Governance | Board of Directors

Jay Craig served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Meritor, Inc. from April 2015 through December 2021. Prior to this, Mr. Craig was President and Chief Operating Officer, with oversight of Meritor’s business segments – Commercial Truck & Industrial and Aftermarket & Trailer. He has been a member of the Meritor Board of Directors since April 2015. Prior to taking on the role of President and COO, Mr. Craig was Senior Vice President and President of Meritor’s Commercial Truck & Industrial segment. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Meritor from 2009 to 2013 and has held various leadership positions at the company since 2006.

Before joining Meritor, Mr. Craig served as President and CEO of General Motors Acceptance Corp.’s (“GMAC”) Commercial Finance organization from 2001 to 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Craig was President and CEO of GMAC’s Business Credit division from 1999 until 2001. He joined GMAC as a general auditor in 1997 from Deloitte & Touche, where he served as an audit partner. He is a member of the Dean's Advisory Board at Michigan State University's Broad College of Business.

Thomas Healy is the Founder and CEO of Hyliion, a provider of innovative generator technology to produce clean, efficient and affordable electricity. A company focused on the global fight against climate change, Hyliion offers solutions that are fuel agnostic and pull forward the efficiency of powerplants, into a product that can be deployed on a localized level. Named one of Forbes’ “30 under 30” and the youngest public company CEO at the time, Healy took Hyliion public in 2020 and has raised over $750 million to date.

As an entrepreneur, Healy has founded two start-ups prior to Hyliion while he was in college and holds over twenty patents. Healy’s passion for racing and motorsports inspired him to pursue dual engineering degrees in mechanical engineering and engineering & public policy from Carnegie Mellon University in 2014. He also started his masters in mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon but took a leave of absence to found Hyliion. In 2023, Healy joined the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University.

With a career spanning 31 years at leading management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, Inc., Boehm served as a senior partner where he led client service in optimizing market and operational performance for global companies in a variety of sectors. Boehm has a Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. He currently serves on the board of directors for FreightCar America and Ruggable, and was previously a board member for Meritor.

Vince Cubbage is Executive Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of EGH Acquisition Corp. and Managing Partner of Energy Growth Holdings LLC. He has more than 30 years of experience in energy, infrastructure, and investment management, having previously served as Chairman and CEO of Tortoise Acquisition Corp., which merged with Hyliion Inc. in October 2020; Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II, which merged with Volta Inc. and later Shell USA, Inc.; and Tortoise Ecofin Acquisition Corp. III.

Mr. Cubbage was the founder and CEO of the private equity firm Lightfoot Capital Partners from 2006 to 2019 and served as Chairman and CEO of its portfolio company Arc Logistics as well as a director of International Resource Partners. Earlier in his career, he held senior investment banking roles at Banc of America Securities and Salomon Smith Barney. He holds an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management and a BA from Eastern Washington University.

Formerly President and Chief Operating Officer at Cummins, Freeland spent his 40-year career with the power solutions manufacturer, successfully leading several business segments and ultimately overseeing all of Cummins’ global operations and international expansion. Freeland holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management and a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Additionally, he has served on the board of directors for Valvoline, Cooper Standard, Sauer-Danfoss, and Cummins.

Mary Gustanski spent over 39 years in the automotive industry. She retired in 2019 as the senior vice president and chief technology officer for Delphi Technologies, formerly Delphi Automotive. In this role, Gustanski was responsible for the company’s innovation and global technologies, including advanced propulsion systems for future vehicle electrification. Prior to this role, she served as vice president, Engineering & Program Management for Delphi Automotive, which spun off its propulsion business to become Delphi Technologies in 2017.

Throughout her career, Gustanski was responsible for bringing new technologies to market in support of the evolving automotive industry and regulatory requirements. She now applies her technical and business skills to consulting services as well as joining the Hyliion Board of Directors in August 2021. Gustanski’s passion is contributing to the development and commercialization of innovative solutions. 

Gustanski began her 39-year career as a college cooperative student at the former AC Spark Plug Division of General Motors. She was hired full time as an associate manufacturing engineer in April 1985, and went on to gain experience with multiple roles in engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program management. Gustanski held several senior executive positions including serving on Delphi Powertrain’s Executive Staff from 2006-2014, responsible for Engineering, Operations & Customer Satisfaction. In August 2014, she was appointed to the corporate engineering team as the vice president of Engineering and Program Management. 

Gustanski was recognized as one of the “100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry” by Automotive News in 2010 and 2015. She was named by Motor Trend as one of the 50 Power List for 2018. Gustanski was also presented with the 2019 Engineering Achievement Alumni Award from Kettering University. 

Gustanski earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering as well as a master’s degree in Manufacturing Management from Kettering University (formerly GMI).

Mr. Knight has served as a director of the Board since October 2020. Mr. Knight served as Chief Financial Officer of Union Pacific Corporation, a transportation company that primarily operates one of the largest railroads in North America, from 2004 until his retirement in 2019. Mr. Knight has served as a director of Schneider National, Inc., a transportation and logistics company, since April 2020 and Carrix, Inc., a privately-held marine terminal and rail operator company, since February 2020.

Mr. Knight holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kansas State University and an M.B.A. from Southern Illinois University.

Trent spent much of her career working in the energy sector, most recently serving as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at global drilling services provider Rowan Companies (now Valaris). During her time there, she oversaw Human Resources, Legal, and IT and Communications functions. Trent received a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University, and presently serves on the board of directors for Diamondback Energy and Arcosa.