Board of Directors

Neil P. Simpkins has served as a director of Gates Industrial Corporation plc since November 2017 and as the Chair of the Board since January 2020. He has served as a director of Gates entities since 2014. He is currently an Executive Advisor to Blackstone, and prior to that was a Senior Managing Director of Blackstone’s Corporate Private Equity Group. Since joining Blackstone in 1998, Mr. Simpkins has led the acquisitions of TRW Automotive, Vanguard Health Systems, TeamHealth, Apria, Inc., Summit Materials, Change Healthcare and Gates. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Simpkins was a Principal at Bain Capital. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Mr. Simpkins was a consultant at Bain & Company in the Asia Pacific region and in London. He currently serves as a director of Apria, Inc. (NASDAQ: APR) and Team Health Holdings, Inc., and previously served as a director of Summit Materials, Inc. from 2009 to 2018 and Change Healthcare, Inc. from 2011 to 2022.

Ivo Jurek has served as a director of Gates Industrial Corporation plc since its formation in September 2017 and has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Gates entities since May 2015. Mr. Jurek oversees and manages all of Gates’ departments and lines of products and services globally. As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jurek has led Gates to expand product lines in fluid power and power transmission and strategically grow market share while driving improved financial performance. Mr. Jurek has a deep understanding of new technology development, manufacturing, distribution and international business markets. Prior to joining Gates, Mr. Jurek served as President of Eaton Electrical, Asia Pacific beginning in November 2012 until May 2015. During that time, Mr. Jurek had management oversight of Eaton Electrical’s Asia Pacific portfolio which included optimizing manufacturing plants, identifying new markets, and assisting with the overall performance of the company. Prior to that, Mr. Jurek served as Group President for Cooper Power Systems — Cooper Bussmann, with complete oversight of all business activities there and in significant general management positions in International Rectifier Corporation and TRW Inc.

Fredrik Eliasson has served as a director of Gates Industrial Corporation plc since October 2022. Mr. Eliasson was the Chief Financial Officer of Change Healthcare Inc., from 2018 to 2022, leading the company through its initial public offering and through its ultimate sale in 2022. Previously, Mr. Eliasson spent 22 years at CSX Corporation in sales, marketing, financial planning, and investor relations positions, most recently serving as President in 2017, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer from 2015-2017, and Chief Financial Officer from 2012-2015. He currently serves on the board of directors of ArcBest Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCB), a freight and logistics provider.

James W. Ireland, III, has served as a director of Gates Industrial Corporation plc since November 2018. From 2011 until his retirement in 2018, Mr. Ireland served as President and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric Africa, a digital and industrial company focused on transforming the industry with machines that have software defined solutions. From 2007 until 2011, Mr. Ireland served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric’s Asset Management Group. From 1999 to 2007, Mr. Ireland was President of NBC Universal Television Stations and Network Operations (a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric), one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience.

Stephanie K. Mains has served as a director of Gates Industrial Corporation plc since February 2019. Ms. Mains is currently the CEO of LSC Communications-MCL, an Atlas Holdings portfolio company. Prior to that Ms. Mains was the interim Chief Executive Officer of GE Power Conversion from April 2020 until December 2020, and the President and CEO of ABB Electrification Products Industrial Solutions, a 2018 acquisition from GE, from November 2015 until January 2019. She served as Vice President of GE Distributed Power Global Services from March 2013 until October 2015, and held positions of increasing responsibility from General Manager to Vice President for GE Energy-Power from March 2006 until March 2013. Prior to joining GE Energy, Ms. Mains spent 17 years across multiple GE businesses in financial and transformational leadership positions, including CFO for GE Aviation Services Material Solutions. She currently serves on the board of directors of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG), Stryten Energy, LLC, and LCI Industries (NYSE: LCII).

Seth A. Meisel has served as a director of Gates Industrial Corporation plc since January 2023. He is currently a Senior Managing Director of Blackstone’s Corporate Private Equity Group and heads Blackstone’s private equity transactions in the Industrials sector. Since joining Blackstone in 2015, Mr. Meisel has led Blackstone’s investments in Cloverleaf Cold Storage, Interior Logic Group, Chamberlain Group, and Emerson Climate Technologies. Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Meisel was a partner at Bain Capital, LP focused on the Industrials sector. Prior to joining Bain, he was with Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman) in New York and Hong Kong. Mr. Meisel currently serves on the boards of Interior Logic Group Holdings, LLC and Chamberlain Group LLC as well as on the boards of non-profits The Ethical Culture Fieldston School, The Opportunity Network, and City Year New York. He has previously served as a director on the boards of public companies Sensata Technologies from 2010 to 2012, Trinseo from 2011 to 2015, and Veritiv from 2014 to 2015, as well as on the boards of several private companies and non-profit organizations.

Wilson S. Neely has served as a director of Gates Industrial Corporation plc since April 2020. He is currently a strategic advisor to InterNex Capital, an asset-based, digital lender providing innovative and flexible working capital financing to small- and medium-sized businesses. Prior to that, from 1991 until his retirement in January 2020, Mr. Neely served as a Partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP with a corporate practice primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and capital markets. While at Simpson Thacher, Mr. Neely advised on numerous business combination transactions, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and strategic partnerships between private equity funds and corporate partners. In addition, he oversaw numerous capital markets transactions. He currently serves on the board of directors and select committees for the University of Texas Law School Foundation, Readworks Inc., and Historic Hudson Valley, of which he serves as board chair.

Alicia L. Tillman has served as a director of Gates Industrial Corporation plc since April 2021. She is currently the Chief Revenue Officer of fintech company, Capitolis Inc., where she drives global marketing and communications strategy. Prior to joining Capitolis Inc., Ms. Tillman worked at SAP SE from 2015 through March 2021, where she spent four years in the role of Executive Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer, leading a marketing organization of over 2,000 employees. At SAP, she was a key contributor to the acquisition and integration of multiple companies, rebuilt the technology foundation to scale digital and demand generation capabilities and developed the brand story. Prior to joining SAP, she worked for American Express from 2004 through 2015, serving as head of Marketing, Public Affairs and Business Services. She currently serves on the board of directors of RainFocus, LLC.

Peifang Zhang (also known as Molly P. Zhang) has served as a director of Gates Industrial Corporation plc since July 2020. She is retired from Orica Ltd., a global mining services company, where she served in a number of senior executive roles, including Vice President, Asset Management and Vice President/Manufacturing executive, Mining Systems. Before joining Orica, Dr. Zhang spent 22 years with Dow Inc. where she held executive positions including managing director of SCG-Dow Group, global business vice president for Dow Technology Licensing and Catalyst business, and regional manufacturing director of Dow Asia Pacific. Dr. Zhang currently serves on the boards of directors of two other public companies, Arch Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ARCH) and Aqua Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQMS). Her previous public board experience includes GEA Group, Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. and Newmont Mining Corporation.