Top Executives from Boston-Power, Saab/Spyker, Toyota and AK Steel to Share Insights into the Future of the Auto Industry
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WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--Boston-Power Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-nnerud will join Saab Chairman/Spyker CEO Victor Muller; Toyota EVP Steve St. Angelo; and AK Steel Chairman, President and CEO James Wainscott for a spirited discussion about the historic changes seen throughout the automotive industry in recent years; and what lies ahead. Battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (BEV/PHEVs) are sure to be among the hot topics.
Titled Automotive: The New Industry Emerges, the panel is featured as part of closing day activities at the prestigious 2010 CAR Management Briefing Seminars being held this week at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Traverse City, MI. Slated for Thursday, August 5, from 8:30; 11:40 a.m., the roundtable will be moderated by internationally recognized automotive industry authority David Cole, Ph. D., Chairman of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). It will be followed by a presentation and Q&A with GM Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre, also moderated by CAR Chairman Cole. CAR has organized and hosted the must-attend Management Briefing Seminars event for 45 years.
Boston-Power is a rapidly growing provider of next-generation lithium-ion batteries for the transportation, portable electronics and utility energy storage markets. The company’s products are in mass production with announced customers that include global brands such as HP, Saab and Asus.
Backed by more than $190 million in funding, Boston-Power was founded in 2005 by lithium-ion battery expert Dr. Lampe-Önnerud, who previously served as a partner at Arthur D. Little/TIAX, where she consulted to the world’s battery industry leaders while running one of the industry’s largest non-captive battery R&D and lab operations. Boston-Power board members include former General Motors senior executive Robert Purcell. A 30-year automotive veteran, Purcell led the GM Advanced Technology Vehicles Group (GM ATV) from 1994 to 2002, which was responsible for the development and production of the GM EV-1, the world’s first modern electric vehicle. Prior to completing his tenure at GM in 2008, Purcell served as vice president of global planning, sales and strategic alliances for the General Motors Powertrain Group.
Members of the media interested in meeting with Dr. Lampe-Önnerud at the event are invited to contact Chris Carleton at 857-891-2989/cell or ccarleton@chenpr.com.
About Boston-Power
Boston-Power, Inc. is an award-winning provider of next-generation lithium-ion battery technology. Designed to fuel a wide range of applications, its flagship offering, Sonata®, serves as the foundation for a new era of longer lasting, faster charging, safer and environmentally sustainable notebook computer batteries. The company’s Swing™ product delivers unmatched capabilities for Plug-In Hybrid and Battery Electric Vehicles (PHEV/BEV), and utility energy storage. Founded in 2005 and with more than 120 patents filed, Boston-Power is led by Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Önnerud, an internationally recognized innovator, entrepreneur and technology advisor with regard to portable power, energy storage and climate change. To date, the company has raised $191 million in venture funding and has earned accolades for its executive leadership and technology from organizations that include The Wall Street Journal, the World Economic Forum, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), Time Magazine, Veckans Affärer, the Guardian UK/CleanTech Group, DEMO, AlwaysOn and Frost & Sullivan. Boston-Power is headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, and has Six Sigma-level mass manufacturing operations in Asia.
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