BEPA GOVERNANCE In order to ensure a fair balance between the different sectors of the European battery value-chain, BEPA governance is made up of representatives from the key following industries Battery raw materials industry; Battery advanced materials industry; Battery manufacturing industry; Battery manufacturing supply industry; Automotive industry; Another application industry; Recycling industry; Research Members. As shown in the figure below, the BEPA governance is composed of 3 key governing bodies: the General Assembly (composed of all BEPA members), the Executive Board and the Association Delegation. Executive Board The Executive Board is currently made up of 10 members including a Secretary-General. Michael Lippert BEPA President & SAFT - Battery manufacturing industry Alessandro Chiovato BEPA Vice President and Treasurer & Argylium Chief Executive Officer BEPA Research Vice President & CEA – Battery research Fabrice Stassin BEPA Secretary-General & UMICORE - Director Government Affairs Electromobility Projects SINTEF – Battery research ORANO - Battery recycling industry BMW – Automotive industry Madeleine Scheidema METSO - Battery raw materials industry Iveco Group – Other battery applications industry Gian Carlo Tronzano COMAU – Battery manufacturing supply industry Association Delegation The Association Delegation is composed of Executive Board members and the following representatives: Bernhard Riegel Hoppecke Batterien – Battery manufacturing industry Paul Schiffbänker AVL List GmbH - Automotive supply industry Hamid-Reza Beheshti Nanocyl – Battery advanced materials industry FAAM – Battery manufacturing industry VARTA – Battery manufacturing industry Robert Eriksen Jacobsen EPPTAS – Automotive Industry Green Energy Storage - Battery advanced materials Fraunhofer – Battery research Kristina Edström Uppsala University – Battery research Finnish Minerals Group – Battery raw materials industry ENEL X - Stationary storage applications industry Oscar Miguel Crespo CIDETEC – Battery research Stefano Saguatti MANZ - Battery manufacturing supply industry Scania CV- Other Mobility Applications Industry FORTUM - Battery recycling industry Ilka von Dalwigk RECHARGE – Observer Patrick Clerens EASE – Observer

Working Groups Structure There are 6 working groups, each lead by 3 chairs Each working group is lead by a Core Team of 3 member elected representatives consisting of: Industry Co-Chair, Research Co-Chair and Technical Advisor. To see the Core Teams responsible for each working group, check the list below. If you are interested in joining a Working Group, please send an email to b.khanbaei@bepassociation.eu Working Group 1: New Emerging Battery Technology Industry Chair, from Comau Guinevere Giffin Research Chair, from Fraunhofer Montse Casas Cabanas Technical Advisor, from CIC energiGUNE Working Group 2: Raw materials and Recycling Eliana Quartarone Research Chair, from University of Pavia Camilla Sommerseth Technical Advisor, from SINTEF Working Group 3: Advanced Materials Industry Chair, from FAAM Silvia Bodoardo Research Chair, from Politecnico di Torino Technical Advisor, from University of Warwick Working Group 4: Cell Design and Manufacturing Daniela Fontana Industry Chair, from Comau Research Chair, from AIT Technical Advisor, from TU Braunschweig Working Group 5: Mobility Applications and Integration Industry Chair, From BMW Group Tazdin Amietszajew Research Chair, from Coventry University Technical Adviser, from Vrije Universiteit Brussel Working Group 6: Stationary Applications and Integration Massimiliano Maurizio De Benedetti Industry Chair, from ENEL Research Chair, from SINTEF Margherita Moreno Technical Advisor, from ENEA CORE TEAM EXPLAINED Each working group is lead by member elected Core Teams, consisting of Industry chair, Research Chair, and Technical Advisor. To see the Core Teams responsible for each working group, check the Working Group Core Team List . The Core Team is responsible for: Coordinating the Working Group’s activities.​ Chairing the meetings and moderating the discussions of the Working Group.​ Drawing up the agenda of each meeting.​ Reviewing the minutes of the meetings.​ Reporting and providing the consolidated inputs of the Working Group to the Batteries Europe Steering Board and/or the BEPA Association Delegation. ​ Representing the Working Group at external meetings and events.​ Conditions, Governance and Elections for the Core Team: Nominated for period of 2 years, without term limit​ ​Max 2 Core Team positions across all WGs per organisation.​ Individuals holding current leadership positions in BE and BEPA may re-apply. ​Industry and research members of BEPA can apply for chair positions ​Technical Advisor positions are open to all, including Associates.​ A single organisation can only provide 1 position in the Core Team per WG​ The application will be evaluated by a selection committee, consisting of the BEPA Executive Board and BE secretariat For more information, please consult the Working Groups Terms of Reference . Please note the link below is intended only for members of BEPA. To join Batteries Europe, please sign up on their website. Keep up to date with the battery system Subscribe to our Newsletter