Auburn Hills, Mich., July 21, 2021 – Gemini Group, a leading supplier of engineered plastic products and tooling solutions, is pleased to announce the promotion of Brady Schlesener to Vice President Sales and Marketing. In his new role, Schlesener will develop and implement group sales and marketing strategies that accelerate profitable growth. Schlesener has been with Gemini Group since 2007 and has been crucial to the group’s continued growth and expansion. Since joining Gemini Group, he has built top-performing sales and marketing teams and expanded relationships with hundreds of customers while leading with integrity, a core value in Gemini Group’s culture. “I am honored to take on this new role and excited to work with our team as we continue to expand our reach and delight our customers with excellent operational performance and innovative solutions,” said Schlesener. When he began working for Gemini Group, Schlesener focused on growing sales for engineered plastic products for interior, seating, safety, sealing and structural applications. With a successful track record leading sales on the plastics side, Schlesener’s responsibilities expanded to lead sales for Gemini’s tooling solutions, including forge tooling and high-pressure die cast tooling. Schlesener earned an MBA, with distinction, from Michigan State University’s Eli Broad Graduate School of Management. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing from Cedarville University in Ohio. About Gemini GroupGemini Group is a leading supplier of engineered plastic components and tooling solutions. With 17 locations throughout the United States and Mexico over 1,500 team members Gemini is positioned to respond to the demands of their progressive customer base. Interrelated processes and collaborative engineering afford Gemini Group the flexibility to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach to design and manufacturing.

• Senior sales and marketing leader accountable for delivering significant and profitable top-line sales growth by maximizing sales force productivity, spearheading actionable strategies to protect and grow market share at existing customers, analyzing and developing new market and targeted customer diversification initiatives, and enhancing corporate credibility with an international customer base throughout Canada, U.S. and Mexico • Strategically lead plastics segment sales operations, composed of six business units, whose B2B sales to 10+ Fortune 500 companies and 135+ market-leading customers generate individual revenues spanning $15MM to $70MM with combined FY 2015 revenues of $205MM • Proven team builder responsible for recruiting top talent and growing team of 14 winning producers by establishing culture of accountability and goal alignment by implementing a systematized 4-phase interview process, 6-week on-boarding regime, weekly 1-on-1 meeting schedule, bi-weekly sales training program, and redesigned compensation plan tied to semi-annual performance reviews • Assertive commercial practitioner whose experience in creating options and use of leverage results in process and result fairness when constructively negotiating perennial cost down requirements, raw material indexing agreements, currency fluctuation agreements, one-time rebates, process cost models, customer directed buys, and long-term agreements • B2B marketing leader whose strategic initiatives in digital marketing and content generation deliver and accelerate in-bound lead pipeline, improve lead qualification, build brand awareness, and establish thought leadership within targeted market segments

Gemini Group, a privately held Michigan-based company, is a financially stable, vertically integrated and diverse manufacturer of engineered plastic products for automotive, medical, lawn & garden, appliance, and consumer industries. • Entrepreneurial and assertive sales and marketing manager accountable for garnering business within previously unreached companies in the automotive industry and execution of market diversification strategy into three major industries including lawn and garden, agricultural, and medical• Effectively leading negotiations on contentious commercial issues including right to terminate contract clauses, raw material indexing and component pricing adjustment agreements, supply chain risk mitigation and product liability, while fostering a progressive working relationship with the customer• Successfully establishing the vision and strategies necessary to launch first-ever marketing unit within company including deploying tactics to generate leads by producing high value/low risk opportunities for targeted customers through a closed loop marketing system, value proposition messaging, and direct mailAccomplishments• Developed and closed in excess of $101,000,000 in new business contracts in less than six years • Created company website encompassing seven divisions which generated over $3,200,000 in new business contracts in less than eight months

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TS-16949 certified manufacturer of engineered metal products, specifically welded assemblies and complex metal stampings. • Business development specialist responsible for growing business within tier one automotive companies• Successfully targeted and built relationships with key decision makers, secured initial sales meetings, conducted presentations, facilitated plant tours, led contract negotiations, and closed on quoted business• Effectively coordinated and conducted sales engineering and product development (DFM/DFA), delivering solutions to exceed customer requirementsAccomplishments• Top sales and highest closing percentage in company for 2005• Generated over $85 million in new business opportunities between May 2005 and June 2006

Sister company of Ralco Industries, Inc. TS-16949 certified manufacturer of prototype and production welded assemblies [Robotic MIG/TIG, Resistance, Plasma]