Raymond J. Chess

Raymond J. Chess has served as a director of the Company since January 2014. Mr. Chess served as a Global Vehicle Line Executive for General Motors Co. (“GM”), where he was responsible for global, cross functional general management of the GM crossover market segment from 2009 to 2012. From 2001 to 2009, Mr. Chess was responsible for GM's commercial truck segment. Mr. Chess joined GM in 1980 and served in varying capacities, including Vehicle Line Executive, Vehicle Line Director, Chief Manufacturing Engineer, and General Superintendent for Manufacturing Engineering. Mr. Chess is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Workhorse Group Inc., formerly known as AMP Holding Inc., and sits on the advisory board of Productive Research LLC.