Volta Trucks finds new chief commercial officer
Volta Trucks has appointed Adam Chassin as its chief commercial officer. Chassin is the former head of business for Uber in Europe, where he had responsibility for driving Uber’s growth through partnerships across Europe. Chassin is also the former head of strategic business development for Amazon, where he worked across the entire portfolio of Amazon’s
Nikola announces Michael Lohscheller will become CEO
Nikola Corporation announced that Chief Executive Officer and President of Nikola Corporation Mark Russell will retire, effective January 1, 2023, and has named current Nikola Motor President Michael Lohscheller as his successor. Lohscheller will assume Russell’s president title, join the Nikola Board of Directors immediately, and become CEO upon Russell’s retirement. Russell will remain a member of the board. Lohscheller
Autel Energy appoints new chief operating officer
Autel Energy has appointed John Thomas to lead its newly created North American business unit as chief operating officer. Thomas will oversee sales, marketing, manufacturing and strategy at Autel Energy and report to Chloe Hung, CEO of Autel U.S.A. The company says Thomas brings over 30 years of automotive, government relations and transportation expertise, including
Lordstown Motors announces executive appointments
Lordstown Motors Corp. announced several executive appointments that the company says further strengthens its senior leadership team: Daniel A. Ninivaggi was elected to serve as executive chairman of the board of Lordstown Motors. In this role, Ninivaggi will focus on corporate strategy, strategic partnerships and capital raising. Edward T. Hightower, the company’s president, has been elected
Lordstown Motors CEO, CFO resign
Lordstown Motors Lead Independent Director Angela Strand has been appointed as executive chairwoman of the company, and will oversee the organization’s transition until a permanent CEO is identified. Becky Roof will serve as interim chief financial officer.
ChargePoint appoints Susan Heystee to BoD
Heystee is currently serving as a strategic advisor and director of Ouster, Inc., a lidar technology company.
Volta Trucks appoints new CEO, executive chairman
Essa Al-Saleh has been appointed as chief executive officer and Carl-Magnus Norden, founder of Volta Trucks, has been appointed as its executive chairman of the board of directors.
