· 董事会任命陈雪峰为FF全球CEO，接替被董事会解除全球CEO职务的毕福康。
· 董事会已要求毕福康先生根据Faraday Future治理准则向董事会提出辞呈。
· 陈雪峰拥有丰富的全球豪华汽车品牌实操经验，以及丰富的生产制造、产品规划和执行以及产品交付经验
北京时间2022年11月29日（美国加州11月28日）— 总部位于美国加州的全球共享智能电动出行生态系统公司Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIE) ("FF", “Faraday Future” 或"公司”) 今天宣布FFIE董事会已任命 FF 中国CEO陈雪峰（“XF”）为Faraday Future全球CEO，立即生效。FFIE董事会在对公司2021年7月上市以来的业绩进行全面评估后，解除了毕福康全球CEO的职务。根据公司治理准则，管理董事在被罢免公司高管时须向董事会提出辞呈。董事会已要求毕福康先生根据Faraday Future治理准则向董事会提出辞呈。作为全球CEO，陈雪峰先生的首要任务是将 FF 91 Futurist 推向市场，实现对股东、投资者、全球合作伙伴、用户和员工的承诺。
“我相信在公司的这个关键时刻任命陈雪峰的决定是及时和正确的，”FFIE董事会主席Adam He说，“陈雪峰是全球汽车行业不可多得的拥有极为丰富的汽车全产业链实操经验，和全球化视野的顶级人才，尤其是在福特和捷豹路虎多年的工作履历将成为他管理FF全球团队的坚实基础。公司目前的首要任务是实现FF 91 Futurist的尽快低成本高品质地交付到用户手中以及FF中美双主场的业务落地，以实现Faraday Future股东利益最大化。” FFIE董事长 Adam He说。
陈雪峰在汽车行业拥有近20年的汽车行业经验，拥有丰富的国际豪华汽车品牌运营经验，在加入FF之前曾任职于长安福特、长安马自达、福特亚太设计中心和奇瑞捷豹路虎。他曾带领捷豹路虎团队，在两年内实现了从项目规划、项目实施、生产制造到产品交付，将捷豹路虎在中国的总销量提升至数十万辆，显著提升了捷豹路虎的品牌高度和美誉度。
陈雪峰是业内公认的中国汽车合资企业最年轻的中方掌门人。陈先生在整车国产化、生产设施建设与运营、整车生产、供应链管理与成本控制、品牌营销与销售方面拥有丰富的经验。此外，陈先生在美国车企工作多年而深谙中美两地的市场和文化，这对FF实现短中长期全球战略目标将起到重要的推动作用。
“FF 91 Futurist 将带来独一无二的极智科技奢华的用户体验。随着生产制造第6个里程碑的完成，我们距离最终量产仅一步之遥。我期待与FF全球员工、外部合作伙伴、股东以及投资人密切合作，以实现我们把FF 91 Futurist尽快高品质地交付给用户的承诺，”陈雪峰表示，“有了股东的支持、董事会的信任和全球员工的紧密协作，我对FF的未来发展充满信心。”
目前，FF ieFactory California已经接近完工，并达成了生产制造第六个里程碑，即在车辆主制造区域完成所有基础设施建设和设备安装。FF 91 Futurist目前正在进行量产前最后的测试及验证工作，从目前的结果看，FF 91 Futurist的续航里程、0-60加速、刹车距离等核心性能指标均远超预期。
作为唯一一款下一代极智科技奢华的智能互联网电动车产品，FF 91 Futurist以极限科技、极致用户体验和完整生态的产品DNA，带来了独特的智能互联网电动车出行体验。FF 91 Futurist拥有行业领先的1050匹马力， EPA认证续航里程381英里，0-60英里加速仅需2.27秒，以及独一无二的后排智能互联网系统，提供革命性的用户体验，旨在打造移动、互联、智能、豪华的第三互联网生活空间和用户出行生态系统平台。
Faraday Future Board of Directors Appoints Xuefeng (“XF”) Chen as Global Chief Executive Officer to Boost the FF 91 Futurist Production and Achieve the Long-term Goals of the company
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- The Board of Directors appoints Xuefeng (“XF”) Chen as Faraday Future Global CEO, succeeding Carsten Breitfeld who was removed as Global CEO by the Board of Directors.
