With over 10 years of experience in human capital management, Lydia is a results-driven and customer-centric HR leader who is passionate about building the future of EV battery manufacturing at Panasonic Energy of North America. She is a trusted partner and c-suite advisor who has in-depth understanding of the HR and talent challenges facing organizations of various sizes and stages of growth and maturity.

Lydia has a proven track record of solving complex HR and human capital challenges by using a data-driven approach, focusing on the big picture while executing on the tactical details, and creating positive organizational change through meticulous change management and the application of digital technologies and analytics. She has spearheaded the design and implementation of the future state HR strategy as a shared services organization, architected the HR organization and technology landscape, and transformed and governed the annual strategy and financial planning approach. She is skilled at business modeling and case development, stakeholder management and change management, talent and people analytics, and HR technology vendor assessment, selection, and management. She holds the SHRM-SCP and Prosci certifications and speaks three languages.

Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) is a large-scale, advanced battery manufacturer, operating inside Tesla’s Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, known for its quality of life and expansive outdoor adventures. Panasonic supplies cylindrical lithium-ion cells and is one of the world’s largest lithium ion battery cell producers. PENA works towards the vision of affordable electric vehicles and a clean energy society by producing the world’s safest, highest quality, and lowest cost batteries. PENA is one of the largest employers in Northern Nevada. For more information, please visit https://panasonicnv.com/. Our mission at PENA is to make the vision of affordable electric vehicles a reality by production of the world’s safest, high quality, and lowest cost batteries. Through this effort, we will create a clean energy society, and our products will change society’s use of and perceptions of electric power.