Luiz Benacchio
General Manager Operations@Verkor
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General Manager Operations at Verkor | Global Senior Executive in Quality, Operations & Industrialization | Batteries • Gigafactories • Energy Storage. With 30 years of international leadership across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, I specialize in building and scaling high-reliability operations in batteries, energy storage, and advanced manufacturing.
Currently serving as General Manager Operations at Verkor Innovation Center (Grenoble, France), I lead industrialization and operational excellence to accelerate the ramp-up of next-generation gigafactories. My focus is on:
• Driving end-to-end operations across R&D, pilot lines, and industrial deployment.
• Ensuring compliance with EU Battery Regulation (2023/1542) and global standards (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA).
• Building resilient supplier ecosystems and scaling manufacturing readiness.
• Championing sustainability and competitiveness in Europe’s energy transition.
Previously, I served as Senior Quality Director at EnerSys, leading multi-region quality and operational programs across diverse sectors. My role spanned greenfield projects, supplier development, regulatory compliance, and large factory operations in Europe, India, China, and the Americas — ensuring excellence in highly regulated and high-tech environments.
🌍 Multilingual and multicultural, I thrive at the intersection of innovation, compliance, and large-scale execution — helping companies deliver safe, sustainable, and competitive technologies to market.
Work experience
General Manager Operations
Verkor2025.10-Current(10 months)EMEA & APAC, Global Supplier Quality and Gigafactory Senior Director of Quality
EnerSys2024.09-2025.10(a year)EMEA & APAC and Global Supplier Quality Senior Director
EnerSys2024.01-2025.06(a year)EMEA & APAC and Global Advanced Quality Senior Director
EnerSys2022.04-2024.01(2 years)EMEA & Global Quality Operations Senior Director
EnerSys2019.12-2022.04(2 years)EMEA Senior Quality Director
EnerSys2019.02-2019.12(a year)EMEA Quality Director
EnerSys2018.09-2019.01(5 months)Founder & Partner
Provence Consulting & Trading SAS2016.10-2018.08(2 years)Regional Director of Quality
Alstom Power2009.09-2016.09(7 years)Factory & Unit Managing Director
Alstom Power2013.09-2014.07(a year)Regional Director of Operations
Alstom Power2011.11-2013.08(2 years)Quality Manager
Faurecia2007.08-2009.08(2 years)Corporate Quality Coordinator
AKWEL2005.01-2007.08(3 years)Quality Manager
AKWEL2001.06-2004.12(4 years)Sourcing Coordinator
Ingersoll Rand2000.04-2001.05(a year)Supplier Quality Engineer
Valeo Engine and Electrical Systems1997.09-2000.04(3 years)QMS & Continuous Improvement Engineer
Continental1995.07-1997.08(2 years)
Educational experience
IMD
Advanced Management Program Business Administration and Management General2023.01-2023.01
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