Steven Sanders is the founding partner of Sanders Ortoli Vaughn-Flam Rosenstadt LLP, the predecessor of the New York based law firm of Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP. Steven is currently “Of Counsel” to Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP. Steven has more than 45 years of experience practicing international corporate law spanning North America, Europe and Asia. Steven has a BBA from City College of New York, a Juris Doctorate from Cornell Law School and is a member of the American and New York bar associations.

Mike Richardson brings four decades of global automotive experience, working in Original Equipment Manufacturers and Tier 1 system suppliers. Prior to joining ElectraMeccanica, Mike served as CTO & CSO of Nexteer Automotive. He worked regionally in Europe & Asia for 8 years, overseeing a comprehensive restructuring of both product portfolio & manufacturing footprint. Mike retired from Nexteer Automotive as President and Executive Board Director in 2019. He continues to serve on the boards of Dura Automotive and Shape Corporation.

Richardson holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Kettering University and a master’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University. He also holds a Master Level Professional Board Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors. He has been recognized as a Professional Engineer, Certified Quality Engineer and unlimited-rating Stationary Power Engineer. Mike has authored numerous intellectual properties impacting both product & process. He is a Boss Kettering Innovation Award recipient, GM Presidents Award winner and Delphi Inventors Hall of Fame inductee.

Susan brings to EMV a unique understanding of how to connect consumer behaviors to brands and business models inside the auto/EV industries as well as outside it. She forged a storied global career at GM over 25 years at the automaker, during which she launched, breathed new life into and/or oversaw dozens of vehicle brands ranging from Hummer, to Cadillac, to the Electric Chevy Volt across the US, the EU and China. She added significant depth to her experience starting in 2008 as one of the most senior, frontline sales executives to help lead the company through its emergence from the financial crisis, a government bailout and bankruptcy. 

Beginning with her appointment as the first-ever auto industry female Vice President of Sales, Service & Marketing in 2009, Susan’s diverse responsibilities came to include overseeing dealer network restructuring; advertising & marketing spend as well as agency relationships; sales and servicing; customer data systems; and product as well as manufacturing operations in various countries. Specifically, while overseeing International Operations for GM starting in 2010, she was responsible for its largest growth region, driving volume and revenue increases of close to 700,000 units and $45 billion, respectively. She also launched the Electric Chevy Volt in the EU, reduced the company’s losses in Europe by hundreds of millions of dollars annually, and increased GM’s market share during a down market. 

More recently, Susan diversified her credentials by engineering the turnaround and re-expansion of Canyon Ranch, the iconic 40-year-old lifestyle and wellness brand. During her four-year tenure at the company as CEO, she restructured its operations, identified and pursued new adjacent growth opportunities – including partnerships with airlines, cruise ships and special-purpose housing, adding locations outside the US, overhauling its web presence, building a new management team and relocating its corporate HQ. Her initiatives improved topline growth by over 30% and improved profits by 80% during her time there. Susan also broadened her governance and oversight credentials by serving on three Boards of Directors, including the NYSE-listed Brinks Company and the newly public Mister Car Wash, as well as the private-equity-backed J&J Ventures Gaming.

Jerry Kroll has 20 years of experience as an investor and in leadership serving in executive management roles at tech companies. Jerry has always had a passion for motor sports and is a licensed race car driver. Jerry founded Kleen Speed Technologies developing advanced electric race cars at the NASA Research Park in California. Jerry's passion for motor sports combined with clean technologies led him to partner with Henry Reisner of Intermeccanica in the design and production of electric cars. Jerry’s experience in innovative technology start-ups coupled with his knowledge of clean technology allows him to effectively co-ordinate, manage and execute strategies for Electra Meccanica.

Luisa Ingargiola has a diverse experience in capital markets with public companies. Luisa is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Avalon GloboCare, a leading biotech health care company that is developing cell based therapeutic and diagnostic technologies for cancer and other diseases. Luisa also serves as a Director and Audit Chair of AgEagle, a leading provider of innovative technology-orientated solutions for drone delivery systems. Luisa also serves as Board Director and Audit Chair for BioCoreX a biotech company developing innovative solutions for treatments of addictions. In addition, Luisa has served as Audit Chair for several public companies in the technology, environmental and energy industries. Luisa is a graduate of the University of Boston with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. Luisa also has a Master of Health Administration, University of South Florida.

Joanne Yan brings 25 years of experience in advising and managing both publicly traded and private companies. Joanne serves as the President of Joyco Consulting Services, which Joanne founded in 1994 to provide consulting services in the areas of corporate structuring, business development and strategic planning initiatives.

Joanne has served on the Board of Directors of several public and private companies, including the Zongshen Industrial Group, Electra Meccanica’s strategic manufacturing partner. Recently, Joanne led a transaction that enabled a Chinese company to acquire a 49% interest in Harbour Air, the largest sea plane operator in North America.

Dave Shemmans brings to ElectraMeccanica a broad range of experience in the transportation industry with direct involvement developing global businesses around innovation and technologies, primarily focused on electrification and decarbonization. Dave previously co-founded Wavedriver, an electric vehicle powertrain company, which he led through two funding rounds from patented concept to production, delivering electric and hybrid vehicle demonstrators into Brazil, Australia, Italy, and the UK. In addition to current responsibilities as CEO at Ricardo PLC, Dave is a non-executive Director for Sutton and East Surrey Water, a major U.K.-regulated water utility company serving customers in parts of Surrey, Kent, and South London.

Dave holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute for Science and Technology and an Executive Certification from Harvard Business School.

Bill Quigley brings to ElectraMeccanica more than 30 year of automotive experiences in financial and operational roles with a number of global tier one automotive suppliers. He most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nexteer Automotive Group Limited and previously held positions as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Dana Holding Corporation and Visteon Corporation. Since 2016, he has served as a member of the board of directors and chair of the audit committee at Cadre Holdings Inc., a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of safety and survivability equipment for first responders.

Bill holds a B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University and is a Certified Public Accountant In the state of Michigan.

Dietmar Ostermann brings 33 years of automotive consulting experience to ElectraMeccanica. Mr. Ostermann consulted to many of the top OEMs, including GM, Ford, Stellantis, Rivian, BMW, Mercedes, VW, Nissan and Hyundai as well as many auto suppliers on topics of business strategy, product development and operations improvement.

Ostermann served as PWC’s Global and US Auto Advisory Leader based in Detroit, MI for 11 years. Prior to PwC, he lead the global auto practice of management consulting firm PRTM in Boston. Prior to that he spent 17 years at top management consulting firm A.T.Kearney in the US and Germany, which he also led as their CEO for 3 years.

Mr. Ostermann serves as an independent director for auto suppliers Shape Corp in Grand Haven, MI and North American Stamping Group in Nashville, TN.