Lucid Executive Departs During New CEO’s Leadership Shakeup
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– Emad Dlala, a top executive at Lucid Motors, has left the company months after being promoted, marking the first major executive departure since Silvio Napoli became CEO.
– Lucid Motors confirmed Dlala’s exit, stating it is reorganizing under Napoli to accelerate innovation, with two vice presidents now reporting directly to the CEO.
– Dlala had been with Lucid for over a decade, serving as vice president and senior vice president of powertrain before being elevated to oversee “Engineering and Digital” in November.
– The company has been in flux, including a 12% workforce layoff in February and the departure of former CEO Peter Rawlinson, with Napoli hired after a year-long search.
– Dlala’s departure comes ahead of Lucid’s launch of its first mass-market EV under $50,000, which is also central to a robotaxi deal with Uber and Nuro.
A major leadership shift is underway at Lucid Motors, with the departure of Emad Dlala, a top executive who had been promoted just months earlier. This marks the first significant exit since Silvio Napoli took over as the company’s new CEO in April, formally assuming the role only last week.
Napoli, who joined Lucid after a long career in senior roles at Schindler Group, an escalator and elevator manufacturer, is already reshaping the executive team. In a statement to TechCrunch, Lucid confirmed Dlala’s departure and described it as part of a broader organizational transformation aimed at “accelerating innovation and strengthening execution” under Napoli’s leadership.
As part of this restructuring, Vivek Attaluri, the company’s vice president of vehicle engineering, and Marc Solsona Palomar, vice president of software, will now report directly to Napoli. Lucid’s statement thanked Dlala for his contributions over the years and wished him well, adding that the company is “focused on streamlining our organization and processes.”
Dlala, who declined to comment, had been with Lucid for more than a decade, making him one of its longest-serving employees and executives. Over the last five years, he served as vice president and later senior vice president of the powertrain team. In November, he was elevated to lead all of Engineering and Digital, coinciding with the departure of longtime chief engineer Eric Bach, who has since sued Lucid for wrongful termination. That lawsuit was recently stayed pending arbitration, according to federal court records.
The company has been in a period of flux. In February, Lucid laid off 12% of its workforce, as TechCrunch first reported. That was followed by a yearlong search for a new CEO after Peter Rawlinson abruptly left in early 2025.
Dlala’s exit arrives just months before the launch of Lucid’s first mass-market vehicle, built on its mid-sized platform called Cosmos. Priced below $50,000, this EV is critical for Lucid to reach a broader audience and deliver a more affordable, widely adopted car. The Cosmos platform also underpins Lucid’s deal to supply robotaxis to Uber, developed in partnership with autonomous vehicle company Nuro. The self-driving Gravity SUV is expected to hit the streets of San Francisco by the end of this year.
(Source: TechCrunch)
