With 32 years of automotive industry experience, Jeffrey S. Edwards serves as chairman and CEO of Cooper Standard, a position he has held since May 2013. He joined Cooper Standard as CEO and became a member of the Company's board of directors in October 2012. Since joining Cooper Standard, Edwards has been focused on building a culture of engagement, operation excellence and innovation which is driving record results.

Edwards also serves on the board of directors of Standex International Corp., and is a member of the Executive Committee of the National Association of Manufacturers and a member of their board of directors since April 2013.

Prior to joining Cooper Standard, Edwards held positions of increasing responsibility at Johnson Controls, Inc. from 1984 – 2012. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 1984 from Clarion University in Pennsylvania.

Sean O. Mahoney has been a director of the Company since May 2015. Mr. Mahoney spent 17 years in investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he was a partner and head of the financial sponsor group. Prior to this, he was a vice chairman, global banking at Deutsche Bank Securities for four years. Mr. Mahoney also serves on the board of directors of Delphi Automotive PLC and Lehman Bros. Holdings, Inc. He earned his graduate degree from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago.

David J. Mastrocola has been director of the Company since May 2010 and lead director since January 2011. Previously, Mr. Mastrocola served as partner and managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. During his 22 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. he held a number of senior management positions in the Investment Banking Division, including heading or co-heading the corporate finance, mergers/strategic advisory and industrials/natural resources departments, as well as serving as a member of firm-wide capital and commitments committees. Prior to this, he was a senior auditor at Arthur Anderson & Co. from 1983 to 1985. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University and his undergraduate degree from Boston College.

Justin E. Mirro has been a director of the Company since May 2015. Mr. Mirro is also the president of Kensington Capital Partners LLC and currently serves as the non-executive chairman of Pure Power Technologies, Inc. Mr. Mirro has over 19 years of automotive investment banking experience, most recently as a managing director and head of automotive investment banking at RBC Capital Markets from June 2011 to December 2014. Prior to that, he was head of automotive investment banking at Moelis & Co. from August 2008 to May 2011 and was also head of North American automotive investment banking at Jefferies & Company from March 2005 to July 2008. Prior to his investment banking career. Mr. Mirro worked as an engineer for General Motors and Toyota. Mr. Mirro earned his Master of Business Administration degree from New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business and his undergraduate degree from The University of Michigan College of Engineering.

Robert J. Remenar has been a director of the Company since May 2015. From July 2012 to June 2014, Mr. Remenar served as president and chief executive officer of Chassix inc. He also served as president and chief executive officer of Nexteer Automotive from December 2010 to June 2012, and president of Delphi Steering/Nexteer Automotive from April 2002 to November 2012. Prior to this, he held diverse executive positions within Delphi Corp. since 1998 and several executive and managerial positions within General Motors since 1985. Mr. Remenar also serves on the board of directors for PKC Group Plc. He earned his Master of Business and Professional Accountancy degrees from Walsh College and his undergraduate degree from Central Michigan University.

Sonya F. Sepahban has been director of the Company since May 2016. She currently serves on the board of directors at Genomenon, Inc. and Lincoln Federation. From 2009 to 2015, she served as senior vice president of engineering, development and technology at General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics Combat Systems Group. From 1997 to 2009, she held a number leadership positions with Northrop Grumman Space Technology, including chief technology officer and senior vice president and chief engineer. Prior to this, Ms. Sepahban held a number of technical and management positions at the NASA Johnson Space Center. Ms. Sepahban earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston, a master's degree in chemical engineering from Rice University, a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University and a political science degree from the Institute of Political Sciences.

Thomas W. Sidlik has been director of the Company since January 2014. Mr. Sidlik also serves as chairman of the Governance Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee of the Company's board of directors. Mr. Sidlik spent 34 years in the automotive industry, most recently serving on the board of management of DaimlerChrysler AG. Prior to this, he served as chairman and CEO of Chrysler Financial Corp. He also served as chairman of the Michigan Minority Business Development Council, and as the vice chairman and chairman of the board of regents of Eastern Michigan University. Mr. Sidlik also serves on the board of directors of Delphi Automotive PLC and Delphi Automotive LLP. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago and his undergraduate degree from New York University.

Stephen A. Van Oss has been a director of the Company since August 2008. Mr. Van Oss also serves as chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Governance Committee of the Company’s board of directors. Mr. Van Oss currently serves as an Operating Partner, Distribution for Gamut Capital Management, a New York based private equity firm. From 2009 to his retirement in December 2015, Mr. Van Oss served as senior vice president and chief operating officer and director of WESCO International, Inc. Previously, he served as a senior vice president and chief financial and administrative officer of WESCO from 2004 to 2009 and as vice president and chief financial officer of WESCO from 2000 to 2004. Prior to this, he served as WESCO’s director of information technology from 1997 to 2000 and as its director of acquisition management in 1997. Mr. Van Oss serves as a trustee of Robert Morris University, the chairman of the finance committee and a member of the university’s audit committee. He earned his graduate degree from Cleveland State University, undergraduate degree from Wright State University and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Ohio.

Dr. Molly P. Zhang (a/k/a Peifang Zhang) has been a director of the Company since May 2017. From 2011 until her retirement in 2016, Dr. Zhang served in a number of senior executive roles for Orica Ltd, a global leader in mining and civil services, including vice president, asset management, vice president for initiation systems and packaged emulsions manufacturing, manufacturing executive, mining systems, and general manager for global manufacturing and supply chain for mining services business. Before joining Orica, Dr. Zhang held diverse executive positions at The Dow Chemical Company from 1989 to 2011, including managing director, SCG-Dow Group, country general manager, Dow Thailand, business vice president for Dow Technology Licensing and Catalyst Business, regional manufacturing director for Asia Pacific, and global technology director. Dr. Zhang also serves on the board of directors of XG Sciences Inc. and Newmont Mining Corporation, as well as a member of the supervisory board at GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft. She previously served on the board of Inenco Group. Dr. Zhang received a master’s degree in chemistry and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Technical University of Clausthal, Germany.