{"id":9605,"date":"2025-05-14T12:53:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/?p=9605"},"modified":"2025-09-08T09:01:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T08:01:28","slug":"leadership-update-at-elaphe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/en\/news\/leadership-update-at-elaphe\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Update at Elaphe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Leadership Update at Elaphe<\/h1>\n<p>After leading Elaphe since its visionary foundation, Gorazd Lampi\u010d is transitioning to a new role on the Advisory Board.<\/p>\n<p>This marks an important milestone in Elaphe\u2019s journey. It also represents our next strategic step\u2014one that strengthens our focus on the vehicle-level benefits of in-wheel motors enabled by high-speed control.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re proud to welcome Dr. Rainer Kallenbach as the new CEO of Elaphe Propulsion Technologies.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9606 size-us_600_400_crop lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rainer-Kallenbach-250514-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rainer-Kallenbach-250514-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rainer-Kallenbach-250514-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rainer-Kallenbach-250514-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rainer-Kallenbach-250514-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rainer-Kallenbach-250514-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rainer-Kallenbach-250514-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rainer-Kallenbach-250514-scaled.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With over three decades of leadership experience at Bosch and most recently as President &amp; CEO of Silicon Mobility, Rainer brings deep expertise in automotive electronics, software-defined vehicle architectures, and innovation in electrified mobility\u2014a perfect fit for Elaphe\u2019s evolving vision.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udde8\ufe0f \u201cMy vision of Elaphe: Software-defined electric vehicles using Direct Drive Technology \u2014 delivering next-level user experience, more usable space, greater efficiency, and lower overall vehicle production cost.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Rainer Kallenbach, CEO, Elaphe<\/p>\n<p>Welcome, Rainer \u2013 we\u2019re excited for what lies ahead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leadership Update at Elaphe After leading Elaphe since its visionary foundation, Gorazd Lampi\u010d is transitioning to a new role on the Advisory Board. 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