2019 Lifetime Achievement Honoree
2019 C3E Lifetime Achievement Awardee, Denise Gray
On November 14th, at the Eighth U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium, Denise Gray will be recognized as the U.S. C3E Lifetime Achievement Honoree for her long history of clean energy leadership. Denise Gray is the President of LG Chem Michigan Inc. Tech Center (LGCMI), the North American subsidiary of lithium-ion battery maker, LG Chem, Korea. She has overall responsibility for strategic direction, engineering, and business development. She is also a member of LGCMI’s Board of Directors.
Throughout her career, Gray has been instrumental in accelerating the development and deployment of advanced battery systems for transportation. Prior to joining LG Chem, Gray served as Vice President of Electrification Powertrain Engineering at AVL List, GmbH, in Austria, where she was responsible for leveraging AVL’s global capability to provide electrification engineering services to the automotive industry. Prior to that, Gray was Vice President of Business Development for an electrified powertrain battery startup company in California; in this position, she targeted China’s new energy vehicle market. The majority of her 30+-year professional career was spent at General Motors, where she spearheaded efforts in vehicle electrical and powertrain systems controls and software, including battery systems.
Gray received an MS in Engineering Management of Technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University.
Please join us in congratulating this remarkable woman for her contributions to the field of clean energy. And tune in to the live (free!) webcast on November 14th starting at 8:30am CT/9:30am ET. Click here to learn more and view the agenda.
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