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Focus: Prepare the Li-ion battery business for successful sale – Sale completed on March 29, 2019• Focused on gaining non-Nissan customers; Signed up a number of heavy-duty vehicle customers and increase capacity utilization to 100% by end-2018• Reduced new battery technology introduction cycle to two years• Led a cross-functional 150-person team to carve-out the highly integrated battery department so that it may function successfully as an independent company • Helped the EV Business Unit improve profitability by $1B plus• Helped in development and successful launch of new Leaf with a significant increase in both volume and profitability • Helped develop EV infrastructure partnerships in US & Japan to expand charger availability• Helped develop virtual power plant partnerships with utility companies to expand battery applications and provide benefits to LEAF owners by using EV as energy capacity standby

• Announced transactions include: - Sale of Nissan battery business to Envision Energy- Sale of Calsonic Kansei to a consortium led by KKR for $4.5B- Setting up a $1.5B manufacturing joint-venture between Infiniti and Daimler in Mexico- Partnership with Mitsubishi Motors including a $2B investment by Nissan- JV between Yokohama Marinos (soccer team) and Manchester City Football Club- Divestitures of Nissan Marine business, Kinugawa Rubber and other non-core assets- Acquisition of distribution companies in Turkey, Chile, India and the Philippines- Unwinding of Light Commercial Vehicle joint-venture in India.

Augment Ventures is an early stage venture fund focused on investing in Cleantech, Energy Efficiency, Sustainability and related IT services.

Silicon Valley based venture funded startup that developed nano-materials for automotive diesel emissions control. It was acquired in 2012• Recruited management and technical team to get the business off the ground• Commercialized company’s products- Innovated a technology licensing business model to enable fast commercialization- Negotiated license agreements with leading European automotive manufacturers- Developed manufacturing partnerships with experienced catalyst manufacturers- Negotiated a manufacturing joint-venture with the Tata Group in India• Raised financing from marquee VCs Khosla Ventures, Monitor Ventures and Firelake• Company was named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum in 2008

Managed Li-ion battery and fuel-cell development with a focus on commercializing products. Successfully merged Ener1 and Delphi teams into a single focused team. Raised $14 million in PIPE financing. Won customer contracts from defense department and multi-national companies. Convinced State government to finance fuel-cell demonstration units at high-visibility locations.

Turned around $650M annual revenue business from $100M loss to $50M profit by closing 3 non-competitive plants and expanding operations at competitive plants. Increased non-US revenues by 50% to $315M and doubled profitability by establishing new and expanding existing ventures in China, Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Board member at battery joint-ventures in Korea, China and Saudi Arabia. Sold traditional battery business to Johnson Controls and Lithium battery business into a joint venture with Ener1

Responsible for financial management of $10B annual revenue Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems operations in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Restructured non-performing units and supported growth through acquisitions and joint-ventures. Board member of European, Mexican and Korean joint ventures.

Developed and implemented strategy for GM's growth in emerging economies through joint-ventures and strategic alliances in Asia, Europe and Latin America

Managed $10B sale of GM Hughes to Lockheed Martin; Managed RONA (Return On Net Assets) implementation for GM worldwide. Established a number of asset-backed debt facilities of over $1B. Managed foreign exchange exposure for Latin American operations. Won 2 President's Council awards for excellence.

Recognized as an expert in networking and database software; managed launch of new products; Winner of Chairman's award for excellence.