Maxwell Technologies, Inc. - Investors - Corporate Governance

Richard Bergman , Director in Class III

Mr. Bergman was appointed as a Class III director in May 2015. He serves on the Strategic Alliance Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Bergman is president and chief executive officer of Synaptics, Inc., a leading developer of human interface solutions for intelligent devices. He joined Synaptics in 2011, after serving in a series of senior executive positions with AMD, where he was senior vice president and general manager of AMD’s Product Group from May 2009 to September 2011, and senior vice president and general manager of AMD’s Graphics Product Group (GPG) from October 2006 to May 2009. Prior to AMD, he held other senior management positions in the technology industry at S3 Graphics, Texas Instruments and IBM. Mr. Bergman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Colorado’s Executive MBA program.

Steve Bilodeau , Chairman of the Board , Director in Class I

Mr. Steve Bilodeau was appointed as a Class I director in May of 2016 and has been elected to serve as Chairperson of the Board effective as of the 2017 Annual Shareholder Meeting. He also serves as member of the Audit Committee, the Strategic Alliance Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Bilodeau was chief executive officer of Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC) from 1999–2008 where he also served as chairman from 2000-2012. Mr. Bilodeau currently serves as a director of Cohu, Inc., and is a member of the audit, compensation, and governance & nominating committees as well as serves as the chair of the compensation committee. He has also previously served as a director of NuHorizons Electronic Corp., Conexant Systems Inc., and Gennum Corporation.

Jörg Buchheim , Director in Class II

Mr. Jörg Buchheim was appointed as a Class II director in July 2016 and serves on the Strategic Alliance Committee. Mr. Buchheim has been the president and CEO of INALFA Roof Systems B.V., a top 3 global supplier of vehicle roof systems located in Europe, since July 2016 and previously served as senior vice president and chief sales officer of Maxwell from March 2016 to June 2016. From 2002 through 2015 he worked at HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. in a series of senior sales and management positions, including as president and chief executive officer of HELLA China and a member of the HELLA Group Management Board based out of Shanghai. He previously served as HELLA’s global key account manager for Indian OEMs and Hyundai/ Kia as well as vice president sales and marketing for Shanghai, China. Prior to joining HELLA, Buchheim worked in European key account sales for Mitsubishi Electric and in project management for Spoerle / Arrow. Mr. Buchheim studied electrical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf and graduated with a diploma thesis focused on hybrid vehicles which he completed at the BMW Group Research and Innovation Center.

Dr. Franz J Fink , Director in Class I

Dr. Franz J. Fink joined Maxwell as president and chief executive officer in May 2014. Immediately prior to joining Maxwell, Dr. Fink was an independent business consultant, assisting companies in the industrial and automotive markets with business optimization and growth initiatives. From 2006 to 2012, he was president and chief executive officer of Gennum Corp., a leading supplier of high-speed analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for the optical communications, networking and video broadcast markets that was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange before being acquired by Semtech Corp. in March 2012. From 2003 to 2006, he was senior vice president and general manager of the Wireless and Mobile Systems Group of Austin, Texas-based Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. From 1991 through 2003, he held a series of senior management positions in the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola Corp. in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. From 2012 to 2014 he served as a director and was a member of the Governance Committee of Pason Systems Corp. He holds a doctorate in natural sciences from the Department of Computer-aided Design and a master’s degree in computer science and electrical engineering from the Technical University of Munich, Germany.

Burkhard Goeschel , Ph.D. , Director in Class II

Dr. Goeschel was appointed a Class II director in February 2007. He serves on the Governance and Nominating Committee. Since January 2013 he has been Senior Advisor with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, a leading global strategy consultancy. From June 2007 through December 2012, he was chief technology officer of vehicles and powertrain of MAGNA International, a leading global supplier of technologically advanced automotive systems, components and complete modules. From 2000 until his retirement in 2006, he was a member of the six-person management board of BMW Group, with overall responsibility for research, development and purchasing. Before beginning his career with BMW in 1978, he spent two years as a group leader for engine product development with Daimler Benz. He is an honorary professor of the Technical University in Graz, Austria, holds an honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Munich and is Senator and a member of the university’s management board and a trustee of its Institute for Advanced Studies. Further, he is honorary president of the German Research Association for Internal Combustion Engines, is a member of the Council for Technical Sciences of the Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities and was general chairperson of the Society of Automotive Engineers 2006 World Congress. In January 2013, Dr. Goeschel was honored by the State of Austria with the Great Golden Cross of the State of Austria.

Ilya Golubovich , Director in Class II

Mr. Golubovich was appointed as a Class II director in May 2017. Mr. Golubovich is the founding partner of I2BF Global Ventures, a New York based venture capital group focused on early stage technology investments with $400 million under management. I2BF’s portfolio includes over 30 companies working in cleantech, biotechnology, materials science, IT and space technology sectors. He is a member of the board of directors of Nesscap Energy, Inc.; Dauria Aerospace, Russia’s first private space company; Solix Biosystems, a Colorado-based biotechnology corporation focused on micro-algae research and cultivation; and Primus Power, a Silicon Valley based developer and producer of advanced flow batteries. Mr. Golubovich is also a member of the Venture Advisory Council and Mentorship Board of the Skolkovo Foundation as well as the Advisory Council of the Physics and Astronomy Department of Johns Hopkins University. He formerly worked at the Energy Department of the London office of Louis Dreyfus in commodity trading and as a project manager at the Siberian Internet Company (Sibintek). He holds an industrial engineering degree from Stanford University.

John Mutch , Director in Class III

On April 13, 2017, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Mutch to serve as a Class III director, effective immediately. Mr. Mutch is the founder and managing partner of MV Advisors LLC, a diversified investment firm which provides focused investment and operational guidance to both private and public companies founded in 2006. Mr. Mutch is a technology industry executive with more than 20 years of experience. From 2003 to 2005, he served as the president and chief executive officer of Peregrine Systems Inc. and successfully restructured the company, culminating in the sale of Peregrine to Hewlett- Packard (HP). From 1999 to 2002, he served as chief executive officer of HNC Software Inc., where he served initially as vice president of marketing and corporate development from 1997 to 1998 and then as president of HNC Software Inc. Insurance Solutions from 1998 to 1999. In his earlier career, Mr. Mutch served a variety of positions, including with Microsoft Corporation. Mr. Mutch is currently the chairman of the board of Aviat Networks, a global provider of microwave networking solutions. He also currently serves on the boards of Agilysys, Inc. and YuMe, Inc., and previously served on the board of Quantum Corporation.

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