Executive Management
David Michery
CEO & FOUNDER
As Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, David Michery has led Mullen and
its divisions since its inception in 2014. With over 25 years of executive management,
marketing, distressed assets, and business restructuring experience, Mr. Michery brings
a wealth of relevant knowledge and expertise to the Mullen brand. He has notably created
12 trademarks so far to develop the company brand and vision.
Mr. Michery is working towards a sustainable future accessible to all by creating a suite of clean-energy electric vehicles at varied price points. With entirely US-based manufacturing and operations, Mr. Michery is also determined to have Mullen play a role in shaping a self-sustaining local economy by creating more jobs in America.
Mr. Michery manages risks and company expectations as a pathway to success and has personally overseen several businesses totaling over $1 billion in transactions. His key strength is being fiscally responsible and leading teams to complete projects on time and within budget. In addition, as a seasoned professional in this space, Mr. Michery has demonstrated skill in building businesses from the ground up and into successful entities that subsequently sold for hundreds of millions of dollars.
Mr. Michery is working towards a sustainable future accessible to all by creating a suite of clean-energy electric vehicles at varied price points. With entirely US-based manufacturing and operations, Mr. Michery is also determined to have Mullen play a role in shaping a self-sustaining local economy by creating more jobs in America.
Mr. Michery manages risks and company expectations as a pathway to success and has personally overseen several businesses totaling over $1 billion in transactions. His key strength is being fiscally responsible and leading teams to complete projects on time and within budget. In addition, as a seasoned professional in this space, Mr. Michery has demonstrated skill in building businesses from the ground up and into successful entities that subsequently sold for hundreds of millions of dollars.
Jonathan New
Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan New has served as our Chief Financial Officer since September 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. New was Chief Financial Officer of Motorsport Games, Inc., a developer of racing games and esport events (Nasdaq:MSGM) from January 2020 to September 2022. Prior to that, Mr. New was Chief Financial Officer of Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK), an owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle charging equipment and networked electric vehicle charging services, from July 2018 to January 2020. Prior to Blink Charging Co., Mr. New was Chief Financial Officer of Net Element, Inc. (Nasdaq: NETE), a global technology and value-added solutions group that supports electronic payments acceptance in a multi-channel environment, from 2008 to July 2018. He has a career of leading rapidly growing businesses through levels of increasing success, with experience in directing strategies in accounting, operations, financial planning and analysis, information technology, human resources, mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), taxation, and investor relations. Mr. New obtained his BS in Accounting from Florida State University and began his career with Accenture. He is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Chester Bragado
Chief Accounting Officer
Chester A Bragado brings over 20 years of diverse expertise in accounting, finance, and organizational leadership to his role as Chief Accounting Officer at Mullen Automotive. Before joining Mullen, Chester served as Vice President of Finance and Controller at a leading CPG and manufacturing company, where he directed financial strategy and operations. His career also includes consulting and auditing for Fortune 500 companies with a Big 4 consulting firm, as well as key roles at major real estate and telecommunications firms. Chester’s deep knowledge and experience spans mergers and acquisitions, operational improvement, and organizational design, making him a dynamic leader known for driving financial growth and efficiency. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in California and is currently an Executive MBA candidate at UCLA Anderson School of Management, class of 2026.
Calin Popa
President - Automotive
Calin Popa has served as President of Mullen Automotive since 2017. Mr. Popa is an energetic executive with an exceptional background in global automotive manufacturing. With over 30 years of international experience, his knowledge spans all aspects of vehicle development and manufacturing from concept to launch. Mr. Popa has led engineering management for various companies, including MAN, Ford, GM, Chrysler, and Fisker in the US, Germany, and Mexico. He holds a Master of Engineering degree in Automotive from the University of Brasov, Romania.
