Mariano Costamagna, 56, has served as a director of Fuel Systems since June 2003. On January 1, 2005, he became the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. He is also the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of M.T.M., S.r.l., a subsidiary of BRC and an Italian limited liability company formed in 1977 and headquartered in Cherasco, Italy. MTM develops, manufactures and installs alternative fuel systems and components under the BRC Gas Equipment trademark. Mr. Costamagna and his family founded MTM in 1977, and Mr. Costamagna has served as MTM’s principal executive officer since that time. Mr. Costamagna became a director in connection with the Company’s acquisition of the initial 50% of the equity interest of BRC and, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in accordance with the employment agreement between the Company and Mr. Costamagna, which was entered into in connection with the BRC acquisition. Mr. Costamagna is the brother of Pier Antonio Costamagna, who is the Managing Director of BRC and Director of Mechanical Engineering Engineering of MTM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BRC. |