SPI Energy (SPI) Hires Former GM's Specialist as SVP Autonomous Driving

SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: SPI), a global renewable energy company and provider of solar storage and electric vehicle (EV) solutions for business, residential, government, logistics and utility customers, today announced the appointment of Tony Zhou, as SVP Autonomous Driving at the Company's wholly owned Phoenix Motorcars subsidiary. Zhou is an autonomous driving expert, bringing more than two decades of experience in product delivery and executive leadership gained at two of the world's largest OEMs.

Prior to joining Phoenix Motorcars, Zhou was President at FAW US Research & Development Inc. where he led the design and development of multiple autonomous driving systems and sensor system architectures. Previously, Zhou spent more than a decade with General Motors, most recently in the role of Senior Autonomous Driving System Design/Integration Technical Specialist and Autonomous Vehicle System Integration Technical Leader. Zhou earned a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering from Wayne State University.

"Tony is a great addition to the Phoenix Motorcars team," commented Xiaofeng Denton Peng, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of SPI Energy. "His tremendous depth of experience will be a strong value add as he leads our next generation autonomous driving technology development for our growing line-up of electric vehicles."

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