporate finance analyst, as vice president in mergers and acquisition, as managing director and head of pan-European diversified industrials equity research, as managing director and equity specialist sales pan-European capital goods, aerospace and automotive as well as managing director in senior relationship management for institutional asset management clients. From 2017 to 2019 she then worked as non-executive director and member of the audit and appointments and remuneration committees at Siemens Gamesa and since 2017 she is non-executive director of CT Private Equity Trust plc. In 2023, she was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board.

• Other current mandates:
  • Member of the supervisory board of TeamViewer SE, Goeppingen, Germany, since May 2023, and
  • Non-executive director of CT Private Equity Trust plc, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, since 2017.
• Previously:
  • Independent director of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S/A, Zamudio, Spain, 2017-2019.

Other than listed above, Swantje Conrad has not been a member of any administrative, management or supervisory body of any other company or partnership outside the Group within the last five years.

Chairperson of the Audit Committee

Sascha Dudzik was born in Hanover, Germany.

Sascha Dudzik is trained as an industrial mechanic and holds a diploma in commercial and labor law from University of Hamburg. He started his career in 1998 as an industrial mechanic at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. In 2006, he joined IG Metall as a trainee and then became trade union secretary in 2007 and treasurer in 2016. In 2017, he became the second authorized representative and treasurer of IG Metall and since 2023, he is first authorized representative of IG Metall. In 2023, he was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board.

• Other current mandates:
  • Member of the supervisory board of WABCO Holding GmbH, Hanover, Germany, since 2018, and
  • Member of the supervisory board of KraussMaffei Group GmbH, Vaterstetten, Parsdorf, Germany, since 2017.
• Previously:
• None.

Other than listed above, Sascha Dudzik has not been a member of any administrative, management or supervisory body of any other company or partnership outside the Group within the last five years.

Member of the Audit Committee

Cécile Dutheil was born in Paris, France.

Cécile Dutheil holds a bachelor’s degree in law and political sciences from the University Paris XIII as well as a master degree in business administration from the University of Applied Sciences Coblence Germany & DEMOS EWA European Academy for Economics. She held various leading roles within Human Resources at Kennametal Inc., CT Consulting, WWL Internet AG and Tomey AG in Germany.

In 1996 she started working as director of Human Resources and Business Development at WWL Internet AG, before becoming human resources manager for Europe Sales & Marketing and Talent Development at Kennametal. She held various positions at Kennametal including Director HR Global Sales Marketing, Global Customs Solutions & RD & E at Kennametal Inc. in Pittsburgh, United States as well as vice president Human Resources Europe, Middle East & Africa, Eaton in Lausanne Schweiz. Prior to her current role as Head of Human Capital Portfolio at Triton Partners she has held since 2019, she worked at DELPHI Automotive plc, where she most recently held the position of Vice President Global HR for the Engineered Component Group and EMEA Corporate HR Lead based in Wuppertal, Germany. Prior to that she was Vice President Corporate Human Resources EMEA at Eaton Industries Manufacturing GmbH in Morges, Switzerland from 2013 to 2016 and Divisional Director Human Resources EMEA Electrical Sector at Eaton Industries GmbH in Bonn, Germany from 2010 to 2012.

• Other current mandates:
  • None.
• Previously:
  • None.

Other than listed above, Cécile Dutheil has not been a member of any administrative, management or supervisory body of any other company or partnership outside the Group within the last five years.

Member of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Personnel Committee

Lothar Evers was born in Rheine, Germany.

Lothar Evers was trained as an industrial machinist at RENK-Tacke GmbH. In 1990, following his apprenticeship, he started his career at RENK AG as industrial machinist on turning lathe, various conventional machines and CNC machining centers. In 2017, he first became deputy chairperson and then chairperson of the works council at RENK AG (now RENK GmbH). Since 2018, he also is deputy chairperson of the joint works council at RENK. He was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board in 2023.

• Other current mandates:
  • None.
• Previously:
  • None.

Other than listed above, Lothar Evers has not been a member of any administrative, management or supervisory body of any other company or partnership outside the Group within the last five years.

Member of the Mediation Committee

Adela Lieb was born in Satu Mare, Romania.

Adela Lieb holds a degree in business administration from University of Augsburg. She started her career at Deloitte & Touche GmbH in 2002 as accountant in the accounting and taxation division and became senior accountant in 2006. From 2008 to 2013, she worked as chief accountant at RENK Test System GmbH before she became head of accounting and controlling. From 2016 to 2020, she was director of commercial management, finance and controlling at RENK Test System GmbH before she became head of finance department at RENK GmbH. Since 2022 she is head of corporate accounting at RENK. In 2023, she was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board.

• Other current mandates:
  • None.
• Previously:
  • None.

Other than listed above, Adela Lieb has not been a member of any administrative, management or supervisory body of any other company or partnership outside the Group within the last five years.

