Dr. Prabhakar Patil

Prabhakar Patil is senior advisor to LG Chem Power Inc. (LGCPI). He previously served for 10 years as its chief executive officer. Prabhakar Patil has overall responsibility for the strategic direction, business development, engineering and manufacturing activities of LG Chem Power Inc (LGCPI), the North American subsidiary of lithium-ion battery-maker, LG Chem (LGC), Korea. Prior to joining LGCPI in 2005, Dr. Patil spent his entire professional career of 27 years at Ford Motor Company in various engineering and management positions. He served as chief engineer for Ford’s Hybrid Technologies during 2003 and was also chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003. Dr. Patil received his undergraduate degree from IIT, Bombay, and his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has 12 patents, published 22 articles and received the Henry Ford Technology Award in 1991 for his work in Electric Vehicle Powertrain Development.