John R. Whitcomb Joins Lordstown Motors As Vice President, Global Commercial Operations To Lead Company’s Go-To-Market Stra...
June 17 2021 - 7:00AM
Lordstown Motors Corp. (Nasdaq: RIDE), (“Lordstown Motors”), a
leader in electric light duty trucks focused on the commercial
fleet market, has announced senior automotive executive John R.
Whitcomb has joined the company as Vice President, Global
Commercial Operations, effective June 21, 2021. Mr. Whitcomb will
be responsible for driving the company’s overall go-to-market
strategy ahead of the start of production of the Lordstown
Endurance in late-September 2021.
“As we turn the corner on our road to production, we are putting
in place a deeply experienced team to manage the Lordstown
Endurance’s transition into commercial use, and we are pleased to
be adding John to that team,” said Jane Ritson-Parsons, Lordstown
Motors Chief Operating Officer. “John has the experience, attitude
and tenacity to put in place systems to ensure the Lordstown family
of customers continues to receive communication and support once
they get the keys to their vehicle and for years to come.”
In the newly created role, Mr. Whitcomb will develop the
strategic business model for Lordstown Motors’ sales and service
footprint, working alongside the team to establish a national sales
network. He will be responsible for developing service and
after-sales strategies and processes as the company prepares for
production, drawing on his experience as a leader of marketing,
sales and service in the global auto sector. Additionally, he will
be tasked with exploring long term international strategies to
determine where and when to expand.
“Based on my decades of experience in the automotive industry
and my assessment of the progress Lordstown Motors has made to
date, I am excited to be joining the history-making team bringing
the world’s first all-electric commercial pickup truck to life,”
said Mr. Whitcomb. “I truly believe in what Lordstown Motors has
set out to do, and I am looking forward to getting to work with our
customers across the country and, eventually, across the
world.”
Mr. Whitcomb has over 30 years of diverse global automotive
experience, leveraging his broad expertise in strategy, business
development, process design, operational execution and information
technology to address complex, transformative challenges within the
auto industry. Most recently, he served as a Managing Director,
Global Automotive and Mobility, at Ernst & Young LLP, where he
supported global OEM client innovation and transformation
initiatives, and previously at General Motors as Director, Global
Retail & Sales Technology, where he was responsible for
establishing common, best practice business processes and the
supporting technology for GM’s global sales operations,
distribution network planning and analysis, and retail execution
areas.
About Lordstown Motors Corp.Lordstown Motors is
an Ohio-based original equipment manufacturer of light duty fleet
vehicles created with the purpose of transforming Ohio's Mahoning
Valley and Lordstown, Ohio into the epicenter of electric-vehicle
manufacturing. The company owns the 640 acre, 6.2 million square
foot Lordstown Assembly Plant where it plans to build the Lordstown
Endurance, believed to be the world's first full-size, all-electric
pickup truck designed to serve the commercial fleet market. For
additional information visit www.lordstownmotors.com.
Forward Looking StatementsThis press release
includes forward-looking statements. These statements are made
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified
by words such as “feel,” “believes,” expects,” “estimates,”
“projects,” “intends,” “should,” “is to be,” or the negative of
such terms, or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking
statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause
actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements contained herein due to many factors, including, but not
limited to: our limited operating history and our significant
projected funding needs; risks associated with the conversion and
retooling of our facility and ramp up of production; our inability
to obtain binding purchase orders from customers and potential
customers’ inability to integrate our electric vehicles into their
existing fleets; our inability to retain key personnel and to hire
additional personnel; competition in the electric pickup truck
market; our inability to develop a sales distribution network; and
the ability to protect our intellectual property rights. Any
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they
are made, and Lordstown Motors undertakes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of this press release.
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