cvgi-20230926

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-34365

41-1990662

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7800 Walton Parkway, New Albany, Ohio						43054
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	CVGI	The NASDAQ Global Select Market

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 26, 2023, the Board of Directors of Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Melanie K. Cook to the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Company, effective September 26, 2023, to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders or until her successor is elected and qualified. The committees of the Board on which Ms. Cook (51 years old) initially will serve are the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee.

Ms. Cook retired as Chief Operating Officer of GE Appliances (a global appliance manufacturer and a Haier Company). Her professional experience includes: Chief Operating Officer of GE Appliances from 2017 until retirement in 2021; previously Vice President Sourcing from 2014 to 2017. Prior to GE Appliances, she held multiple roles within General Electric including within the Corporate Audit Staff. Ms. Cook’s public company board experience includes serving as an independent Director of Badger Meter, Inc. (BMI: NYSE) since February 2022, where she serves on the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board. Ms. Cook holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a specialty in Decision and Information Sciences from the University of Florida.

Ms. Cook will receive compensation consistent with the Company’s other non-employee directors as described under “Director Compensation” in the Company’s Proxy Statement with respect to the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 11, 2023 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2023.

On October 2, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Melanie K. Cook to the Board of Directors of the Company. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.



Exhibit No.						Description

99.1						Press release of the Company dated October 2, 2023 announcing election of Melanie K. Cook to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.