Torben Kaune

Head Of Purchasing Department Battery Cell Components, Project And Suppliet Management at PowerCo SE

Torben Kaune has extensive experience in leadership roles within the purchasing and procurement departments of various companies. Torben is currently serving as the Head of Purchasing Department for battery cell components at PowerCo SE. Previously, they held roles at Volkswagen AG, including Leiter Components Beschaffung Guss- & Schmiedeteile and Leiter Forward Sourcing Konzernkomponente. Prior to that, they worked at Volkswagen of America, Inc as the Director of Purchasing and Director of Commodity Purchasing for the Interior department.

Torben Kaune holds a degree in Dipl. Kaufmann from FernUniversität in Hagen.

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Salzgitter, Germany

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PowerCo SE

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The Volkswagen Group is bundling its global battery activities in the European company (SE) PowerCo. From Salzgitter, the company will, with immediate effect, manage international factory operations, the further development of cell technology, the vertical integration of the value chain and the supply of machinery and equipment to the factories. Looking ahead, further products such as major storage systems for the energy grid are planned. Since its launch in July 2022, PowerCo has already decided three gigafactory locations: Salzgitter in Germany, Valencia in Spain and St. Thomas in Canada. The company plans to set up cell factories with a total capacity of 240 GWh/year in 2030.


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