John Taylor
President & SVP of Global Manufacturing
John Taylor is Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing and Strategic Planning at Mullen. Mr. Taylor brings a great wealth of experience, including oversight of several plant start-ups and vehicle launches in the U.S. and abroad. After graduating from the Philpot School of Automotive Design in Detroit in 1987, Mr. Taylor started his automotive career at General Motors. At GM, he was involved in eleven major automotive vehicle launches serving as launch manager, operations manager, and machine and equipment manager, among other roles. In 2010, He joined Tesla and was one of the first 50 employees, leading the advanced manufacturing engineering group. Mr. Taylor played a critical role in opening the Fremont facility and manufacturing operations for the Tesla Model S and architecture for future projects.
Jillian Green
Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs
Jillian Green spent two-and-a-half years representing insurers globally in claims involving cyber and privacy issues, including data and security breaches, cyber extortion, regulatory penalties, media liability, and consumer lawsuits. Ms. Green brings significant litigation experience as she has litigated a variety of different matters in both, Federal and State courts. She received her Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School and her Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Fullerton.
Jason Putnam
Vice President of Marketing
Jason Putnam has over 20 years of experience working in executive-level sales and marketing positions in the automotive industry. Prior to Mullen, Mr. Putnam was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Motortrak. He led the company’s introduction into the US market and oversaw the success of OEM partnerships with Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, and McLaren. In addition, Mr. Putnam brings a strong background in conceptualizing and executing across all online and traditional advertising categories to Mullen’s brand and EV strategy. Mr. Putnam has a Bachelor of Science from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL.
Sandra Boyer
Vice President of Human Resources
Sandra Boyer has over 25 years of experience as an innovative bilingual human resources leader focusing on improving organizational performance, growth, and employee engagement and turning organizational vision into action goals while ensuring legal compliance in different industries, including hospitality, information technology, and manufacturing. Mrs. Boyer's experience and education have been an impactful element in the success of the organizations with which she has collaborated. Her expertise is in strategic planning, organizational design & effectiveness, and implementing and managing human resources and safety-related policies & programs that align with the organizational needs and goals. Mrs. Boyer has a BA in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine, and an MA in Business with an emphasis in Human Resources from the University of Southern California. In addition, she has received certifications in different areas of HR compliance and from the Society for Human Resources Management.
Peter Prisbrey
Vice President of Information Systems
Peter Prisbrey is a versatile professional with a solid background in information technology business processes; he has ten plus years of experience administering IT infrastructure for startups and corporate environments. Mr. Prisbrey gained valuable enterprise experience working for the 500+ employee electric vehicle manufacturer Coda Automotive. His core competencies include cloud and hybrid cloud infrastructure, Windows Server, VMware administration, and data collection. Most recently, he was responsible for the operation of commercial behind-the-meter distributed energy storage systems and the collection and presentation of the system’s data. Mr. Prisbey graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration & Information Systems degree from California State University, Fullerton.
Marian Petrelecan
Vice President of Mechanical Systems
Marian Petrelecan has served as the Vice President of Mechanical Systems at Mullen since 2020. He is an enterprise leader who brings over 28 years of international and domestic experience in OEMs and automotive start-ups. Mr. Petrelecan's expertise is in vehicle product engineering, design, homologation, validation, quality, program management, and electrification. He has successfully built engineering teams from scratch for several EV companies such as Fisker, NIO, and Indi EV. In addition, he managed various BMW, Chrysler, Fisker, and NIO teams on several vehicle programs from the concept phase through launch in the US, Germany, Great Britain, and Mexico.
Corry Davis
Vice President of Vehicle Integration and Homologation
Corry Davis is a highly accomplished, results-driven professional with more than 17 years of diverse engineering and management experience. Before joining Mullen in 2021 as the Vice President of Vehicle Integration and Homologation, Mr. Davis held roles as Vice President of Engineering, Director of Engineering, and Chief Engineer at multiple small vehicles and specialty manufacturers. Mr. Davis has a focused technical background in electric traction systems and vehicle integration. He has worked as a technical expert in electric vehicle integration and component development for automotive manufacturers in the United States, China, Korea, and India. As a result, Mr. Davis brings an extensive network of industry experts and a vast knowledge of electric drive system technology and full vehicle development, validation, and proven design methodologies.
