Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson announced this morning in Sweden that Quebecer Angéline Bilodeau will take charge of operations at the ETT factory and become interim senior vice-president of operations for the battery manufacturer. experiencing financial difficulties.
Barely 24 hours after the announcement of the bankruptcy of its subsidiary responsible for the development of its giant Swedish factory in Skelleftea, the Quebecer becomes responsible for supervising the crucial operations of Northvot ETT.
The ETT factory, Sweden.
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The director of the main Swedish plant Northvolt Ett, Mark Duchesne, has left his position, the Swedish battery manufacturer announced on Wednesday.
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Angéline Bilodeau will have to quickly ramp up production at the factory so that “Northvolt Ett respects its commitments to customers”.
A graduate of UdeS in mechanical engineering and an MBA from HEC Montréal, the local engineer was VP operations at Norhvolt Six in Quebec.
She has held senior positions at United Technologies and Amazon in robotics here in Singapore and Brazil.
The Northvolt mega-factory which will be built in Saint-Basile-le-Grand and McMasterville.
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In mid-September, The Journal reported the words of a Swedish economist who was sorry that the financial situation of the European battery manufacturer had become so disastrous. It even made him fear that Northvolt’s $7 billion flagship factory would never see the light of day.
However, despite the cascade of bad news, Paolo Cerruti, CEO North America and co-founder of Northvolt, assured once again on Tuesday that, on the contrary, the Quebec project is still on track.
“The work surrounding our project in Quebec is progressing as planned, and we remain determined to contribute to the local economy with our investments and our know-how in the battery sector,” he assured the Journal.Ex-d’Amazon
Angéline Bilodeau will have to quickly ramp up production at the factory so that “Northvolt Ett respects its commitments to customers”.
A graduate of UdeS in mechanical engineering and an MBA from HEC Montréal, the local engineer was VP operations at Norhvolt Six in Quebec.
She has held senior positions at United Technologies and Amazon in robotics here in Singapore and Brazil.
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