Battery manufacturing
Product professionals in Battery manufacturing
These ten professionals have held product management and product development roles at battery makers. A reader can learn how battery product teams set roadmaps, work with production and customers, and bring new battery products from development to series production.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alexander Sperling
LinkedInExperience: Teamlead Product Management Solid-State Battery · PowerCo
Teamlead Product Management Solid-State Battery at PowerCo since 2024. Other listed roles include Anlaufkoordinator (ID3 & Tiguan) Montagelinie 1 at Volkswagen (2023–2024), Projektsteuerung, Prototypenfertigung Batteriezelle at Volkswagen Group (2021–2023), Schichtleiter Fahrzeugmontage at Volkswagen Group (2019–2021) and Assistent der Montageleitung, Golffertigung at Volkswagen Group (2017–2019).
Carsten Jähne
LinkedInExperience: Director Product Management & Application Engineering Energy Solution · Exide Group
Director Product Management & Application Engineering Energy Solution at Exide Group since 2025. The listing describes Exide Technologies as a battery provider. Other listed roles include Director Product & Application at Phoenix Contact (2024–2025), Head of Product and Technology Management at INTILION (2022–2024), Head Of Engineering & Product Development at INTILION (2020–2022) and Head Of Engineering Energy Storage at INTILION (2019–2020).
Chris Dekmezian
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Management · QuantumScape
Director of Product Management at QuantumScape since 2026. His headline describes bringing solid-state batteries to market at QuantumScape. Other listed roles include Product Management Lead Principal PM at QuantumScape (2023–2026), Senior Product Manager at QuantumScape (2022–2023), Senior Member of Technical Staff at QuantumScape (2020–2022) and Member of Technical Staff at QuantumScape (2017–2020).
Chris Schlaupitz
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Development · Gotion Inc.
Director of Product Development at Gotion Inc. since 2023. The listing describes Gotion as a manufacturing company providing vehicle electrification solutions. Other listed roles include Engineering Group Manager at General Motors (2020–2023), Project Lead Battery New Products at General Motors (2018–2020), Sr. Systems Engineer - Global Hybrid Battery Engineering at General Motors (2015–2016) and Sr. Design Lead Engineer - Global Hybrid Battery Packs at General Motors (2012–2015).
Dirk Pantle
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Core Products - GLOBAL · Clarios
Vice President Core Products - GLOBAL at Clarios since 2026. Other listed roles include Director Energy Systems Operations - GLOBAL at Clarios (2023–2026), Director Program Management - EMEA at Clarios (2020–2023), Director Product Management - GLOBAL at Clarios (2019–2020) and Director Product Management - GLOBAL at Johnson Controls (2012–2019).
Eric Michielutti
LinkedInExperience: Director Lithium Ion Product and Technology · Clarios
Director Lithium Ion Product and Technology at Clarios since 2021. His summary says he leads the Lithium-Ion Product Development team at Clarios after a career across the automotive battery value chain. Other listed roles include Manager Product Engineering xEV at Johnson Controls (2015–2022), Battery Test Engineer at Johnson Controls (2013–2015), Sr. Battery Validation and Development Engineer at Cummins Inc. (2011–2013) and Lead Cell Validation Engineer at EnerDel (2009–2011).
Jason Searl
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Products · Clarios
Former Vice President of Products at Clarios (2019–2023). His summary describes nearly 30 years across automotive, industrial, data center, utility, grid and ESS sectors. Other listed roles include Vice President, High Demand Battery Products at Johnson Controls (2016–2019), Managing Director Customer Business Unit at Johnson Controls (2012–2016), Director of Marketing and New Product Development at EnerSys (2010–2012) and General Manager Senior Director Products & Operations at C&D Technologies (1995–2010).
Jean-Baptiste Karam
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product Management Li-Ion · VARTA AG
Head of Product Management Li-Ion at VARTA AG since 2023. The listing describes VARTA AG as a provider of mobile power solutions. Other listed roles include Senior Product Manager at TRUMPF (2019–2022), Product Manager - Laser Machines for Future Battery Technologies at Manz Asia (2022–2023), Product Manager Laser Cutting Heads at II-VI Incorporated (2013–2019) and Internship - Product Manager Laser Cutting Heads at II-VI Incorporated (2013).
Peter Pichler
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Management · Samsung SDI Battery Systems
Director of Product Management at Samsung SDI Battery Systems since 2003. His headline names the same current role, and the listing gives his total experience as 23 years and 4 months.
Silvia-Luna Yzaguirre Sánchez
LinkedInExperience: Director Series Product Development · PowerCo
Former Director Series Product Development at PowerCo (2023–2024). Her headline names her Head Battery Development at PowerCo and VW AG. Also Advisory Board Member at The Battery Show Asia since 2026 and Senior Director Global Development NPI & Industrialisation at PowerCo since 2024. Other listed roles include Head of Series Product Development at PowerCo (2023) and Head of Battery Cell Development at PowerCo (2022–2023).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide which cell or battery product to prioritize when customers wanted different specifications?
- 02What did moving from prototype to series production change about a product decision you were responsible for?
- 03Tell me about a battery product launch that ran into supply or qualification problems. What did you change?
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