Leadership & Governance

Daniel A. Ninivaggi has served as our Non-Executive Chairman since April 2021. Mr. Ninivaggi previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP), the principal investment vehicle of Carl Icahn, between 2010 and 2014.  He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Automotive Group, LLC and a Managing Director of IEP – from March 2017 through August 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Ninivaggi was the  Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp., an $8 billion  automotive and commercial vehicle supplier.  From August 2021 until March 2024, Mr. Ninivaggi  served as the Chief Executive Officer and subsequently the Executive Chairman of Lordstown Motoras Corp, an electric vehicle  automaker.  Mr. Ninivaggi has  served as a director of numerous public and private companies, including Lordstown Motors Corp., Hertz Global Holdings Inc, Navistar International Corporation, Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. (the general partner of Icahn Interprises), CVR Energy Inc., LLC, XO Holdings, Tropicana Entertainment Inc., Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., and CIT Group, Inc. Prior to joining IEP, Mr. Ninivaggi spent six years at Lear Corporation, holding various senior executive positions. Mr. Ninivaggi began his career at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP before joining Winston & Strawn LLP, where he became partner specializing in corporate law. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University, an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and a Juris Doctor degree (with distinction) from Stanford University School of Law.

Paul Camuti, appointed as an independent director, is executive vice president and chief technology and sustainability officer of Trane Technologies plc, a global climate innovator focused on sustainable solutions for buildings, homes and transportation.  

Prior to joining Trane Technologies and its predecessor Ingersoll Rand, Mr. Camuti was founder and president of Smart Grid Applications for Siemens Energy, Inc. and CEO of Siemens Corporate Research. He also held several leadership roles with Siemens Energy and Automation, where he founded the company's Industrial Software business. In addition, he has worked with Eaton Corporation and Westinghouse Electric. 

Mr. Camuti serves on various boards and advisory councils and holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Lehigh University.

Mr. Drees is being nominated for election as an independent director at the Annual Meeting and has not previously served as a director on our Board. Mr. Drees has been investing in software-related start-up companies, particularly in the EV software charging space but also other industries, as a pre-seed, seed or pre-series A investor, since July 2020. From 2015 until July 2020, Mr. Drees served as CEO of MAN SE and MAN Truck & Bus SE, one of Europe’s largest players in the commercial vehicle industry. At the same time, Mr. Drees was also a member of the Executive Board of TRATON SE (formerly Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH), a commerical vehicle manufacturer, and held several non-executive director seats from 2015 to July 2020, including at Renk AG, a propulsion and drivetrain technology manufacturer, from 2017 to 2020, where he was also a member of the nomination and governance committee. Prior to that time, from 2012 to 2014, he was the Chief Financial Officer and a member of the executive board of Drees & Sommer AG, a European consulting, planning and project management enterprise with responsibility for Finance & Controlling, M&A, Human Resources, Administration and Internationalization Support. Between 2006 and 2012, Mr. Drees was an Operating Partner with Hg Capital, a private equity fund based in London, and held several board positions in portfolio companies owned by Hg Capital. Mr. Drees held managerial positions in the Daimler Truck Group and at Mercedes-Benz Trucks, both commercial vehicle manufacturers, from 1996 to 2006, including as Commercial Director of the Gaggenau Transmissions Unit and as Head of Commercial Vehicle Controlling. He serves as a director of Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd., a special purpose acquisition corporation, since its initial public offering on December 20, 2021, where he also serves as the chair of the audit committee and a member of the compensation committee. Previously, He studied business administration at the University of Stuttgart and received an M.B.A. from Portland State University.

Kevin Mahony, designated by Centerbridge, joined Centerbridge in 2014 and focuses on investments in the Industrials and Consumer sectors. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Kevin was an Associate at Oaktree Capital Management in the Global Principal Group. Prior to that, Kevin was an Investment Banking Analyst at Lazard in the Restructuring Group.

Kevin received a B.S. and a B.A., with distinction, from the University of Virginia.