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Eric Tech is the Chief Executive Officer of XL Fleet, responsible for leading the Company as it drives the fleet industry’s transition to electrification and sustainable transportation.

Eric has nearly 35 years of automotive and mobility industry experience and has held senior leadership positions at Navistar International Corporation and Ford Motor Company. He most recently served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Navistar, a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of medium and heavy-duty vehicles and parts.

Among other accomplishments spanning his 15-year career at Navistar, Eric successfully developed the blueprint for Navistar’s strategic direction and further global expansion, including executing on transformational growth opportunities, identifying potential global alliances, and driving profitability. At Ford, Eric held senior level positions including Chief Engineer for Super Duty Trucks, where he managed nearly $2 billion in new product programs, and led various product development, efficiency and cost saving initiatives.

A native of Detroit, Eric holds a BSME and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Christian Fong is the CEO of Spruce Power and president of XL Fleet. At its acquisition, Spruce Power was the largest privately held residential solar owner/operator in North America, with over $1 billion distributed generation (DG) assets. Since 2018, Fong was the chairman and CEO of Spruce Holdings and grew the company by 150% prior to it being acquired by XL Fleet in 2022.

Christian joined Spruce Power in 2017 as an independent director, chosen by Spruce’s then-controlling investors Kleiner Perkins and Google Ventures. Christian has also served as an independent director on the boards of Terraform Power, Inc the world’s largest public independent renewable power producer, Pardus Oil & Gas, and Javlin Capital, LLC. In 2010, Christian co-founded Renewable Energy Trust Capital (RET). He served in various finance and operation executive roles through 2016, as RET acquired and developed over one billion dollars of wind and solar PV assets, representing 400+ MW of utility-scale, renewable power plants. RET was sold to Blue Mountain Capital in 2016.

Previously, Christian was a managing director and head of Real Estate Capital Markets at AEGON / Transamerica, where he led an acquisition team in a multi-billion dollar private equity platform and was responsible for both credit and structured finance innovations. Additionally, he served as CEO of Corridor Recovery, Inc, and as a consultant at McKinsey & Company. He continues to be active in policy discussions in the power and energy sector.

Christian earned an MBA with High Distinction from Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business, a B.S. in Statistics, summa cum laude, from Creighton University and the prestigious CFA and CCIM designations. He and his family reside near Denver, Colorado.

Don is the Chief Financial Officer of XL Fleet, responsible for the Company’s finance and accounting function. Don has more than 25 years of public company finance and accounting experience. Prior to joining XL Fleet, Don served as Chief Financial Officer of Power Solutions International Inc. (“Power Solutions”), a publicly traded company and leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of a broad range of advanced, emission-certified engines and power systems. He joined Power Solutions in 2018 and has held various senior leadership positions including Principal Accounting Officer and most recently, Chief Financial Officer.

Previously, he served as Assistant Corporate Controller at Littelfuse, Inc., a publicly traded company and global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing. Prior to that, from 2008 to 2017, Don served in various positions of increasing responsibility within finance and accounting, including as Assistant Corporate Controller, at then publicly traded Navistar International Corporation, a global manufacturer of commercial and military trucks, school buses, diesel engines and provider of service parts for trucks and diesel engines. Prior to Navistar, he worked for then publicly traded Hewitt Associates as Manager of External Reporting and at Ernst & Young LLP as a senior manager of assurance and advisory services. Don earned a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree, majoring in accounting, from the University of Wisconsin and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Stacey serves as General Counsel, responsible for legal and compliance functions across the company. She joined XL Fleet after a lengthy tenure at Standex International Corporation (NYSE: SXI), a global diversified manufacturer, where she was General Counsel of the Electronics Group, a $200mm segment of Standex. At Standex, she had broad areas of responsibility leading M&A, governance, litigation, complex commercial relationships, and employment and labor. A Boston native, Stacey earned her B.A. from Boston College and her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law.

Mike is XL Fleet’s CTO and VP of Engineering, responsible for leading the company’s product development efforts and optimizing its engineering and IT infrastructure to drive innovation and growth. Prior to joining XL, Mike was President of IAV, an automotive engineering firm specializing in building electrified powertrains that could scale to meet the needs of major OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. Previously, he was Director of Engineering at AVL Powertrain Engineering, where he led all aspects of design, analysis, development, systems, calibration, controls and certification for AVL’s powertrain engineering programs. He has also served in leadership and engineering roles for OEMs and Tier 1s including Ford and Denso. Mike holds an ME degree from Kingston University in London.

Colleen Calhoun serves as the Vice President and General Manager of the Company’s XL Grid division, which provides commercial and municipal fleet customers with charging infrastructure, energy storage and power solutions for fleets, and advances XL Fleet’s Electrification as a Service Offering. Colleen is a clean energy executive who spent over two decades at General Electric in senior leadership roles across its energy, power and finance businesses.

