Lithium-ion battery developer Amprius has appointed Ronnie Tao as its vice president of business development.
The US company hopes to capitalise on the increase in commercial opportunities from its silicon nanowire anode battery platform with the addition of Tao’s marketing and business expertise.
Tao has previously worked at Sony Electronics, Daimler-Chrysler, Hewlett-Packard, Amazon, and most recently as VP of marketing and business development at China Ni-MH and lithium battery firm Highpower International.
Kang Sun, Amprius CEO, said: “Ronnie has a proven track record of strategic global business development success across Fortune 500 companies to small businesses.
“His wealth of experience across multiple markets will help us bring our revolutionary battery technology to more industries.”