SES CEO and leadership

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SES CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Qichao Hu is the SES's CEO. SES has 125 employees, of which 14 are in a leadership position.

Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:

The SES executive team is 71% female and 29% male.
35% of the management team is White.
4% of SES management is Hispanic or Latino.
6% of the management team is Black or African American.

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Name & TitleBio

Qichao Hu

CEO

Qichao Hu PhD is the founder and CEO of SES (SolidEnergy Systems). SES is venture backed by both strategic and financial investors, including Temasek, General Motors, SK, Tianqi Lithium, Shanghai Auto, and Applied Materials. The Company’s goal is to accelerate the world’s transition to Beyond Li-ion™ and aerial electric mobility. SES is the world’s leader in Li-Metal technology and is headquartered in Singapore with operations in Boston and Shanghai.

Prior to SES, Qichao received his PhD in Applied Physics from Harvard in 2012 and BS in Physics from MIT in 2007. He is the recipient of Forbes 30 under 30 and MIT Technology Review Innovators under 35. He also serves on the board of MIT Enterprise Forum. In addition to battery, he is passionate about EV, eVTOL, AI and the future of transportation.

Bud Collins

Chief Operating Officer

Experienced Executive with a demonstrated successful history of working in the energy industry. Strong business/product development professional skilled in Smart Grid, Systems Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, and Power Conversion Systems.

Hong Gan

Chief Science Officer

Jang Wook Choi

Board Member

Jing Nealis

Chief Financial Officer

Jiong Ma

Board Member

Joanne Ban

Chief Legal & Corporate Officer

Kent E. Helfrich

Board Member

Kyle Pilkington

Chief Legal Officer

Michael Edward Noonen

Board Member

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Qichao Hu

CEO

SES board members

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Jang Wook Choi

Board Member

Jiong Ma

Board Member

Kent E. Helfrich

Board Member

Michael Edward Noonen

Board Member

Robert Martin Friedland

Board Member

Xin Luo

Board Member

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Updated November 18, 2022

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