Colleen spent twenty-five years at GE across several roles at the company including head of GE Energy Ventures, leader of Marketing & Strategy for GE’s Power & Water business and head of the Global Growth Markets platform for Energy Financial Services. Colleen was a senior member of the team that launched Current, powered by GE, a leading provider of energy efficiency and digital productivity solutions for commercial buildings and cities, where she served as the Chief Marketing Officer and head of Business Development and was instrumental in the divesture of the business from GE in 2019. Most recently, Colleen has been an advisor to Commonwealth Fusion, Quaise Inc. and several other corporations while helping them grow and scale their energy-focused businesses. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Quaise, Inc. and the Clean Energy Trust.

Colleen earned her bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Sandra serves as the Vice President of People, with responsibility for all People and Human Resources functions for XL Fleet. She joins XL Fleet with over 25 years of deep HR leadership experience across diverse industries, company sizes, and corporate cultures. She brings a passion for providing comprehensive strategic Human Resources leadership and excels at partnering with executive leadership teams in building a compelling employee experience and corporate brand. Her prior roles include Vice President of Human Resources with Liberty Mutual and Fidelity Investments, as well as Head of Compensation, Benefits & Systems within the biotechnology industry. She also served in numerous Sr. HR Business Consultant roles across Consumer Goods, Durable Goods, IT Consulting, and a start-up biotechnology company. Sandra earned her B.A. from Dartmouth College.

Mark Wight is the Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Product Management and is also responsible for XL Fleet’s marketing and communications. Mark works closely with the leadership team to interpret macro trends of energy and fleet decarbonization and translate these into actionable business plans to drive growth. Mark spent 26 years with GE in various energy-related strategic marketing, commercial and operations roles and most recently led business research operations and product management excellence at GE’s Global Research Center before joining XL Fleet in 2021.

Mark has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, an MS in Environmental Engineering from SUNY Buffalo and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Deb Frodl serves as XL Fleet Chair and a member of the Board of Directors. She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Renewable Energy Group, Inc. Prior, Deb served as the Global Executive Director for Ecomagination at General Electric (GE), where she transformed GE's global clean technology innovation strategy. She served as Chief Strategy Officer & Global Alternative Fuels Leader for GE, leading the company to decarbonize customers and its commercial fleet through deployment of alternative fuel vehicles. Earlier in her career, Deb gained over twenty years of senior executive experience at GE Capital, serving in roles including Senior Vice President and CEO and President. She serves on the Advisory Boards for the Clean Energy, Education & Empowerment for Women Initiative, a collaboration between U.S. Department of Energy, MIT and Stanford, National Renewable Energy Lab, Joint Institute of Strategic Energy Analysis and the University of MN, Institute on the Environment. She is a certified Governance Fellow for the National Association of Corporate Directors and member of Women Corporate Directors. Deb completed an executive program, Making Corporate Boards Most Effective, at Harvard Business School and Directors Consortium, at Stanford Business School. She holds an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas and B.S.B.A. from Minnesota State University.

Eric Tech is the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors member at XL Fleet, responsible for leading the Company as it drives the fleet industry’s transition to electrification and sustainable transportation.

Eric has nearly 35 years of automotive and mobility industry experience and has held senior leadership positions at Navistar International Corporation and Ford Motor Company. He most recently served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Navistar, a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of medium and heavy-duty vehicles and parts.

Among other accomplishments spanning his 15-year career at Navistar, Eric successfully developed the blueprint for Navistar’s strategic direction and further global expansion, including executing on transformational growth opportunities, identifying potential global alliances, and driving profitability. At Ford, Eric held senior level positions including Chief Engineer for Super Duty Trucks, where he managed nearly $2 billion in new product programs, and led various product development, efficiency and cost saving initiatives.

A native of Detroit, Eric holds a BSME and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Kevin Griffin is a member of XL Fleet’s Board of Directors. Kevin founded MGG Investment Group in 2014 and is the CEO and CIO of the firm. Prior to launching MGG, he was a Managing Director with Highbridge Principal Strategies, where he was a senior member of the Specialty Lending Platform and a Member of the Highbridge Credit Committee. Previously, he was the Head of Private Investing for Octavian Funds, a $1.4 billion hedge fund focused on global investing across debt and equity structures. Before Octavian, Kevin was part of Fortress Investment Group (NYSE: FIG) in charge of originating and underwriting investment opportunities for the Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund. Prior to Fortress, he was an investor with one of the first publicly traded BDCs, American Capital (NASDAQ: ACAS), where he was involved in numerous equity buyout and subordinated debt investments.

