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Jim Voss Chief Executive Officer, Tenneco

Mr. Voss is Tenneco’s Chief Executive Officer. He has nearly three decades of business experience in a wide range of industries, products and technologies with publicly traded companies as well as private equity groups. Prior to assuming the role as Tenneco’s CEO in 2022, Mr. Voss worked with Apollo Global Management for 11 years, serving as both operating advisor and portfolio CEO. In October 2015, he was appointed president and CEO of Vectra immediately following Apollo’s acquisition of the company. Before his tenure with Apollo, Mr. Voss was executive vice president and chief operating officer of Solutia Inc., a specialty chemicals/materials company (formerly Monsanto Chemical/Materials Co.), and senior vice president and chief administrative officer at Premcor Inc., a major independent oil refiner. Mr. Voss holds dual bachelor’s degrees in psychology and sociology from Maryville University, a master’s degree in organizational development from Webster University and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to Tenneco, he currently serves as chairman of the board of directors of Vacuumschmelze, headquartered in Germany, and is a member of the board of directors of ABC Technologies and Kem One. He has previously served on the board of directors of Vectra, Pinnacle Agriculture, Taminco Corporation, Stepan Company, and on the board of trustees at Maryville University.