Shane Smith was appointed Chief Operating Officer on July 23, 2021. He has also served as Microvast’s President of MP Solutions since February 2021. Prior to that, he was Microvast’s Executive Vice President and President of MP Solutions since August 2019.

Before joining Microvast, he was Sr. Vice President of Product Marketing of TransCore, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, from 2013-2019. From 1996-2013, Mr. Smith worked for TriQuint Semiconductor, today Qorvo, Inc., in various roles of increasing responsibility.

In 2011, he was the Vice President for Global Marketing for Mobile Devices. From 1990-1996, Mr. Smith was a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, is a certified Naval Nuclear Engineer, and holds a Master of Science in Business from Johns Hopkins University. He also serves as a trustee of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation.