Lightning eMotors hires chief procurement officer

LOVELAND — Lightning eMotors Inc. has tapped Steve Ivsan as its new chief procurement officer to manage the company’s supply chain of parts.

In a statement, the Loveland company said Ivsan will be based in the Loveland headquarters and manage all of the company’s purchasing and management from its supply base.

Prior to joining Lightning, Ivsan was in lead procurement roles for Golden-based Outrider Technologies Inc., Chinese EV brand Byton, EV truck-maker Rivian Automotive LLC and at Tesla Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA).

Lightning has been hiring multiple new executive staffers as it prepares to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company this year. It most recently tapped new finance and sales heads.

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