Governance
Board Biographies
The Board and executive leadership team are hugely important in supporting our strategic development and sustainable success.
Our Board is comprised of qualified, experienced Directors with a broad range of relevant skills and experience.
Board of Directors
Tim Cobbold
Senior Independent Director
Tim has been our Senior Independent Director since November 2019, and was appointed Chair of the Board on 18 May 2022. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and was formerly CRO of Chloride Group plc, De La Rue plc and ULM plc.
Committee membership: Nomination Committee (Chair)
Hans Dieltjens
Chief Executive Officer and President
Hans has served as our CEO and President since October 2021. Having worked with us since 1996, he led the Fuel Tank Delivery Systems division to produce products that enhance vehicle performance and lower emissions.
Committee membership:
ESG Steering Committee
Alexander De Bock
Chief Financial Officer
Alex joined as Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director of the Company in April 2023. Alex has served as CFO and Senior Vice President of ZF’s Commercial Vehicle business, part of ZF Friedrichshafen AG. Prior to joining ZF, he had been CFO of WABCO Holdings Inc. Alex comes with 16 years of industry experience and began his career at Arthur Andersen (now Deloitte) as a member of the audit assurance practice and has a Master of Economics from the University of Antwerp, Belgium.
Julie Baddeley
Independent Non-Executive Director
Julie has been with us since August 2021. She is currently the Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Ltd. as well as Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Ebiquity Plc.
Committee membership:
ESG Steering Committee
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
Jane Lodge
Independent Non-Executive Director
Jane was appointed in June 2022, having served on many boards at leading FTSE 250 companies including DCC plc, Costain Group Plc, Devro Plc and Sirius Minerals Plc. She currently audits the committees at FirstGroup Plc and Bakkavor Plc.
Committee membership:
Audit & Risk Committee (Chair)
Remuneration Committee
Susan Levine
Non-Executive Director
Susan has been a Non-Executive Director at TI Fluid Systems since December 2019. She’s been a Managing Director at Bain Capital since 2018, and is also a Non-Executive Director at Diversey. She serves on the Boards of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, The Fessenden School and 3Point Foundation.
Committee membership:
ESG Steering Committee
Elaine Sarsynski
Independent Non-Executive Director
Elaine was appointed in August 2018, and is currently a Non-Executive Director of Horace Mann Educators Corporation and Horizon Technology Finance Corporation. She was previously President of MassMutual Retirement Services and Chairwoman, CEO and President of MassMutual International.
Committee membership:
Audit & Risk Committee
ESG Steering Committee (Chair)
Trudy Schoolenberg
Independent Non-Executive Director
Trudy joined TI Fluid Systems in September 2022. She currently serves on the boards of SPIE SA (Euronext Paris), Elementis Plc, and Accsys Technologies Plc, Avantium N.V., Spirax-Sarco Engineering Plc, and Low and Bonar Plc.
Committee membership:
Nomination Committee
John Smith
Independent Non-Executive Director
John was appointed as an Independent Non- Executive Director of TI Fluid Systems in October 2017. He brings more than 48 years of experience, including 42 working at General Motors developing new technologies.
He is also principal of Eagle Advisors.
Committee membership:
Remuneration Committee (Chair)
Audit and Risk Committee
Stephen Thomas
Non-Executive Director
Stephen was appointed as a Director of TI Fluid Systems in July 2015 and was formally
appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company in October 2017. Stephen joined
Bain Capital in 2007 and has been a Managing Director since 2015. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Stephen was a Manager at Bain & Company. He is also a Non-Executive Director of American Trailer
Works, FXI and US LBM.
Janis Acosta
Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary
Janis was appointed as Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary in August 2023. Janis has a strong background in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, regulatory and legal compliance, and commercial and cross-border transactions, her tenure has included pivotal roles at International Automotive Components (IAC) Group and Lear Corporation. Janis will guide our company’s legal and regulatory affairs worldwide.