Kevin began his career with Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin’s Investment Banking Division, focusing primarily on distressed M&A and financial restructurings. During his 20-year career, he has originated and invested over $5 billion across the capital structure of middle market businesses, including distressed and 363 bankruptcy purchases, and has led all structuring and legal documentation with a focus on capital preservation and protecting rights in bankruptcy. Post-investment, he has sat on numerous boards of directors and has implemented various restructuring changes and targeted distressed and opportunistic acquisition opportunities. The M&A Advisor in May 2015 named Kevin a winner of its 40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders Award. He earned his BSBA in Finance from Georgetown University.

Chris Hayes is a member of XL Fleet's Board of Directors. Chris is a visionary leader who has continually pioneered new markets while delivering exceptional financial results. Most recently Chris has been deeply involved in the clean energy and sustainability sector.

Currently, Chris is founder and managing partner of Alturus. Alturus invests in sustainable infrastructure projects. Chris was founder and managing partner at Altenex. They created and brought to market the “virtual power purchase agreement” which made it possible for Fortune 500 companies to purchase offsite wind power. This contract structure remains the industry standard today and resulted in over $5bn in transactions through Altenex.

Chris received his BSBA in Finance from the University of Denver. He enjoys spending time outdoors on the ocean and in the mountains with his family.

Jon Ledecky is a member of XL Fleet’s Board of Directors. He is co-owner of the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League. Jon is also a private equity investor who has been the co-founder or initial investor in companies that have raised over $20 billion in financing.

Jon founded U.S. Office Products in 1994 and by 1997 the Company had become the fastest entrant in the history of the Fortune 500 with annualized sales of nearly $4 billion. U.S. Office Products owned Mail Boxes, Etc. (now the UPS Store) and several other brands that eventually became independent public and private companies. He has served on over 15 public company boards during his career.

Jon is an honors graduate of Harvard College and also graduated from Harvard Business School. Jon served on the National Commission on Entrepreneurship and at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He has also been honored as the Anti-Defamation League Man of the Year and was the International Franchise Association’s “Free Enterprise Award” winner.

Sarah Sclarsic is a member of XL Fleet’s Board of Directors. She is an experienced investor, founder, and advisor to technology companies focused on decarbonization. She co-founded pioneering carsharing company Getaround, and helped build Modern Meadow, a biotechnology company making alternatives to animal products. The startup companies that Sarah has worked with have created billions of dollars in enterprise value. Sarah holds a B.A. from Harvard University. She currently conducts research on carbon removal at MIT and invests in climate tech companies.

John Miller, has over 40 years of broad-based executive management experience in the manufacturing, distribution, and transportation industries. John has served in senior finance and leadership roles at public and private companies across a range of industry categories.

From 2017 to 2021, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Power Solutions International, Inc., a publicly traded leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of a broad range of advanced, emission-certified engines and power systems.

From 2008 until 2016, John served in operational and financial management positions of increasing responsibility at Navistar International Corporation ("Navistar"), a global vehicle manufacturer and solutions provider including as senior vice president operations and corporate finance.

Prior thereto, he served in the role of chief financial officer of Laidlaw Education Services a leading provider of school bus transportation services, Chicago Metallic Corporation, a global manufacturer of suspended ceiling and metal products, Fleetpride, Inc., a distributor of heavy duty truck parts, and Peapod, an online grocery delivery company. John received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from DePauw University.

Christian Fong is the CEO of Spruce Power and president of XL Fleet. At its acquisition, Spruce Power was the largest privately held residential solar owner/operator in North America, with over $1 billion distributed generation (DG) assets. Since 2018, Fong was the chairman and CEO of Spruce Holdings and grew the company by 150% prior to it being acquired by XL Fleet in 2022.

Christian joined Spruce Power in 2017 as an independent director, chosen by Spruce’s then-controlling investors Kleiner Perkins and Google Ventures. Christian has also served as an independent director on the boards of Terraform Power, Inc the world’s largest public independent renewable power producer, Pardus Oil & Gas, and Javlin Capital, LLC. In 2010, Christian co-founded Renewable Energy Trust Capital (RET). He served in various finance and operation executive roles through 2016, as RET acquired and developed over one billion dollars of wind and solar PV assets, representing 400+ MW of utility-scale, renewable power plants. RET was sold to Blue Mountain Capital in 2016.

Previously, Christian was a managing director and head of Real Estate Capital Markets at AEGON / Transamerica, where he led an acquisition team in a multi-billion dollar private equity platform and was responsible for both credit and structured finance innovations. Additionally, he served as CEO of Corridor Recovery, Inc, and as a consultant at McKinsey & Company. He continues to be active in policy discussions in the power and energy sector.

Christian earned an MBA with High Distinction from Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business, a B.S. in Statistics, summa cum laude, from Creighton University and the prestigious CFA and CCIM designations. He and his family reside near Denver, Colorado.