March 27, 2024: Former Tesla and Ford provide chain and battery government Annie Liu (pictured) joins Mangrove Lithium as chief business and technique officer.
Canada-headquartered Mangrove introduced the appointment on March 19.
Liu is a former head of provide chain, battery and power at Tesla, the place he developed and managed the corporate’s multi-billion-dollar partnerships and sourcing portfolio.
As an government director at Ford Motor Company, he targeted on securing the corporate’s battery provide chain for the Model E division.
Mangrove stated Liu’s appointment comes as the corporate begins building of its first full-scale business lithium plant in North America. The facility will use Mangrove’s proprietary ‘Clear-LiTMelectrochemical’ know-how.
Last month, Mangrove confirmed an electrochemicals gear provide partnership for its new plant with De Nora Technologies.
Production of the battery grade will start subsequent 12 months.
Mangrove stated the plant will assist break China’s stranglehold on the lithium conversion market and enhance the home lithium provide chain within the US.
Mangrove’s buyers embody Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BMW i Ventures — the company enterprise capital arm of the BMW Group — and the Business Development Bank of Canada.
