Board of Directors

Raymond Chess has 40+ years in the automotive industry. Mr. Chess joined General Motors in 1980, and during his 37 years with the company, he held ever increasing roles and responsibilities in both manufacturing and product development. While in manufacturing, Mr. Chess held key positions in both plant floor operations and manufacturing engineering such as Chief Manufacturing Engineer and Executive Director of Stamping and Assembly. While in product development, Ray was a Vehicle Line Executive, where he lead global cross functional responsibilities for GM’s commercial truck line from 2001 to 2009 and GM’s cross over segment from 2009 through 2012. Upon retirement from General Motors, he formed his own engineering consulting company. In 2014, Ray was elected onto the Board of Directors of Rush Enterprises. Ray also sits on the advisory board of Productive Research LLC. He started working with Workhorse in 2014 on their advisory board, was then elected to their Board of Directors and subsequently became the Chairman.

Scott Griffith brings 30+ years of experience founding, leading, scaling and advising leading technology-based companies. Since joining Motiv Electric Trucks as CEO in April 2024, he was instrumental in streamlining the business, restructuring debt and operations, and architecting a merger with Workhorse, where he is now CEO.

Prior to Motiv/Workhorse, Griffith served as CEO of Ford Motor Company’s Autonomous Vehicles and Mobility Businesses, where he led Ford’s investments and operations in Level 4 autonomous vehicles as well as oversight of several new hardware and software businesses in Ford’s “new mobility” segment.

Prior to Ford, Scott served as an Executive-in-Residence at General Catalyst Partners where he was chairman of two growth stage portfolio companies - TrueMotion and Envoy Global. Both companies enjoyed high growth and a transition to EBITDA positive operations before completing very successful investor exits.

As CEO of Zipcar, he led the nascent car sharing company from its seed stage and shepherded the entire car sharing category from a niche idea into a profitable, mainstream form of urban transportation. He took the company public and ultimately facilitated the sale of Zipcar to Avis Budget Group.

Scott earned a BS in Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He serves on the board of EVgo (NASDAQ: EVGO) and on the Advisory Council for the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at The University of Chicago.

Alan Henricks is a seasoned business executive and board member with extensive experience in finance, corporate governance, and scaling growth companies. Over his career, he has held leadership and board positions at technology and high-growth organizations, including current service on the boards of OpenSpace and ChowNow. He previously served on the boards of public companies including Roku, Model N, A10 Networks, and Ellie Mae. He has also held CFO and consulting CFO roles at Pure Digital Technologies, Maxim Integrated Products, Ring, Tile, and Interwoven, where he guided them through IPOs, acquisitions, and market expansion. In his board work, he has served as Lead Independent Director, Audit Committee Chairman, and Compensation Committee Chairman. Prior to joining the Workhorse board in August 2025, he had been the audit committee chairman of Motiv Power Systems since June 2018. Mr. Henricks joins the Workhorse Board of Directors, bringing decades of experience to support the company’s mission to accelerate the transition to zero-emission commercial vehicles. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has been a Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors for over a decade.

Pamela Mader has over three decades of automotive industry experience, with a proven track record in leading Fortune 100 manufacturing organizations as well as supporting the growth of emerging growth companies through various business advisory services. She most recently served as the VP of Belcan Consulting Services where she supported Belcan's acquisition of Allegiant International, LLC., overseeing the integration of both business processes and personnel. Prior to that, Mader spent over 15 years at General Motors in a variety of leadership roles, including numerous plant manager positions where she directed operations for manufacturing of hundreds of thousands of vehicles annually. Among many other awards and accolades, Mader has been recognized by Automotive News as one of the "Top 100 Leading Women" and was given the "Top Ten Women Community Leader" award from the City of Dayton, Ohio. She has 13 years of board membership experience and is currently an Executive Board Member at the Purdue University's Polytechnic Institute.

Matthew O’Leary brings more than three decades of leadership experience in the automotive industry, with deep expertise in product development, purchasing, and finance. He retired from Ford Motor Company in 2015 as Vehicle Line Director for North America Trucks, SUVs, and Commercial Vehicles, after a 38-year career that spanned multiple global leadership roles.

During his tenure at Ford, O’Leary served as Product Development Director for Ford South America, leading the development of the all-new EcoSport and Ka global vehicles. He also held the role of Director of Corporate Strategy, where he established strategy processes and plans to drive profitable growth in Asia. As Chief Engineer for the F150/Expedition/Navigator programs, he oversaw the award-winning 2009 F150, recognized with honors including Motor Trend Truck of the Year, North American Truck of the Year, JD Power Initial Quality, and Consumer Reports Recommended Buy.

O’Leary has served on the Board of Directors of Motiv Electric Trucks since 2016 and has been Chairman since 2018. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan – Dearborn and an M.S. in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Paul Savoie is an experienced financial executive with deep expertise in capital management, market operations, and public exchanges. Since 2013, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of Savoie Capital LLC, overseeing investment strategies and capital deployment.

From 2002 to 2009, Mr. Savoie led the development and deployment of automated high-frequency proprietary trading strategies on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), and other exchanges. He also held memberships on the CBOE, CBOT, and CME.

Mr. Savoie has served on the Board of Directors of Motiv Electric Trucks since June 2014, bringing significant experience in financial management and public markets to his board service.

Desi Ujkashevic brings to the Board a proven three-decade track record in automotive engineering, global operations, and advanced technology development. From 1993 through 2024 she served at Ford Motor Company, holding multiple senior engineering, design, and innovation roles — ultimately responsible for global automotive operations and advanced-technology programs.

In 2022 she joined Apple as a Senior Director, where she contributes to pioneering technology initiatives.

Beyond corporate roles, Ms. Ujkashevic has served on the board of ITS America (on its executive committee) as well as the Transportation Improvement Association, playing an active role in shaping the future of transportation-technology policy and deployment.

She holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, an M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, and an MBA in Marketing and Finance — all from the University of Michigan.

Ms. Ujkashevic has been recognized twice by Automotive News as one of the “100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry.”

With her deep expertise in automotive engineering, global manufacturing, and technology-driven operations, she is well positioned to help lead Workhorse’s evolution into a high-performance, reliable and sustainable electric commercial-vehicle OEM.