Panasonic Energy of North America
Mitja Kus currently serves as the Plant General Manager of Operations at Panasonic Energy of North America, focusing on electric vehicle battery manufacturing since October 2023. Prior to this role, Mitja held significant positions at Samsung Electronics America as the Head of Plant Operations & Maintenance for the MIP Group and at Panasonic Energy of North America as a Senior Manager in Plant Operations. Experience also includes a tenure as the Senior Assembly Manager at Mercedes-Benz Vans, where responsibilities encompassed interior trim and chassis production, as well as managerial roles at Aptiv, BorgWarner Inc., and Toyota Boshoku America. Mitja's career is supported by a Bachelor's degree in Economics with a focus on Project Management from CDI University in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Panasonic Energy of North America
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Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) is a large-scale, advanced battery manufacturer, operating inside Tesla’s Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, known for its quality of life and expansive outdoor adventures. Panasonic supplies cylindrical lithium-ion cells and is one of the world’s largest lithium ion battery cell producers. PENA works towards the vision of affordable electric vehicles and a clean energy society by producing the world’s safest, highest quality, and lowest cost batteries. PENA is one of the largest employers in Northern Nevada. For more information, please visit https://panasonicnv.com/. Our mission at PENA is to make the vision of affordable electric vehicles a reality by production of the world’s safest, high quality, and lowest cost batteries. Through this effort, we will create a clean energy society, and our products will change society’s use of and perceptions of electric power.