The CEO of North East electric vehicle battery plant firm Britishvolt has announced he is stepping down from the business.
Orral Nadjari has stepped down from the company he founded, which is leading the charge to create a a 3,000-job electric vehicle battery plant on the Northumberland coast at Blyth. Graham Hoare has now been appointed acting CEO in the shake-up, which comes a week after Britishvolt confirmed that construction will be limited at the site for the next six months.
Mr Nadjari says now is the right time to leave Britishvolt, having received confirmation of Government funding that will help the firm build the plant Mr Hoare, currently Britishvolt’s deputy CEO, president of global operations and chair of the UK Automotive Council, said he will use his 20-plus years of experience to lead the company.
