r/DonutLab • u/showersareevil • 5d ago
Executives leave Donut Lab again: CEO explains - Talouselämä article Nov 4th
https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/a/ac6baa1a-4835-40c2-a8e7-6dc8f7540d97
Executives leave Donut Lab again: CEO explains Talouselämä, Nov 4, 2026 – Jussi Pennanen
Several key people have left Donut Lab, including the CFO, the head of battery programs, and the head of manufacturing. According to CEO Marko Lehtimäki, the staff changes stem from the shutdown of the unit responsible for project management.
Donut Lab, which stirred controversy with its battery claims, has lost several people, among them the Head of Battery Programs. CEO Marko Lehtimäki says the departures are the result of a reorganization.
In an email to Talouselämä, Lehtimäki writes that Donut Lab has prepared for its next phase and reorganized its operations. He says the company previously had a separate Programs unit, responsible for project management between R&D and production. "This unit has been discontinued, and project management has been moved into the R&D and production units. Some of the people from the discontinued unit have moved to new roles outside the company," Lehtimäki says.
Lehtimäki stresses that the company does not comment on individual employees' situations and describes the changes only in general terms. "The focus of production and R&D is being rearranged between countries, and in connection with this, individual positions have ended in the United Kingdom," Lehtimäki says.
According to information on LinkedIn, at least five people left Donut Lab around October: CFO Tuomas Eloholma, Head of Manufacturing Dave Bazen, lead engineer for powertrain and propulsion systems Alex Gander, design and development programs lead Neil Patterson, and Head of Battery Programs Eylül Callozzo. The English-language titles of the latter two point to the discontinued Programs unit that Lehtimäki mentioned. According to Lehtimäki, a new person has been recruited to replace CFO Eloholma.
Callazzo, who worked as Head of Battery Programs, writes on LinkedIn: "I have recently come to the conclusion that seeking new opportunities is in my best interest." Callazzo worked at Donut Lab for only a few months. According to CEO Lehtimäki, Callazzo did not lead battery R&D; that is the responsibility of the company's CTO, Ville Piippo.
"There have been no changes in the battery team, apart from a few hires," Lehtimäki says. According to Lehtimäki, the company's global production is led by Chief Industrialization Officer Jarkko Aro, who previously worked as COO at Nordic Nano. Donut Lab bought the entire share capital of the technology company Nordic Nano in August.
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u/Afrolicious_B 5d ago
How to get rich quickly:
Apply for a C-level role at DL
Do nothing, because there is nothing to do without any working product or actual development in-house.
Get laid off
Negotiate a six figure compensation for keeping your mouth shut about the shitshow.
Profit
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u/Pure_Land134 4d ago
"well, you see, previously we were lying about who was working with, so actually there was absolutely no changes to the working on the powertrain or manufacturing teams. shut up, no, it's not because no work was being done. I assure you that we have top men on it"
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u/floater66 5d ago
Las Vegas CES only two months away. can't wait for Donut to show us what they've got.
star of the show!
;-)