Yoshinori Kida has served as the Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the EV Battery Business Office at Panasonic Corporation of North America since 2021. In 1995, he was a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and he obtained his Doctor of Engineering degree from Keio University, Japan.
Since joining Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. in 1992, he has been dedicated to material development and cell design for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries. From 2018 to 2021, he led the material development for lithium-ion batteries at Panasonic Corp.
Based in the US since 2021, he actively contributes to the strategic growth of Panasonic Energy’s business in North America, focusing on technical aspects and the expansion of the supply chain for materials and components.