{"id":2401,"date":"2020-01-13T14:08:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T22:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2020-01-13T14:08:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T22:08:51","slug":"karma-names-new-chief-operations-officer-to-drive-technology-focused-business-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/de\/2020\/01\/13\/karma-names-new-chief-operations-officer-to-drive-technology-focused-business-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Karma Names New Chief Operations Officer To Drive Technology Focused Business Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Karma Names New Chief Operations Officer To Drive Technology Focused Business Strategy <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kevin Pavlov Strengthens Karma\u2019s Executive Leadership Team Growing the Business Beyond Pure Automotive<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Key Assignment: Implement CEO\u2019s Strategic Vision and Direction for Operations and Tech-Focused Business<\/strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kevin Pavlov, an accomplished global-operations executive from the transportation and consumer electronics industry, has joined Karma, the Southern California-based high-tech mobility incubator and creator of luxury electric vehicles, as Chief Operations Officer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2403\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/de\/2020\/01\/13\/karma-names-new-chief-operations-officer-to-drive-technology-focused-business-strategy\/kevin-pavlov-chief-operations-officer-karma-automotive\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kevin-Pavlov-Chief-Operations-Officer-Karma-Automotive.png\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kevin Pavlov, Chief Operations Officer &amp;#8211; Karma Automotive\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kevin-Pavlov-Chief-Operations-Officer-Karma-Automotive.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2403\" src=\"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kevin-Pavlov-Chief-Operations-Officer-Karma-Automotive.png\" alt=\"Kevin Pavlov, Chief Operations Officer - Karma Automotive\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kevin-Pavlov-Chief-Operations-Officer-Karma-Automotive.png 800w, https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kevin-Pavlov-Chief-Operations-Officer-Karma-Automotive-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Kevin-Pavlov-Chief-Operations-Officer-Karma-Automotive-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Image Credit: Karma<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKarma\u2019s technology-focused business strategy is attracting some of the industry\u2019s most innovative and entrepreneurial talent who recognize our growing brand value and strong path forward,\u201d said Karma CEO Dr. Lance Zhou. \u201cKevin\u2019s strong technical background will play an important role in driving Karma\u2019s product and business strategy focused on licensing our engineering, design and manufacturing resources to other OEMs and start-up companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pavlov\u2019s senior management experience has been leveraged to lead cutting-edge technological and product developments for automotive OEMs and suppliers, large global corporations, government entities, and start-ups. He comes to Karma from a mergers and acquisitions consulting role at Ricardo U.S., and prior to that as Chief Executive Officer of Eco-Fueling Inc., a company focused on providing commercial vehicle powertrain solutions. At Magna International, Pavlov served as Executive Vice President of the Ventures and Innovation group. Pavlov also held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of Magna E-Car, the Magna International\/Stronach Group joint venture, where he also served as a Board Director. Within this role, Pavlov lead the development and direction of E-Car, including its three divisions: Energy Components, Energy Storage, and Lithium Ion Battery manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining Magna, Pavlov was President and Chief Executive Officer of BluW\u0101v Systems, which was acquired by Magna in 2008. In this role, Kevin had complete responsibility for corporate development and commercialization of all transportation applications. BluW\u0101v produced energy products including EV &amp; HEV automotive components, off-vehicle charging components, and communications equipment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe opportunity to help drive Karma\u2019s path forward as a test-bed for emerging innovation and a supplier to others who need its resources to speed product development is compelling,\u201d Pavlov said, describing his attraction to Karma, the only brand designing, engineering and building vehicles in Southern California. \u201cThis approach recognizes a changing industry landscape and differs from the traditional automotive model focused purely on retail sales \u2013 it differentiates Karma from other start-ups who struggle to deliver a car to retail customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pavlov earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in electrical electronic engineering from the University of Detroit, a master\u2019s in electronics and computer control systems from Wayne State University, and an Executive MBA from the Advanced Management Program at Michigan State University. He is also in the process of completing an MBA in business turnaround management from the University of Detroit and holds more than 40 patents.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1490\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/de\/2019\/12\/18\/the-efficient-drivetrain-for-the-purely-electric-bmw-ix3\/evh-news-lighting-bolt-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/EVH-News-Lighting-Bolt-Logo-.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"100,100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1575197468&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EVH News-Lighting-Bolt-Logo-\" 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