Lucid Group Adds Three Executives to Strengthen EV Sales

Lucid Group Strengthens Leadership Team for EV Sales

On August 28, Lucid Group announced three senior appointments as the electric vehicle manufacturer works to strengthen its sales effort, stabilize operations, and advance a new midsize vehicle toward production. Shawn Mirabal has joined as President of North America Commercial, Mike Molino as Vice President of Finance, and Angela Zepeda as Vice President, Global Marketing. The appointments add experienced automotive, finance, manufacturing, retail, and marketing leaders to Lucid's management team under CEO Silvio Napoli. Napoli said the company continues to strengthen its leadership team with executives who bring deep experience, supporting Lucid's broader efforts to improve execution while preparing for its next phase of vehicle development.

Shawn Mirabal to Lead North America Commercial Operations

Mirabal brings more than 27 years of manufacturing and retail automotive experience to Lucid and has previously held national and regional leadership positions at Nissan North America, FCA/Stellantis, and American Honda. His appointment as President of North America Commercial places him in a key role as Lucid seeks to improve commercial execution across the region. His background spans multiple areas of the automotive industry, giving Lucid additional leadership experience as it works to strengthen sales operations and customer-facing execution. The company is also navigating a broader stabilization effort while preparing a new midsize vehicle for production.

Mike Molino Adds Automotive Finance Leadership

Molino joins Lucid as Vice President of Finance with more than two decades of finance leadership experience across the automotive industry. Most recently, he served as CFO and COO, Head of Finance and Operations at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America. His experience adds senior financial and operational expertise to Lucid as the company works through its current stabilization phase. The appointment also broadens the leadership team's capabilities beyond commercial execution, providing additional experience in financial management and business operations. Together with the other appointments, Molino's role is intended to reinforce the executive structure supporting Lucid's sales objectives and future vehicle production plans.

Angela Zepeda Brings Global Marketing Experience

Zepeda joins Lucid with 25 years of experience leading global brands through periods of transformation. She most recently served as Global Head of Marketing at xAI, following five years as CMO at Hyundai Motor America. Her background includes refining operating models, strengthening cross-functional alignment, and connecting marketing activities with product, sales, and communications functions. As Vice President, Global Marketing, Zepeda will add that experience to Lucid's leadership team as the company seeks to improve how its commercial and brand activities work together. The appointment complements the sales and finance additions announced alongside her and supports Lucid's broader effort to strengthen execution.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did Lucid Group appoint three new senior executives?
Lucid Group appointed three executives to strengthen commercial execution, finance, and global marketing as it works to stabilize operations and prepare a new midsize vehicle for production. Shawn Mirabal will lead North America Commercial, Mike Molino will oversee finance, and Angela Zepeda will lead global marketing. Their combined backgrounds span automotive manufacturing, retail, finance, operations, brand transformation, and marketing. The appointments expand Lucid's leadership capabilities while supporting its efforts to improve EV sales execution and strengthen coordination across commercial, financial, product, sales, and communications functions.