Faraday Future Announces Werner Wilhelm as Executive Launch Director
April 23 2024 - 2:29AM
Business Wire
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIE)
(“Faraday Future”, “FF” or “Company”), a California-based global
shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, announced
that consultant Werner Wilhelm is assisting the Company as
Executive Launch Director, effective immediately.
With an extensive background spanning over four decades in the
automotive industry, Mr. Wilhelm brings a wealth of experience and
a proven track record of successful vehicle launches and executive
management.
Werner Wilhelm's career includes pivotal roles at leading
automotive companies such as Audi AG, Volkswagen AG, and Magna
Steyr, where he held positions from bodywork designer to Vice
President of Research & Development. Notably, as the Executive
Launch Director of the car brand Qoros Auto Co., Ltd. in China, Mr.
Wilhelm successfully managed the launch of three car models. Most
recently, Mr. Wilhelm has been involved in various consulting
roles, enhancing operational efficiencies and product strategies
for automotive firms in Germany, Austria, and China.
Matthias Aydt, Global CEO of Faraday Future, stated, “Werner's
expertise in automotive engineering and project management will be
crucial to us when the Company is enhancing its overall delivery
capabilities in the areas of vehicle engineering, product delivery,
and supply chain.”
YT Jia, Founder and Chief Product and User Ecosystem Officer,
said, “Bringing Werner Wilhelm onboard is a human resource step
towards accelerating our entrance into the SOD-3 phase,
significantly reducing costs, and enhancing the performance and
quality of our products. Werner’s extensive experience in the
automotive industry will be instrumental in helping achieve these
objectives efficiently.”
ABOUT FARADAY FUTURE
Faraday Future is the pioneer of the Ultimate AI TechLuxury
ultra spire market in the intelligent EV era, and the disruptor of
the traditional ultra-luxury car civilization epitomized by Ferrari
and Maybach. FF is not just an EV company, but also a
software-driven intelligent internet company. Ultimately FF aims to
become a User Company by offering a shared intelligent mobility
ecosystem. FF remains dedicated to advancing electric vehicle
technology to meet the evolving needs and preferences of users
worldwide, driven by a pursuit of intelligent and AI-driven
mobility.
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which are outside the Company’s control, that could cause actual
results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in
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that may affect actual results or outcomes include, among others:
the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and improve
its liquidity and financial position; the Company’s ability to
remediate its material weaknesses in internal control over
financial reporting; risks related to the restatement of the
Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements; the
Company’s limited operating history and the significant barriers to
growth it faces; the Company’s history of losses and expectation of
continued losses; increased operating expenses; incorrect
assumptions and analyses developed by management; the market
performance of the Company’s common stock; the Company ability to
regain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements; the Company’s
ability to execute on its plans to develop and market its vehicles
and the timing of these development programs; the Company’s
estimates of the size of the markets for its vehicles and cost to
bring those vehicles to market; the rate and degree of market
acceptance of the Company’s vehicles; the success of other
competing manufacturers; the performance and security of the
Company’s vehicles; the Company’s ability to receive funds from,
satisfy the conditions precedent of, and close on the various
financings described elsewhere by the Company; the result of
current and future financing efforts, the failure of any of which
could result in the Company seeking protection under the Bankruptcy
Code; the Company’s indebtedness; the Company’s ability to cover
future warranty claims; insurance coverage; the outcome of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) investigation relating
to the matters that were the subject of the Special Committee
investigation; the success of the Company’s remedial measures taken
in response to the Special Committee findings; the Company’s
dependence on its suppliers and contract manufacturers; the
Company’s ability to develop and protect its technologies; the
Company’s ability to protect against cybersecurity risks; general
economic and market conditions impacting demand for the Company’s
products; risks related to the Company’s operations in China; risks
related to the Company’s stockholders who own a significant amount
of the Company’s common stock; potential cost, headcount and salary
reduction actions may not be sufficient or may not achieve their
expected results; the ability of the Company to attract and retain
directors and employees; any adverse developments in existing legal
proceedings or the initiation of new legal proceedings; and
volatility of the Company’s stock price. The foregoing list of
factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the
foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described
in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2022 and Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, as
well as the risk factors incorporated by reference in Item 8.01 of
the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on December 28,
2023, and other documents filed by the Company from time to time
with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results
to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date
they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, and the Company does not undertake any
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by law.
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