Zapp Appoints Operations Director

Zapp Appoints Operations Director

The appointment strengthens its production capabilities ahead of i300 debut in Europe.

Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Limited, which is in the process of launching its UK-based, high-performance two-wheel electric vehicle brand in Europe, announced Thodsapol Kaewamorn joined Zapp as Operations Director to lead its team overseeing engineering and outsourced production.

Kaewamorn has more than 20 years of experience in the automotive industry with a proven track record of successfully launching new production lines and setting up new plants to manufacture vehicles and automotive products, Zapp says.

Prior to this appointment, Kaewamorn served as advanced manufacturing engineer and country manager for Thailand at Adient plc, the world’s largest auto seat manufacturer, for the last five years. In that role, he oversaw production operations in Thailand for all of Adient’s product groups and launched a number of other projects for the company. 

“Electrification in the powered two-wheeler space is inevitable and I believe Zapp is poised to become a major player in this sector. It is an incredible opportunity to be a part of the Zapp team in executing its vision for the conversion of urban mobility to electric vehicles globally,” Kaewamorn says.

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