1,686 employees as of 2025/FY (-33.8% YoY). Revenue per employee is total revenue divided by headcount — a rough productivity gauge, not a per-worker pay figure.
Quan (Joe) Zhang has served on the Board since June 2025. He is currently Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Geely Holding Group. Mr. Zhang joined Geely Holding Group in April 2014. Between 2014 and 2021, he held various key positions, including Deputy CFO of Geely Holding Group, General Manager of Geely Holding Group Financial Management Center and Director of Geely Holding Group Strategic Finance Center, etc. Mr. Zhang has served as Geely Holding Group's Chief Financial Officer since May 2021 and was appointed as its Vice President in July 2022. Mr. Zhang currently holds multiple directorship positions of Geely Group companies. His current appointments include serving as the Chairman of Lotus Group International Limited since March 2026, the Chairman of Genius Auto Finance Co., Ltd. since January 2026, a Director of Zhejiang Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group Co., Ltd. since January 2025, a Director of CaoCao Inc., a company listed on the Hong Kong Exchange (stock code: 02643.HK) since April 2024, and a Director of Smart Mobility Pte. Ltd. since March 2022, etc. Mr. Zhang possesses extensive financial management experience, with a strong focus on financing investment management and mergers & acquisitions. As a key leader, he has pivotally contributed to fostering global strategic partnerships for Geely. Mr. Zhang graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in July 2002 with a bachelor's degree in international accounting.
Jonas Engstrom joined Polestar as its Head of Product and Program in December 2021 from Volvo Cars, where he served as Vice President of Strategy & Business Ownership from April 2020. In July 2023 Mr. Engstrom was promoted to Head of Operations in Polestar and in December 2024 Mr. Engstrom was appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Polestar, Mr. Engstrom held various positions in Volvo Cars, including as Head of Product Strategy & Vehicle Line Management in Asia Pacific from 2014 to 2016. Mr. Engstrom brings 25 years of experience from the automotive industry to Polestar. Mr. Engstrom holds a Master of Science in International Business from the School of Economics & Commercial Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Cynthia Dubin has served on the Board since June 2025. Ms. Dubin is a senior executive and board director with over 30 years of experience in energy, finance, and industrial sectors. Ms. Dubin has served as a director of Hurco Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq-listed) since March 2019 and is a member of its Audit Committee. Since December 2020, she has also served as a director of ICE Futures Europe, where she is Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee. From February 2019 to July 2025, she served as a board director of the UK Competition and Markets Authority, including as Chair of its Nominations Committee and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. Ms. Dubin previously served as a director of Franchise Group, Inc. (Nasdaq-listed) from May 2021 to August 2023, including as Chair of the Audit Committee, and as a director of Synthomer PLC from September 2020 to November 2022, where she also served as Chair of the Audit Committee. From 2015 to September 2020, she served on the board of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE-listed), including as Chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Dubin holds a BSBA in finance and economics from Georgetown University. She holds a certificate in company directorship from the Institute of Directors in the UK and has completed a Harvard University residential course on corporate board effectiveness.
Francesca Gamboni has served on the Board since October 2024. Ms. Gamboni is a supply chain and industrial operations management expert with close to 30 years' experience in this area. Ms. Gamboni has served as Chief Industrial Operations Officer and previously Chief Supply Chain Officer of Volvo Cars since October 2023. She has held senior and executive operations management positions within and outside of the automotive and mobility industry. Most recently, she served as Chief Supply Chain and Manufacturing Officer of Accell Group, an e-bike market leader, from February 2022 to August 2023. Prior to this, she served as SVP Global Supply Chain of Stellantis from June 2016 to January 2022. Her experience in the automotive industry also includes Renault where she served as Vice President Supply Chain from June 2010 to August 2013, and prior to this, as General Manager Logistics from November 2007 to June 2010. Other key positions held by Ms. Gamboni include her role as Nordic Operations Director of L'Oreal from September 2013 to May 2016, and Supply Chain Manager of Alcan from February 2003 to November 2007. She also has experience as member of the supervisory board in the logistics industry with GefCo, from June 2016 to December 2019, and the automotive industry with Opel, from December 2019 to January 2022 and the digital consultancy industry with Headmind Partners from December 2020 to January 2024. Ms. Gamboni holds a Master of Science in Industrial Technology Engineering from Politecnico di Milano.
Jean-Francois Mady joined Polestar as its Chief Financial Officer in October 2024 from Stellantis, where he served as Senior Vice President, Global Accounting Operations, Shared Services & Finance Transformation from 2021. Prior to joining Polestar, Mr. Mady held various positions in Stellantis and PSA Peugeot Citroen from 1999 to 2021, including as Vice President, Deputy Group Chief Accounting Officer from 2019 to 2021 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Banque PSA Finance from 2012 to 2015. Mr. Mady also served in China/Asia as Vice President, Financial Services China/Asia and India/Pacific (PSA Finance) from 2016 to 2019, Senior Vice President of ASEAN Automotive Strategy from 2015 to 2016 and General Manager and Vice President of DongFeng Peugeot Citroen Auto Finance Co. (Banque PSA Finance) from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Mady brought over 20 years of experience in global senior management roles from automotive finance and financial and mobility services sectors to Polestar. Mr. Mady holds a Master in Management from NEOMA (Reims) Business School, France, an MBA in Strategy and International Affairs from the University of Ottawa, Canada, and an EMBA from New York University, U.S., HEC Paris, France and the London School of Economics, United Kingdom.
