Ulrike Woerz

Advising and providing operational support to shareholders, board members, and management in transformation, restructuring, and special executive situations Focus areas: – Restructuring and performance improvement/turnaround – Strategic transformation and organizational development – M&A-related projects (sell/buy side, including carve-outs and integrations) – Executive sparring in complex decision-making situations Assignments as advisor or in interim roles, project-related and temporary.

The Eberspächer Group is an internationally acting system developer and supplier for automotive manufacturers with around 11,000 employees at 80 locations in 30 countries worldwide and €6 billion in sales in the product areas of exhaust technology, vehicle electronics, heating and air conditioning for vehicles. Responsibilities / activities: • Management responsibility: Group Strategy & Development (10 disciplinary, 300 employees worldwide via matrix and projects) • Management of transformation pogram to secure the group's earnings and liquidity [2022]; change management and communication; stakeholder management and reporting; steering of transformation program [2023–2024]; interface with group / site works council • Other strategic projects such as M&A projects, development of strategic options • Reorganization of governance processes via delegation of authority • Member of the Sustainability Committee and Cash Committee; Steering of the CRSD-project Achievements: • Expansion of the corporate strategy until 2030 • Successful implementation of the planned transformation program with EBIT/Cash -effect • Implementation of strategic projects

Developer and supplier of components for hydrogen fuel cells as a sustainable energy supply for mobile and stationary applications. Responsibilities / activities: • Takeover of the non-integrated, loss-making US company acquired one year previously • P&L responsibility: Sales of €5 million, 50 employees, with R&D, production in the USA and sales offices in the USA, Europe and Asia Achievements: • Post-merger integration of the company into the group • Development of a hydrogen fuel cell strategy, including product roadmap and business plan • Turnaround of the decline in a growing market by restructuring of the management team and developing of the organization; doubling sales from 2022 to 2023; new product developments • Search for investors in the core fuel cell markets of Japan and Taiwan to finance growth • Discontinuation of investor search due to sustained decline in sales of major customer and market changes ("hibernation mode")

Responsibilities / activities: • Further development and communication of corporate strategy • Sparring partner and support for the managing partner • Interface function with shareholders and advisory board • Project manager for "independent business review" [2021–2022] • Project manager / supervisor / steering committee member "incident response project" including crisis management following the cyberattack on the global corporate IT systems, cooperation with the investigating authorities [2021–2022] • Project manager/ project sponsor "IFRS conversion": Takeover of the failed project to implement the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) based on the German Commercial Code (HGB) for 80 legal entities worldwide with different local accounting standards [2019–2021] Achievements: • Development and launch of the MOVE corporate strategy - mobility of the future • Project "independent business review": Plan validation successfully in time implemented • Project "incident response project": Crisis management, ad hoc establishment of the project team (> 200 people), development of project approach for forensics and global business recovery → Ensuring global delivery capability and liquidity, sustainable increase in IT security and resilience of global IT systems and infrastructure • Project "IFRS conversion": Project realignment (goal, plan, structure, team of 50 people), Consistent implementation of the new project plan with realistic resources, change management including transparent communication and empowerment of the global finance / controlling organization, adaption of the target operating model to the new processes → Successful global implementation of IFRS including audited financial statements for the previous three fiscal years on group and subgroup level, new processes and structure of the finance organization implemented

Responsibilities / activities: • Replacement of existing corporate strategy with the newly developed corporate strategy MOVE • Management of project managers, project portfolio management • Reporting for executive board, advisory board, shareholders, and banks • Project manager "SAP HCM" (Human Capital Management) implementation: Optimization of HR business processes and implementation in SAP HCM; scope: payroll accounting, time management, org-management for 12 German companies; project team 20 employees; interfaces to internal and external systems; [2014–2017] Achievements: • Setup and communication of the corporate strategy MOVE • Higher effectiveness and success of projects, increased transparency across the project portfolio • Monthly reporting based on balanced scorecard logic, quarterly bank reports • Project "SAP HCM" successfully implemented in scope, schedule, and budget; conclusion of HCM works agreement

• Project manager "SAP HCM" (Human Capital Management) implementation [2014–2017] • Other mainly strategic projects such as carve-out or financing

• Reporting for executive board, advisory board, shareholders, and banks, preparation of management reports as part of the annual financial statements

Responsibilities / activities: • Project manager "Global SAP ERP implementation " for business process optimization and implementation of 8 SAP modules (SD, MM, WM, QM, PP, PS, FI, CO) including interfaces to EDI communication with customers and suppliers, product data management / document management systems, and nationals and international rollouts (DE, CA, SE, IT, AT) [2001–2008] • Establishment and management of SAP Competence Center within IT and deputy head of IT (direct reports 15 employees; total IT staff approx. 150 employees) [2002–2008] • Organization und optimization operations of the group wide SAP system with 9 modules (SD, MM, WM, QM, PP, PS, FI, CO, HR) as well as several add-on systems including interfaces to internal and external systems • Project manager "implementation of SAP SEM-BCS" (consolidation software) based on SAP-BI (Data Warehouse) [2008] • Project manager "SAP release change" including Unicode Conversion" [2006] Achievements: • Successful go-live of SAP ERP using the big bang approach in January 2004 without affecting operations at the production site in Esslingen or critical headquarter business processes • Rollout to national and international subsidiaries within scope, time and budget • Stable and efficient processes for operating SAP ERP

Provider of mobile payment solutions for the mineral oil industry, which operates the "PACE Drive" platform. Responsibilities / activities: • Normal advisory board work • Negotiator representing all PACE shareholders and transaction lead in the sale of the company shares to the majority shareholder Achievements: • Continuous sales growth with planned reduction of negative earnings • Signing of the sale transaction, antitrust approval, and successful closing in May 2025

Start-up that develops and manufactures electric trailers for last-mile logistic as an urban transport solution. Responsibilities / activities: • Normal advisory board work Achievements: • Restructuring of the organization due to lack of sales growth

Management consulting: Part of the global Arthur Andersen network („Big Five“) offering audit, tax, legal and business consulting services; at the time of my employment 1999-2001 independent consulting unit with around 300 employees in Germany.

Food industry: Brand manufacturer of mineral waters and soft drinks (including Teinacher, Staatl. Fachingen, Bluna, Afri Cola). At the time of my employment: 7 national bottling sites with around 1,000 employees.