SEA Electric welcomes new CFO

Global e-mobility technology company SEA Electric has appointed Phillip Tighe chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately.

Tighe brings to the business more than 45 years of automotive industry experience including 35 years with the Ford Motor Company where he gained experience in the key processes of manufacturing companies, including the product development phase, manufacturing processes and sales channels.

Operating at a senior level in finance at Ford, Tighe lived and worked in Australia, the USA, Germany, Japan, Venezuela, Mexico, Thailand and China, dealing extensively in many European countries, most of Asia, Brazil and India.

 Since 2012, Mr Tighe has been the CFO of the Blue Bird Corporation, a leading manufacturer of American school buses, which achieved NASDAQ registration in February 2015.

 Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Tighe is now a naturalised US citizen.

 “We could not be more excited to have Phil joining the team at SEA Electric at this time; his experience in all facets of the automotive industry is invaluable in taking our company to the next level,” SEA Electric founder and chief executive Tony Fairweather says.

“As we grow our worldwide footprint and with public aspirations for this year having the experience Phil has earned throughout his extensive career will be vital in achieving our strategic plan.”

Tighe says it’s the perfect time to align with SEA Electric.

“The groundwork that has already been laid in building the company to this point is notable, but overall, its potential is massive,” he says.

 “Worldwide, there is so much scope for pioneers in the zero-emissions transportation sector to take advantage of marketplace demand.”

Now headquartered in Los Angeles, SEA Electric was founded in Melbourne, Australia, in 2012, with the proprietary all-electric SEA-Drive power-system at the heart of the business’s offering.

 Adaptable to a wide array of commercial transport and bus applications, the company has grown its footprint to cover five continents, with the ability to upfit 60,000 units a year.

 In 2021, SEA Electric announced an equity investment from Tier One transport industry supplier Meritor, which followed an earlier deal with Canadian power control solutions manufacturer Exro Technologies.

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