Thomas G. Pitstick has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer since April 2023 and served as the Company’s Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning since October 2020. Prior to that, he served in various leadership roles, including Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Product Line Management, as well as Senior Vice President of Innovation, since joining the Company in January 2016. Mr. Pitstick is responsible for global marketing, company branding, corporate communications, global product line management, R&D for engine systems products, strategic planning, corporate development and M&A. Prior to joining Gates, Mr. Pitstick served as Senior Vice President of Marketing — Electrical Sector with Eaton Corporation. Prior to Eaton’s acquisition of Cooper Industries, he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Cooper Power Systems Energy Automation Solutions business unit and held various roles in Cooper’s corporate and business development functions. Before Cooper, Mr. Pitstick held a number of commercial, product line management and business development roles with technology start-up companies.