Prof. Xiaojie (Laura) Shen has served on the Board since October 2024. Prof. Shen has 30 years of experience in the automotive sector in China with demonstrated track-record in sales performance, operational efficiencies and strategic implementation. She currently serves as Chair of the China Alumni Chapter of University of New York at Buffalo and consultant of the Dean of School of Management, and as a consultant for China Auto Dealers Chamber of Commerce. Prof. Shen joined Volkswagen Group (China) as Vice President in 2007 where she held various executive positions, including as Managing Director and Director for Volkswagen Group Import from March 2021 to June 2023, Head of Sales & Service Operations of Volkswagen Brand China from October 2014 to May 2016, Managing Director of Volkswagen Import China from October 2009 to June 2012. She also served as Chair of Volkswagen Virtual Turntable (Beijing) Internet Information Service Co. Ltd from March 2022 to June 2023. Prior to Volkswagen, Ms. Shen served as Assistant President of Jiangling Motors from 1995 to 2002, and Head of Sales of BMW Brilliance from 2002 to 2007. Xiaojie (Laura) Shen holds an MBA from State University of New York at Buffalo, and a Postgraduate Diploma in ELT from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.
Michael Lohscheller joined Polestar as its Chief Executive Officer in October 2024, at which time he also became a member of the Board. Prior to joining Polestar, Mr. Lohscheller was the President and CEO of Nikola Corporation from March 2022 to August 2023 and Global CEO of Vinfast during 2021. Prior to that Mr. Lohscheller held various executive roles at Stellantis from September 2012 to August 2021, including as CEO of Opel Automobile from June 2017 to August 2021. He worked with Volkswagen from 2004 to 2012 and at DaimerChrystler from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Lohscheller brings over 20 years of senior level experience in the global automotive industry to Polestar. Mr. Lohscheller holds an MA in Marketing Management from Brunel University of London in the United Kingdom and a BA in Business Administration from Osnabruck University of Applied Sciences in Germany.
Christine Gorjanc has served on the Board since October 2024. Ms. Gorjanc is an experienced Chief Financial Officer from the high growth technology sector and has served on several public and private company boards. She is an NACD Directorship Certified corporate director with extensive experience in public company corporate governance and financial leadership. She currently serves on the board of Forward Air, where she is Audit Committee Chair and a member of the Compensation Committee. Ms. Gorjanc previously served as Lead Independent Director of Juniper Networks until her resignation in July 2025 following its acquisition by HPE, and as Audit Committee Chair of Invitae and Shapeways. She has held senior executive roles including Chief Financial Officer of Arlo Technologies and NETGEAR, and brings significant expertise in financial oversight, governance, and high-growth technology companies. Prior to joining NETGEAR, she served in a number of roles including Vice President, Controller, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary of Aspect Communications Corporation from September 1996 through November 2005. Christine Gorjanc served as Manager of Tax for Tandem Computers, Inc. from October 1988 through September 1996. Prior to 1996, she served in management positions at Xidex Corporation and spent eight years in public accounting. Ms. Gorjanc holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Master's degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University.
Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann has served on the Board since June 2022. Dr. Neumann joined the Former Parent Board in February 2022. Dr. Neumann is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of KTN Investment and Consulting since March 2018. He also serves as a director of indie Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ:INDI) since June 2021 and as a director of South Korea based Hyundai-Mobis since March 2019, and as a member of the Advisory Board of SK-On since February 2024. From April 2018 to June 2019, Dr. Neumann held a management position at Canoo Inc. (NASDAQ:GOEV), an electric vehicles company, where his responsibilities included technology and marketing. From March 2013 to March 2018, he was Executive Vice President & President Europe for General Motors Company, where he was also a member of the GM Executive Committee. Dr. Neumann was previously with Volkswagen AG, where he was Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of Volkswagen Group China in Beijing from September 2010 to August 2012. Prior to this position, he held a number of management positions at Volkswagen, beginning in 1999 as Head of Research and Director of Electronics Strategy. From 2004 to 2009, Dr. Neumann was a member of the Executive Board at German automotive supplier Continental AG, responsible for the Automotive Systems Division. From August 2008 to September 2009, he was Chairman of the Executive Board of Continental AG. In December 2009, Dr. Neumann returned to Volkswagen AG and took over company-wide responsibility for electric propulsion. Dr. Neumann began his professional career at the Fraunhofer Institute as a research engineer before moving to Motorola Semiconductor, where he worked as an engineer and strategy director responsible for the automobile industry. Dr. Neumann holds a Ph.D. in Microelectronics from the University of Duisburg, as well as a diploma in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dortmund.
Prof. Dr.hc Winfried Vahland has served on the Board since January 2024. Prof. Dr.hc Winfried Vahland has 40 years of broad and international experience in the automotive industry, beginning his career at Adam Opel AG in 1984 and spending 25 years holding various executive positions within the Volkswagen Group from 1990, with his most recent position serving as CEO of S?koda from 2010 to 2015. Prof. Dr.hc Vahland served on the Volvo Cars Board from 2019 to 2024 and currently serves as Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board of EuroCar AG., as well as a Member of the Supervisory Board of Proton Holdings Berhad. He previously served as a member of the Supervisory Board of Vibracoustic SE until November 2025, and he also served as Chairman of the supervisory board of Eldor Corporation S.p.A from 2016 to 2023. Prof. Dr.hc. Vahland holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from Technical University THD Darmstadt, Germany, and a Master's of Business Administration from GMI Engineering & Management Institute, Michigan, United States. He was deemed an honorary doctor in Mechanical Engineering by the Dalian University of Technology in China, and in Economics by the University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic.
From SEC filings, via Futu. Compensation is total reported pay for the most recent fiscal year on file, not base salary alone.
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