Additions of Evelyn
Chiang, VP of Process Transformation, and Walter Ludwig, VP of Global Logistics, bring
decades of global expertise and operational excellence to
Lucid
NEWARK,
Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID), setting new standards with the
longest-range, fastest-charging electric car on the market with the
award-winning Lucid Air, today announced the appointments of
Evelyn Chiang, VP of Process
Transformation, and Walter Ludwig,
VP of Global Logistics. Together, they bring a wealth of global
expertise and decades of operational excellence from companies such
as Mercedes, Tesla, and SAP, as Lucid prepares to expand its
business worldwide.
"I'm delighted to have Evelyn and Walter join the Lucid
leadership team," said Peter
Rawlinson, Lucid's CEO and CTO. "Together, they bring
decades of global expertise and operational excellence to the
company."
Reporting directly to Mr. Rawlinson, Ms. Chiang will lead
enterprise initiatives aligned to Lucid's strategic objectives
leveraging techniques and methodologies to analyze, harmonize, and
improve business processes across the organization.
Ms. Chiang brings over 30 years of experience in a variety of
industries transforming businesses, managing mass-scale programs,
developing global supply chains, and deploying enterprise-wide
automation solutions. She has held executive leadership roles at
SAP, Tesla, and other global technology companies and was most
recently COO at Siteimprove. Ms. Chiang earned her Bachelor of
Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Also reporting to Mr. Rawlinson, Mr. Ludwig will provide
strategic and operational leadership to actively develop and
implement best practices in automotive logistics and parts
management, focusing on supplier capacity management, inbound and
outbound logistics, launch and change management, material
planning, material handling engineering, and data management.
Mr. Ludwig brings over 28 years of automotive experience from
Mercedes-Benz AG, where he held various roles, including Head of
Operations, Head of Quality and, most recently, Head of Central
Logistics where he focused on manufacturing, engineering, supplier
management, and logistics. For the last 20 years, his main
management focus has been ramping up and stabilizing manufacturing
plants in Germany, China, Russia, Argentina, and the
United States. Mr. Ludwig studied Mechanical Engineering at
the University GHS Essen with an additional qualification in
economics from the Social Economic Institute Essen in Germany.
About Lucid Group
Lucid's mission is to inspire the adoption of sustainable energy
by creating advanced technologies and the most captivating luxury
electric vehicles centered around the human experience. The
company's first car, Lucid Air, is a state-of-the-art luxury sedan
with a California-inspired design
that features luxurious full-size interior space in a mid-size
exterior footprint. Underpinned by race-proven battery technology
and proprietary powertrains developed entirely in-house, Lucid Air
was named the 2022 MotorTrend Car of the Year®. The Lucid Air Grand
Touring features an official EPA estimated 516 miles of range or
1,050 horsepower. Deliveries of Lucid Air, which is produced at
Lucid's new factory in Casa Grande,
Arizona, are currently underway to U.S. customers.
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