Leadership Team

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Kieran O’Sullivan, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Mr. O’Sullivan joined CTS in January 2013 as President and Chief Executive Officer and was appointed Chairman of the Board in May 2014. From 2006 until 2012, Mr. O’Sullivan served in several executive-level roles with Continental A.G., a global business focused on technology solutions and products for the transportation and mobility industries, first serving as Executive Vice President of the Global Infotainment and Connectivity business and later adding responsibility for its NAFTA Interior Division. From 2004 until 2006, Mr. O’Sullivan served as Corporate Vice President of Motorola’s Automotive business.

Since 2015, Mr. O’Sullivan has been a member of the Board of Directors of LCI Industries (NYSE: LCII), a supplier of engineered components for manufacturers of recreational vehicles, manufactured homes, marine applications and for related aftermarkets, and currently serves as Chair of the Risk Committee and as a member of the Audit and Corporate Governance, Nominating and Sustainability Committees.

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Ashish Agrawal, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

52 – Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. On November 11, 2013, Mr. Agrawal was elected Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CTS. Mr. Agrawal joined CTS in June 2011 as Vice President, Treasury and Corporate Development, and was elected as Treasurer on September 1, 2011. Before joining CTS, Mr. Agrawal was with Dometic Group AB, a manufacturer of refrigerators, awnings and air conditioners, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Americas, beginning in 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Agrawal was with General Electric Co. in various positions beginning in December 1994.

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Scott D’Angelo, Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

52 – Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. D’Angelo joined CTS in February 2021 and was elected General Counsel and Secretary on February 11, 2021. Prior to joining CTS, Mr. D’Angelo was a member of the International Commercial and Trade Practice Group of Baker McKenzie, LLP from March 2019, and served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., a leading home and security products company, from May 2015 and, prior to that, served in several senior roles with McDonald’s Corporation.

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Martin Baumeister, Senior Vice President

56 – Senior Vice President. Mr. Baumeister joined CTS on January 14, 2020. Immediately prior to joining CTS, Mr. Baumeister served as Executive Director - Product Line Electronics Americas at Vitesco Technologies since October 2019. Prior to that role, Mr. Baumeister served as Executive Director Electronics Americas when Continental separated that subsidiary into an independent entity from July 2018, and served as Executive Director - Global Customer Head from February 2015.

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Mike Murray, Senior Vice President

52 – Senior Vice President, Mr. Murray joined CTS on January 22, 2018. Prior to joining CTS, Mr. Murray gained global experience working and living in China and Hong Kong in senior roles at Laird PLC and Littelfuse, Inc. Most recently, he served as Laird’s Vice President of Global Operations for the Performance Materials Business Unit beginning in January 2014.

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Doug Ford, Vice President, Corporate Development and Marketing

Mr. Ford joined CTS on January 5, 2021. Before joining CTS, Mr. Ford served as Vice President of Global Strategy and Marketing for Magnetrol International, Incorporated. Mr. Ford served in similar senior roles at Zurn Industries, Eaton Corporation and Schneider Electric.

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Lisa Polezoes, Vice President, Human Resources

Ms. Polezoes joined CTS on September 26, 2021. Prior to joining CTS, Ms. Polezoes served as Vice President of Global Human Resources for Prime 360, a private equity-held manufacturer, and previously at Cabot Microelectronics.

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MingChin Yen, Vice President, Asia Growth

Mr. Yen joined CTS in January, 2008. Before joining CTS, Mr. Yen served in a number of senior commercial and operational roles at NXP Semiconductors and Philips Electronics.