Luiz Benacchio

General Manager Operations@Verkor
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Summary

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

    Verkor
    2025.10-Current(10 months)
  • EMEA & APAC, Global Supplier Quality and Gigafactory Senior Director of Quality

    EnerSys
    2024.09-2025.10(a year)
  • EMEA & APAC and Global Supplier Quality Senior Director

    EnerSys
    2024.01-2025.06(a year)
  • EMEA & APAC and Global Advanced Quality Senior Director

    EnerSys
    2022.04-2024.01(2 years)
  • EMEA & Global Quality Operations Senior Director

    EnerSys
    2019.12-2022.04(2 years)
  • EMEA Senior Quality Director

    EnerSys
    2019.02-2019.12(a year)
  • EMEA Quality Director

    EnerSys
    2018.09-2019.01(5 months)
  • Founder & Partner

    Provence Consulting & Trading SAS
    2016.10-2018.08(2 years)
  • Regional Director of Quality

    Alstom Power
    2009.09-2016.09(7 years)
  • Factory & Unit Managing Director

    Alstom Power
    2013.09-2014.07(a year)
  • Regional Director of Operations

    Alstom Power
    2011.11-2013.08(2 years)
  • Quality Manager

    Faurecia
    2007.08-2009.08(2 years)
  • Corporate Quality Coordinator

    AKWEL
    2005.01-2007.08(3 years)
  • Quality Manager

    AKWEL
    2001.06-2004.12(4 years)
  • Sourcing Coordinator

    Ingersoll Rand
    2000.04-2001.05(a year)
  • Supplier Quality Engineer

    Valeo Engine and Electrical Systems
    1997.09-2000.04(3 years)
  • QMS & Continuous Improvement Engineer

    Continental
    1995.07-1997.08(2 years)

Educational experience

  • IMD

    Advanced Management Program Business Administration and Management General
    2023.01-2023.01
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