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Association Highlights & Accomplishments

Financial Performance and Business Operations

• Delivered exceptional financial performance, achieved an operating surplus of $1.64 million (14% over budget) • Partnered with 125 sponsors in 2021; 10% of them were new OESA supporters.

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Membership and Council Operations

• Grew membership by nine member companies (finished the year with 498 member companies) • Implemented a standard “on-boarding” process for new members with multiple touchpoints • Merged Enterprise Leadership Council (ELC) into the CEO

Council for more effective council management • Coordinated the monthly CEO “small group” forum with

Foley & Lardner and Riveron • Launched Operations and Plant Managers Council and

MEMA-wide DEI Council to reach new audiences

• Added “Sustainability” to the Environment, Health and

Safety Council – now EHSS Council – in response to the marketplace

Thought Leadership and Member Resources

• Launched DEI Barometer to understand DEI sentiments, issues and plans within the industry • Conducted 37 member-exclusive surveys on critical industry issues including the quarterly Supplier Barometer • Delivered over 50 market presentations to supplier executives and industry stakeholders • Expanded association impact by creating 26 thought leadership content pieces including 16 OESA Supplier

Insights videos • Launched the OESA Automotive Insiders hosted by Jason

Stein – a weekly industry podcast on Spotify and other digital platforms

Advocacy Initiatives

• Responded to rapidly changing regulations with relevant and timely member programming • Held many government advocacy meetings on Capitol Hill and NHTSA, EPA, FTC, and California’s ARB to advocate member issues

• Conducted bi-weekly CEO Council updates and industry update meetings to provide timely information on issues in

Washington, D.C. that impact OESA members • Conducted regular meetings with the American Automotive

Policy Council, GM, Ford and Stellantis to work on semiconductor crisis

Strategic Planning

• Engaged the Bostrom consulting firm to work with OESA Senior Team on alternative business and revenue models

• Integrated the Bostrom findings into OESA’s 5-year strategic plan, including action items for 2022 and beyond

OEM Relationships

• Continued participation on the Ford, General Motors, and

Nissan Supplier Councils • Participated on General Motors sub-council groups:

Supply Chain Resiliency and Supplier Inclusion • Hosted 7 OEM town hall meetings (General Motors, Ford,

Honda, Lordstown Motors, Toyota, Nissan, Volkswagen) • Hosted first-time Zoox Matchmaker Event

• Welcomed Canoo as first-time presenter for the Warranty

Management Council • Held event on Terms and Conditions revisions for Ford and

Toyota

Member Communications

• Garnered a 96% delivery rate of all event promotion emails • Increased the number of Twitter followers by 4% • Increased the number of LinkedIn followers by 20%