Former Tesla Veteran & EV Battery Specialist Parts Way With QuantumScape In Less Than A Year

• Celina Mikolajczak resigned as QuantumScape Corp's (NYSE: QS) chief manufacturing officer to focus her career on developing a fully U.S.-based battery supply chain.

• The former Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Panasonic Holdings Corp (OTC: PCRFY) veteran resigned within less than a year of joining, the TechCrunch reports.

• Mikolajczak departed over "differing management styles between the parties."

• Mikolajczak will move to an advisory role.

• A little over a year ago, Mikolajczak joined the board of QuantumScape while being the VP of battery technology at Panasonic Energy of North America.

• A month later, Mikolajczak disclosed plans to join QuantumScape as VP of manufacturing engineering, beginning in July.

• Mikolajczak is a veteran in researching and developing better lithium-ion batteries.

• Recently Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) abruptly ousted its senior content officer.

• Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ: META) just parted with COO Sheryl Sandberg on a bitter note.

• Price Action: QS shares traded lower by 3.45% at $9.80 in the premarket on the last check Monday.

See more from Benzinga

• Amazon's Encrypted Chat App Faces Charges Of Child Abuse

• Here's Why Citi Is Incrementally Bullish On FleetCor, WEX

Don't miss real-time alerts on your stocks - join Benzinga Pro for free! Try the tool that will help you invest smarter, faster, and better.

© 2022 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.