Nikola Corporation (NKLA)

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Steve Girsky
Steve is Managing Partner of VectoIQ where he applies more than 30 years of experience working with senior corporate and board executives, labor leaders, OEM leaders, suppliers and dealers, and national and local policy makers.

Mr. Girsky served in a number of capacities at General Motors from November 2009 until July 2014 including GM Vice Chairman, having responsibility for global corporate strategy, new business development, global product planning and program management, global connected consumer/OnStar, and GM Ventures LLC, Global Research & Development and Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. Mr. Girsky served as Chairman of the Adam Opel AG Supervisory Board and was President of GM Europe for a period of time. He also served on the General Motors Board of Directors following its emergence from bankruptcy in June 2009 until June 2016.

?Steve has also served as president of Centerbridge Industrial Partners, an affiliate of Centerbridge Partners, LP, and a multibillion dollar investment fund. Prior to Centerbridge, he was a special advisor to the CEO and CFO of General Motors Corporation from August 2005 to June 2006.

?Prior to is involvement with General Motors, he was managing director at Morgan Stanley and senior analyst of the Morgan Stanley Global Automotive and Auto Parts Research Team. While at Morgan Stanley, he was ranked the No. 1 automotive and auto parts analyst by Institutional Investor's "All-American Research Team" annual investor poll for 14 consecutive years. His automotive and auto parts team ranked No. 1 in the Greenwich Associates poll for 14 consecutive years as well.

?Before joining Morgan Stanley, he was managing director of PaineWebber's Automotive Group and worked as an analyst on the overseas financial staff of GM.

?Steve is a currently a director at US Steel Corp and Brookfield Business Partners and a handful of private emerging technology companies. He also served as the lead director of Dana Holdings Corp. from 2008-2009.

?Mr. Girsky holds a B.S. in Mathematics/Systems Science from the University of California at Los Angeles and a M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
https://www.vectoiq.com/steve-grisky



Board Memberships

Chairman
Nikola Corp
09/2020–PRESENT

Board Member
Vectoiq Acquisition Corp II
08/2020–PRESENT

Board Member
Clarios International Inc
07/2019–PRESENT

Board Member
Brookfield Business Partners LP
06/2016–PRESENT

Board Member
Valens Semiconductor Ltd
PRESENT

Board Member
United States Steel Corp
04/2016–04/2021

Board Member
Nikola Corp
06/2020–09/2020

Board Member
Nikola Motor Co
03/2020–06/2020

Board Member
VectoIQ Acquisition Corp
01/2018–06/2020

Board Member
General Motors Ventures LLC
05/2010–06/2016

Board Member
General Motors Co
07/2009–06/2016

Chairman
Adam Opel AG
11/2011–03/2014

Board Member
Adam Opel AG
01/2010–11/2011

Lead Director
Dana Holding Corp
01/2008–07/2009

Board Member
Red Bend Software Ltd
10/2014–UNKNOWN

Board Member
General Motors Financial Co
10/2010–UNKNOWN

Board Member
Gmac Inc
07/2009–UNKNOWN
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GM Announces Stephen Girsky to Retire from Board of Directors
Fri, April 22, 2016

DETROIT, April 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO Mary Barra announced today that Stephen Girsky has elected to retire from GM's Board of Directors and will not stand for reelection at the company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in June 2016. Girsky joined the board in July 2009.

"On behalf of the board, we wish Steve well and want to thank him for his many significant contributions to GM over the past seven years," said Barra. "Steve brought to the company expertise and skills in a variety of important areas at a critical time in GM's history. He has helped guide GM as we continue on our path to deliver long-term growth and sustained shareholder value that will benefit our owners for years to come."

In addition to serving on GM's board, Girsky was GM Vice Chairman from March 2010 through January 2014. During that time he was responsible for several functional areas, including:

Global corporate strategy,
New business development,
Global product planning and program management,
Global connected customer/OnStar, and
GM Ventures LLC and global research & development.
Girsky also served as Chairman of the Adam Opel AG Supervisory Board and as interim President of GM Europe during this time frame, a critical period in which the company established its current 'Drive Opel 2022' strategy. Girsky also held responsibility for GM's Global Purchasing and Supply Chain function from 2011 to 2013, and served as Senior Advisor to General Motors from January 2014 to July 2014.
https://investor.gm.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gm-announces-stephen-girsky-retire-board-directors