Ethan Le
VP of Product Engineering
Ethan is a seasoned automotive professional with over 28 years of experience in domestic and international OEM and Tier 1 supplier roles. His expertise spans engineering design, vehicle architecture, and ergonomics, program planning and control, program/product launch, and engineering quality improvement in support of plant production. Ethan's career highlights include significant contributions at Ford, where he played a key role in launching several Mustang models based on the SN95 & S197 platforms from 2003 to 2011, and other notable vehicles like the Lincoln MKZ, Fusion HEV and Police, Lincoln Nautilus, and the EcoSport across various global markets (US / CAN / Mexico / India / China). Recently at VinFast LLC - Vietnam, Ethan successfully rebuilt the engineering team. He redesigned and launched the VF9 EV in Vietnam and the U.S. market as the Chief Program Engineer and Director of VF9 Institute. Ethan earned a BSME from Michigan State University in December 1995, an MBA-TM from the University of Phoenix in August 2002, a Master of Engineering-PD from the University of Detroit Mercy in December 2007, and a System & Vehicle Architecture degree via a higher and continuing Education Program from MIT in March 2022.
Andre Hudson
Vice President of Design
Andre Hudson is an accomplished Design Leader with a proven history of compelling design and brand vision leadership, which has resulted in several highly successful concept and production vehicles in the marketplace. His career spans 25 years, working in Detroit, England, and California on products for Chevrolet, Saturn, Genesis, IndiEV, and Mullen, and most notably, he was a key architect in the rebirth of Hyundai with the development of the highly successful 'Fluidic Sculpture' 2011 Sonata. Mr. Hudson believes a strong aesthetic must be supported by a strong story and brand essence, and thus knows the power of holistic Design within an organization. With a matured sense of art/design awareness, aesthetic acuteness, team leadership, and cross-functional understanding, Andre stays fully integrated into all aspects of design development, including packaging and digital modeling, and leads and mentors his team not only with verbal direction but by physical example.
Robert Brown
Vice President of Program Operations
Robert Brown is an automotive professional with over 30 years of automotive experience. Over the past three decades, he has worn many hats within the industry and worked for several OEMs. Robert comes to Mullen Automotive as VP of PMO after having spent the last 14 years of his career in the EV industry working for companies such as Fisker Automotive, Karma Automotive, and Lordstown Motors. Robert started his career as an automotive technician in the post-manufacturing side of the business. He later moved to Service Engineering, working for organizations such as Saturn and Kia Motors. Following his PMP certification, he applied the hands-on and post productions learnings to launch the Karma Revero and Karma Revero GT successfully.
Board of Directors
David Michery has served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
of Mullen since its inception. His automotive experience began with the acquisition of
Mullen Motor Company in 2012; he acquired Coda Automotive assets as an entryway into the
EV business. Mr. Michery brings over 25 years of experience within executive management,
marketing, distressed assets, and business restructuring. Mr. Michery is qualified to serve
as a director because of his operational and historical expertise gained from serving as
Mullen's Chief Executive Officer and his experience leading various businesses, including
automotive.
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
Ignacio Novoa has been investing/managing real estate since 2003. Was in law enforcement for
a few years as well as worked security for a government contractor and held secret clearances. Presently
works as a real estate consultant and managing investment properties as well as managing my own real
estate portfolio
Mary Winter has been an integral part of Mullen since inception; she has served as
a director since 2018. She currently serves as the Secretary of the Corporation and
Secretary of the Board of Directors. Formerly, she was the Vice President of Operations
for Mullen since 2014. Ms. Winter is qualified to serve as a director because of her
business and operational knowledge of Mullen.
Independent Director | 👥 Nominating & Governance Committee Member
Independent Director | 👥 Nominating & Governance Committee Member
Mark Betor has served as director of Mullen since 2018, and he served on the
Compensation Committee for the same period. Mr. Betor is a retired businessman and law
enforcement officer. Since retirement, he has been involved with real estate investments
and private business. Mr. Betor is qualified to serve as a director because of his vast
experience within investments and private businesses.
