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.

Mark Orsmond is an experienced business leader with a proven track record of managing and growing businesses to become global enterprises. Prior to joining ElectraMeccanica, Mark acted as the CFO and Executive Vice President of Taiga Motors where he led Taiga’s IPO on to the TSX and simultaneous financing of $151m in equity and $50m in Government Grant commitments. For approximately 3 years, Mark also served as CFO and Executive Vice President of the Corix Group of Companies where he managed a team of over 45 accounting and finance professionals, overseeing an annual budget in excess of $2.5b and $1.6b debt portfolio. Prior to Corix, Mark was a principal of All-Sea Group of companies that he assisted in developing, over a 10 year period, into one of the world’s leading underwater, high-capacity service companies and secured contracts with many of the world’s leading marine participants such as: Rolls Royce, Wartsila, Nakashima, Hyundai, Samsung, Seaspan, Husky Oil, Shell Oil and US marine. Mark is a CPA with a bachelor degree in Accounting Science (B-Compt).

Michael Bridge is an experienced corporate & technology attorney with over thirty years of legal expertise and two decades of experience as the General Counsel of NASDAQ-listed organizations. Prior to joining ElectraMeccanica, Michael was Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXDX) since 2019 where he was responsible for all legal matters for the organization which covered North and South America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. From 2017 to 2019, Michael was General Counsel & Secretary for Enterprise Diversified, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENDI). Most notably, Michael spent 14 years as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for JDA Software Group (NASDAQ: JDAS) (aka Blue Yonder), where was responsible for all legal matters for the international SaaS company. Prior to JDA, Michael worked as in-house counsel for several technology companies, and as a corporate and securities associate at Piper & Marbury (aka DLA Piper).

Mr. Bridge holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Southern California and a J.D. from Cornell University.

Ms. Brink brings over two decades of global agency and C-suite expertise to ElectraMeccanica. Most recently, she was the Global Chief Operating Officer and Executive Committee Chair at GTB, a global leading marketing agency dedicated to Ford Motor Company and its retail dealers. Previously, Ms. Brink held senior marketing roles at NASCAR and General Motors. At General Motors, Ms. Brink was the lead Chevrolet marketing executive responsible for 20 vehicle launches including the Chevy Volt. In addition to her C-Suite experience, Ms. Brink has held public board seats as an independent Board Director and member of the Nominating and Governance Committees for Arctic Cat and as an independent Board Director of Vista Equity’s DealerSocket. Ms. Brink earned her Masters in Business Administration and Bachelor of Science from Wayne State University and is a graduate of the Kellogg Executive Development Program at Northwestern University.

Prior to joining EMV, Ajay Kumar was a part of KPMG’s CIO Advisory, Strategy and Digital Transformation group. While at KPMG, Ajay worked with Fortune 1000 and mid-size enterprises for IT strategy, technology roadmaps, and business applications (ERP, CRM, eCommerce, Order Management, Manufacturing, Expense Management, and other key IT systems). Ajay began his career with Ford Motor Company as a Software Developer / Software Solutions Architect and then worked for other organizations in increasing levels of responsibility such as Oracle, TCS, Fujitsu Inc., and Xerox Corp., before becoming VP/Sr. Director of Global IT – Digital Applications, Architecture, Cloud and Integrations at Avent and CIO / VP of Global IT and Software Engineering at Verra Mobility. In his role, Ajay will oversee all IT-related functions of ElectraMeccanica, including our ERP program, SAP. Ajay will develop and implement a strategic IT roadmap for the organization to ensure our programs support our business. Ajay holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from Amaravati University and an MBA from Arizona State University. He has also completed the Executive Leadership Program from Stanford University.

Conark Shah joins EMV with nearly two decades of experience at General Motors and has held multiple senior-level roles at General Motors in Europe, Korea, China, India, and the United States. Most recently, he served as Managing Director for Cadillac & Chevrolet Europe where he was responsible for designing and executing a sustainable EV business model that improved EBIT which was then adopted across China and Australia. Conark joined EMV in January 2023 as a consultant and was instrumental in securing EMV’s assembly agreement with Volcon/GLV. In his role, Conark will lead strategic initiatives related to the company’s corporate strategy, product roadmap and any other key strategic planning for EMV. Conark holds a Bachelor of Science from St. Stephen’s College and an MBA from Symbiosis Center for Management & HRD. Conark was also selected to participate in the Emerging Leader Program at Harvard Business School.

Andrew Blair joined ElectraMeccanica in 2019 as the organization's first HR Manager. Since 2019, Andrew has grown and developed the human resources department within ElectraMeccanica, moving into various leadership positions before his current role as Vice President, Human Resources where he oversees Human Resources, Payroll, Facilities and Health & Safety functions. Prior to ElectraMeccanica, Andrew worked in various roles of increasing responsibility at Canadian Companies such as Corix Group of Companies, D-Wave Systems, Ledcor Group and Glentel Inc.

Mr. Blair holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources Management from Kwantlen Polytechnic University and has completed the Chief Human Resources Officer certificate program through the University of Pennsylvania’s The Wharton School and will begin his Executive Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management through Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations in 2023.