On December 8, 2023, the Board of Directors of Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. elected William C. Johnson to the Board of Directors of the company, effective immediately, to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified. The committees of the Board on which Mr. Johnson (60 years old) initially will serve are the Compensation Committee and the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee. Since October 2022, Mr. Johnson has served as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Avail Infrastructure Solutions.

From October 2018 to July 2022, Mr. Johnson served as the President and CEO of Welbilt, Inc. (WBT), and from July 2016 to Junne 2018, he served President and CEO and COO of Chart Industries, Inc. Prior to that he held multiple roles of increasing responsibility at Dover Refrigeration and Food Equipment, Hillphoenix, ABB and ESAB. Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Ceramic engineering from Alfred University and a Master of Business Administration from Rollins College. He started his professional career as a Nuclear engineer in the US Navy aboard the submarine USS Stonewall Jackson.