Australian carbon-fiber wheel supplier Carbon Revolution named former General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and other veteran U.S. auto executives to its board, pending the completion of its upcoming merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
Lutz will be joined on the company's board by Burt Jordan, former vice president of global purchasing operations and supply chain sustainability for Ford Motor Co., as well as Jacqueline Dedo, previously an executive with several suppliers and co-founder of Aware Mobility, and Matti Masanovich, former CFO of Tenneco Automotive.
The appointments will be effective upon completion of the company's SPAC merger, expected to take place in October. Carbon Revolution is set to merge with Twin Ridge Capital Acquisition Corp., at which point the company's shares will be traded on the Nasdaq.
"I have full confidence they will bring to the company a high degree of additional experience, skills and insights that will be…