Independent Director | 👤 Nominating & Governance Committee Chairperson | 👥 Audit Committee Member | 👥 Compensation Committee Member
Independent Director | 👤 Nominating & Governance Committee Chairperson | 👥 Audit Committee Member | 👥 Compensation Committee Member
John K. Andersen has been involved in all aspects of the Real Estate industry
for over five decades. He has been an owner/operator/partner/director/of companies
in a variety of sectors, including Plumbing, Real Estate, Escrow, Loan, and Pest
Control. In addition, he has prepared or scrutinized the financials of all these
companies. He has also sat on the Board of Directors of four different corporations
over that same time period. He is a licensed Real Estate Agent in multiple states
and owns and operates a multi-branch Escrow Company. Among other business ventures,
he manages Real Estate investments for himself and others. He has vast business
knowledge and experience and prides himself on his ability to pay attention to details.
👥 Audit Committee Member | 👥 Compensation Committee Member
👥 Audit Committee Member | 👥 Compensation Committee Member
William Miltner has served as a litigation attorney for over 30 years. For 13
years, Mr. Miltner successfully co-founded and co-managed the law firm of Perkins & Miltner,
LLP, a respected San Diego litigation firm. When co-founder David Perkins left law practice
in 2006, Mr. Miltner co-founded Miltner & Menck, APC, a full-service law firm in San Diego,
CA. Mr. Miltner has represented many publicly traded and private companies, including
residential developers, construction contractors, title insurance companies, and banking and
lending institutions. His substantial experience includes representing and defending clients
in complex property, general business, construction, title insurance and lender litigation,
and transactional matters. Mr. Miltner is a member of the American and San Diego County Bar
Associations and American Business Trial Lawyers Association. He was admitted to The State
Bar of California in 1988. Mr. Miltner is qualified to serve as a director because of his
knowledge and experience within law practice areas and litigation matters.
Kent Puckett has served on Mullen's Board of Directors since 2018, serving on the
Audit Committee during that time. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of
Mullen. Mr. Puckett is an experienced CFO with a proven track record of establishing
cross-functional partnerships to deliver stellar results. He has led many companies in
their audit and disclosure requirements, creating operations, marketing, and sales division
budgets of multi-million dollars and being accountable for allocating resources to exceed
profit and sales goals. Mr. Puckett has a B.S. in Business Administration from Pensacola
Christian College and Advanced Studies in Management, Finance, Compliance, Insurance,
Financial Consulting, Taxation, and Financial Reporting, focused on Public Companies
reporting and audit requirements. Mr. Puckett is qualified to serve as a director because
of his extensive finance and accounting background and experience.
Independent Director | 👤 Compensation Committee Chairperson | 👥 Audit Committee Chairperson | 👥 Nominating & Governance Committee Member
Independent Director | 👤 Compensation Committee Chairperson | 👥 Audit Committee Chairperson | 👥 Nominating & Governance Committee Member
Board Diversity Matrix (As of January 1, 2024)
FEMALE
MALE
Total Number of Directors
7
Part 1: Gender Identity
Directors
1
6
Part II: Demographic Background
White
1
5
Hispanic
1
Board Diversity Matrix (As of December 31, 2023)
FEMALE
MALE
Total Number of Directors
7
Part 1: Gender Identity
Directors
1
6
Part II: Demographic Background
White
1
5
Hispanic
1
Board Diversity Matrix (As of July 1, 2022)
FEMALE
MALE
Total Number of Directors
7
Part 1: Gender Identity
Directors
1
6
Part II: Demographic Background
White
1
5
Hispanic
1
Committee Composition
AUDIT
COMPENSATION
NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE
David Michery
Ignacio Novoa
Mary Winter
Mark Betor
John K. Andersen
William Miltner
Kent Puckett
Chairman of the Board
Independent Director
Committee Chairperson
Committee Member
Governance Documents
Corporate Governance Guidelines
Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
Audit Committee Charter
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter
Compensation Committee Charter
