Biography

Dieter Zetsche, Ph.D., has served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TUI Group AG, a global tourism company, since June 2019, where he also serves on the audit and nomination committees. Dr. Zetsche has also served as a Senior Advisor at Perella Weinberg Partners since April 2024. Dr. Zetsche previously served as Vice Chairman of the board of Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp IV from March 2022 to September 2022 and Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp VI from March 2026. Previously, Dr. Zetsche served as Chairman of the Board of Management (Chief Executive Officer) of Daimler AG (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG), a global automotive manufacturer, from 2006 to 2019, and concurrently served as Head of Mercedes-Benz’ Cars Division from 2005 to 2019. Earlier in his career, Dr. Zetsche served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Chrysler Group from 2000 to 2005 and held various senior leadership roles at Daimler-Benz AG and its affiliates from 1992 to 2005, including responsibility for passenger car development and commercial vehicles. Dr. Zetsche holds a Doctor-Ingenieur from Technische Universität Paderborn and a Diplom-Ingenieur in Electrical Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. We believe that Dr. Zetsche is qualified to serve on the PubCo Board due to his extensive leadership experience in the global automotive industry, including decades of executive and board-level experience overseeing large-scale manufacturing, technology innovation and international business operations.