Northvolt’s Alexander Streif talks sustainable EV batteries and supply chain for growth

Northvolt is a Swedish battery manufacturer and developer specializing in lithium technology for electric vehicles.

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They’re also very much focused on manufacturing with clean energy with a clear mission to deliver batteries with an 80% low carbon footprint compared to those made using coal energy.

Alexander has been a long-standing professional in supply chain and has done a multitude of roles has worked in Semicon for many, many years, then he joined Siemens, then he had about six years also with McKinsey on their operations practice. In the last two years, he’s been with Northvolt.

In this episode of the Alcott Global leaders in supply chain podcast, host Radu Palamariu talks to Alexander about:

  • Inflection points in Alexander’s career- understanding how important data is and prioritizing family
  • How to set up the supply chain in a hyper-scaling environment
  • How to grow from a few hundred to thousands of employees in a short time span
  • Northvolt’s mission and prioritizing supply chain
  • Factors in attracting good talents and career advice

For more podcasts in this series, visit the Alcott Global website.