Fisker Automotive And Technology Group LLC CEO and leadership

Dr. Lance Zhou was named Karma Automotive’s Chief Executive Officer in December 2017 after serving more than 25 years in the automotive industry, most recently as CEO and President of Beijing Foton-Daimler Automotive, in addition to Daimler Global VP (Level I of Daimler AG). He began his career as an engineer, progressed into sales and marketing, and then into general management, where he held a variety of progressively responsible executive positions. Prior to joining Daimler, Dr. Zhou was with Naveco, a joint venture of Iveco of Fiat and Nanjing Auto, where he was Chief Executive Officer and served on the venture’s board of directors. Dr. Zhou earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University and a PhD from Nanjing University of Science and Technology. He has an outstanding record of success in creating new business, driving growth, and over-delivering results and is recognized by the auto industry as a strong business leader who is results-focused, determined, systematic and pragmatic.

Senior Global Operations executive with a history of proven success with International start-ups, product launches, lean manufacturing, productivity improvements, and positive government relations. Very skilled and astute at working with diverse global cultures at all levels, forging personal and proactive relationships. Demonstrated ability at inspiring organization improvements targeting safety, product quality and return on investment. Interested in utilizing experience and knowledge to deliver positive business results in new or evolving enterprises.Specialties:Global Operations leadership - China, Mexico, US.Extensive greenfield start-ups and product launch experienceBusiness turn-around and scaling initiatives Lean manufacturing, productivity, and process improvementsQuality systems and supplier developmentUnion-Management relationsProactive Government relations

John Maloney is a VP:Marketing & Communications at Volvo Cars of North America LLC, Chief Revenue Officer at Fisker Automotive & Technology Group, and Chief Revenue Officer at Karma Automotive. He has worked as President/CEO at Volvo Cars of North America LLC. John works or has worked at Ford.