Electric Vehicles

Solid Power CEO Steps Down From Battery Startup

Campbell calls himself ‘fish out of water’ at battery maker
Company’s board appointed president Jansen as interim CEO

Doug Campbell
Photographer: F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg

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By Gabrielle Coppola

November 29, 2022 at 10:36 PM UTC

Updated on

November 30, 2022 at 9:49 PM UTC

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Doug Campbell said he stepped down as chief executive officer of Solid Power Inc. so the battery startup can find a leader with more manufacturing expertise.

Solid Power’s board appointed David Jansen, the company’s president, to serve as interim CEO while it searches for a permanent replacement. Campbell, who co-founded Solid Power in 2011, said that he’s more of an entrepreneur than a manufacturing expert, which is what the company needs at this juncture.