SEA Electric expands leadership team

SEA Electric has announced management additions Michael (Mike) Menyhart as chief strategy officer and Kathleen (Katie) LaVoy as general counsel and corporate secretary in its US-based global headquarters leadership team.

Both executives secure a strong Midwest presence, bridging SEA Electric’s national expanse which already includes the West Coast, an innovation centre in Iowa and plans to build a presence in the greater New York area, SEA Electric says.

“The virtual and remote world in which we’ve all become accustomed has opened opportunities for talents and human capital not tied to a single location – and our growth is a living example,” SEA Electric president and founder Tony Fairweather says.  

While SEA Electric’s roots will always remain in Australia, along with various manufacturing and technology capabilities, the company’s US growth brings an advantage that can later be replicated in Europe as well.

“The sheer size of the opportunities before us, which began in Australia and the Pacific region, are exponentially growing within the US and European markets,” Fairweather adds.

Menyhart joins SEA Electric with a strong background in banking, corporate development, finance, and general management with former senior positions at Accenture, SunTrust Bank, and Genpact.  His previous work in the digital transformation and advanced technology space will help keep SEA Electric as a leader in commercial electric vehicle power systems.

 “We are in a position to lead the movement for global environmental sustainability,” he says.

LaVoy brings proven expertise of strategic thinking and commercial knowledge to find legal and compliance solutions.

“My number one goal is to apply my past experience and leadership from public companies to build the worldwide compliance necessary for SEA Electric to be regarded as a top tier company – one that positions its technology and sustainability on the forefront and recognises the people that created it,” she says.

LaVoy’s had 13 years’ experience at the publicly traded Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and she holds a doctorate of law degree from the Northwestern University School of Law and an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. 

On the heels of its recent US$42 million equity financing announcement, SEA Electric also closed its latest purchase of 1000 EV batteries from technology partner Soundon New Energy Technology (China’s leading environmental protection industry enterprise).

This important transaction supports SEA Electric’s proprietary SEA-Drive 70, 100 and 120 major power-system models.