Nikola Corp. has named Michael Lohscheller as its new president, reporting to CEO Mark Russell who gave up the president’s title.
Lohscheller’s career includes leadership roles in finance, technology, purchasing and logistics at Volkswagen, where he also was executive vice president of Volkswagen Group of America. In addition, he led European brand Opel to profitability under General Motors and Stellantis ownership.
He was recruited to the CFO role at Opel by Steve Girsky, Nikola’s chairman, who...