Exhibit 99.1
QuantumScape Names Celina Mikolajczak Vice President of Manufacturing Engineering
Bringing high-volume battery manufacturing expertise to leadership team
SAN JOSE, Calif. May 24, 2021 QuantumScape Corporation (NYSE: QS, or QuantumScape) today announced the
appointment of Celina Mikolajczak as Vice President of Manufacturing Engineering. In this role, Mikolajczak will lead the transition of the companys tools and manufacturing processes from research and development to production. One of her
primary projects will be helping deploy high-throughput continuous-flow processes at QS-0, QuantumScapes pre-pilot line facility in San Jose. QS-0 will feature a high-automation line capable of building over 200,000 cells per year for use in electric test vehicles.
Im delighted to join QuantumScape at this time in its journey, said Mikolajczak. Having served on QuantumScapes board of
directors, I have seen first-hand the depth of its technology and team. I look forward to now working directly with the team to help bring this technology into mass production. I cant think of a more inspiring project I could be working on
right now.
Mikolajczak has a strong background leading highly sophisticated cell engineering and battery manufacturing functions for prominent
organizations, including Tesla Motors and Uber. She joins QuantumScape from Panasonic Energy of North America, where she played an integral role in scaling some of the leading battery technologies fueling todays electric vehicle revolution as
VP of Engineering & Battery Technology.
We are thrilled to have a leader of Celinas caliber join the company to help industrialize
our technology, said Jagdeep Singh, CEO and co-founder of QuantumScape. Celina is not only a battery technology expert, having spent virtually her entire career at leading battery-related
companies, but has a profound understanding of what it takes to scale up battery production. Theres no better person I can think of to run manufacturing engineering at this stage in our growth.
Mikolajczak joins Clayton Patch, who recently started as Vice President of Manufacturing. Patch has extensive experience with high-volume process-oriented
manufacturing, having run fab operations and advanced development at Micron Technology, Inc. and IM Flash Technologies a joint venture between Micron Technology and Intel Corporation.
As part of the transition to the companys leadership team, Mikolajczak is resigning her seat on the QuantumScape Board of Directors, effective
immediately. She will start in her new role in July.
About QuantumScape Corporation
QuantumScape is a leader in developing next-generation solid-state lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles. The companys mission is to
revolutionize energy storage to enable a sustainable future. For more information, please visit www.quantumscape.com.
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