On April 11, 2024, Phoenix Motor Inc. appointed Lewis W. Liu as Phoenix Motor Inc.'s Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Lewis W. Liu, age 61, has been serving as SVP of Operations and SVP of Vehicle Program & Business Development since July 2022. Prior to that, from January 2019 to April 2022, Dr. Liu worked as VP of Business Development & Strategy, Corporate Process Executive and Quality Task Force Head at Karma Automotive.

Dr. Liu was a founding team member at AiKar. Dr. Liu served as the Head of the Global Charging Business and Head of Strategic Partnerships for Faraday Future, another California based EV start-up. In addition, Dr. Liu was the Lead Director of the automotive practice for KPMG Advisory (China) in Beijing, China.

Dr. Liu served as general manager with full P&L responsibility for a business unit of a global Fortune 500 electronics manufacturer operating five plants in the region. Dr. Liu also acted as a plant manager and regional supply chain head for this global Fortune 500 company. Dr. Liu holds an Ph.D. in Automotive Engineering from Tsinghua University, an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago, an MS in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Mississippi, and a BS in Computer Science from Beijing Polytechnic University.