Johannes Meier was born in Kaufbeuren, Germany.

Johannes Meier holds a degree in business administration from Dual University Baden-Württemberg and a degree in international management from Open University London. He also holds a degree as chartered financial analyst from the CFA Institute. He started his career in 2009 as financial group controller at Voith GmbH before he worked as a senior associate at KPMG AG. From 2014 to 2018 he worked as a portfolio monitoring and development professional at West Park Management. Since 2018, he is an investment advisory professional at Triton. He was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board in 2023.

• Other current mandates:
  • None.
• Previously:
• Member of the advisory board at Talis Management Holding GmbH, Heidenheim, Germany, since 2022.

Other than listed above, Johannes Meier has not been a member of any administrative, management or supervisory body of any other company or partnership outside the Group within the last five years.

Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee

Horst Ott was born in Augsburg, Germany.

Horst Ott completed an apprenticeship as a machine fitter at RENK AG. From 1982 to 1989, he was an elected youth and trainee representative at RENK AG. In 1989, he joined IG Metall, where he initially worked as an apprentice and from 1992 as a career starter. From 2008 to 2012 he was the second authorized representative and from 2012 to 2023 the first authorized representative of IG Metall Amberg. He has been District Director of IG Metall Bavaria since 2023. In the same year, he was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board.

• Other current mandates:
  • None.
• Previously:
• Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Grammer Aktiengesellschaft, Ursensollen, Germany, 2012-2023.

Beyond that, Horst Ott has not been a member of an administrative, management or supervisory body of another company or partnership outside the Group in the last five years.

Member of the Personnel Committee

Mario Sommer was born in Burgstädt, Germany.

Mario Sommer holds a degree in product technology engineering from the University of Cooperative Education Glauchau. He started his career in 2014 at MAN Roland, where he worked as planning engineer for rotary parts production. In 2013, he joined RENK GmbH and works as process planner for cubic parts production in the vehicle transmission division. He was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board in 2023.

• Other current mandates:
  • None.
• Previously:
  • None.

Other than listed above, Mario Sommer has not been a member of any administrative, management or supervisory body of any other company or partnership outside the Group within the last five years.

Klaus Stahlmann was born in Bogota, Colombia.

Klaus Stahlmann holds a degree in business administration and electrical engineering from Hochschule Darmstadt. He started his career in 1986 at Carl Schenck AG, where he worked as assistant of the head of the market research and planning business unit. In 1986, he joined Krupp Fördertechnik GmbH, where he worked as department manager purchasing (1986-1990), business unit manager logistics (1991-1995), managing director of Krupp South Africa (1995-1999) and head of the transportation division (1999-2001). From 2001 to 2006, he was chief executive officer of Allweiler AG before he became managing director of the European bearings division at NSK Deutschland GmbH. In 2007, he joined MAN SE as member of the executive board and was responsible for the power engineering division and chief executive officer of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE. From 2012 to 2015, he was chief executive officer of Sulzer AG. He was chairman of the supervisory board of Kelvion Holding GmbH until 2023 and since 2020, he is independent director of Trillium Flow Technologies Holdco Ltd. He was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board in 2023.

• Other current mandates:
  • Non-executive board member of Trillium Flow Technologies Holdco Ltd., London, United Kingdom, since 2020.
• Previously:
  • Member and chairperson of the advisory board of Kelvion Holding GmbH, Bochum, Germany, 2016-2021.

Other than listed above, Klaus Stahlmann has not been a member of any administrative, management or supervisory body of any other company or partnership outside the Group within the last five years.

Member of the Mediation Committee

Florian Hohenwarter was born in Regensburg, Germany.

Mr. Hohenwarter holds a degree in electrical engineering from the Baden Württemberg Cooperative State University. He began his professional career in 1999 at Mercedes-Benz AG Passenger Cars in Quality Management. From 2001 to 2019, he held various positions at Mercedes-Benz AG Passenger Cars in Germany and abroad, including Head of the Global Quality Engineering Center, leading operations functions as part of the ramp-up of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Beijing, Head of Supply Chain Management Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars Large Series and Head of the Production Network Components and Structural Parts Castings/ Forging Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars. At Mercedes-Benz AG, Mr. Hohenwarter was ultimately Head of Production Europe/Africa Passenger Cars. Since April 2023, he is Chief Operating Officer of KNDS Germany (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG). He was appointed a member of the Supervisory Board in 2024.

• Other current mandates:
  • Managing director of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG
• Previously:
  • Chairperson of the supervisory board of MB Manufacturing Hungary (2019 to 2023)
  • Member of the supervisory board of MB Südafrika (2019 to 2023)

Other than listed above, Florian Hohenwarter has not been a member of any administrative, management or supervisory body of any other company or partnership outside the Group within the last five years.