- The Board has requested that Mr. Breitfeld tender his resignation from the Board in accordance with the Faraday Future Corporate Governance Guidelines.
- XF possesses extensive hands-on experience with global luxury automotive brands as well as vast experience in manufacturing, product planning and execution and product delivery.
LOS ANGELES, CA (November 28, 2022) - Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc., a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company (NASDAQ: "FFIE") (“FF”, "Faraday Future" or "the Company"), announced today that the FFIE Board of Directors has appointed FF China CEO Xuefeng (“XF”) Chen as Global CEO of Faraday Future, effective immediately. Mr. Chen replaces Carsten Breitfeld, who was removed as Global CEO by the FFIE Board of Directors following a comprehensive evaluation of the Company’s performance since it went public in July 2021. Pursuant to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, management directors are required to tender their resignation from the Board upon their removal as an officer of the Company. The Board has requested that Mr.Breitfeld tender his resignation from the Board in accordance with such Corporate Governance Guidelines.
As Global CEO, Mr. Chen is tasked with delivering the FF 91 Futurist to market, delivering on the promise made to FF stockholders, investors, global partners, users and employees.
"I believe the decision to appoint XF at this critical juncture of the Company is a timely and correct one,” said FFIE Chairman of the Board of Directors Adam He. “XF is a top talent in the global automotive industry and possesses both a global perspective and extensive hands-on experience across the global automotive industrial chain. His years of experience at Ford and Jaguar Land Rover will pave a solid foundation for his leadership of Faraday Future’s global team. The Company’s top priority right now is to deliver the FF 91 Futurist to our users with high quality and minimal cost, and to successfully realize the US-China dual home market strategy with the ultimate goal to maximize Faraday Future stockholder interest,” added Mr. He.
As an automotive veteran with international and extensive operational experience with luxury automotive brands, XF spent nearly 20 years in the automotive industry and worked for Changan Ford, Changan Mazda, Ford Asia Pacific Design Center and Chery Jaguar Land Rover prior to joining FF. He led the Chery Jaguar Land Rover team, overseeing program planning, program implementation, manufacturing, and product delivery within two years and ramping up the total sales volume of Jaguar Land Rover in China to hundreds of thousands of units, and significantly enhancing the status and reputation of the Jaguar Land Rover brand.
XF is acknowledged within the industry as one of the youngest executives in charge of the China-side of business in automotive joint ventures. Mr. Chen has well-rounded experience in vehicle localization, construction and operation of production facilities, vehicle production, supply chain management and cost control, and branding marketing and sales. Mr. Chen is also well-versed in U.S. markets and culture given his prior work for U.S. OEMs, which will be invaluable to Mr. Chen as he seeks to deliver on Faraday Future’s short, mid, and long-term global strategic goals.
"The FF 91 Futurist will deliver a unique user experience of the Ultimate Intelligent TechLuxury. With the completion of the manufacturing #6 milestone, we are just one step away from start of production. I look forward to working closely with Faraday Future’s global employees, external partners, shareholders and investors to honor the promise we’ve made to users – to deliver the FF 91 Futurist with high quality,” said Mr. Chen. “With the support of our shareholders, the trust of our board and the close collaboration among our global employees, I am confident in FFIE’s future,” Mr. Chen added.
The Company recently announced that it completed manufacturing milestone #6, the completion of construction and equipment installation in vehicle assembly areas. The Company also continues to make progress with testing and validation of the FF 91 Futurist. Recent performance metrics including range, 0-60 acceleration and braking have exceeded expectations.
As the only next-gen ultimate intelligent techluxury intelligent Internet EV product, the FF 91 Futurist puts forward a unique intelligent Internet EV mobility experience with extreme technology, ultimate user experience and complete ecosystem product DNA. The FF 91 Futurist features an expected industry-leading 1,050 horsepower, an EPA-certified range of 381 miles, 0-60 mph in an expected 2.27 seconds, a unique rear intelligent Internet system and a revolutionary user experience designed to create a mobile, connected, intelligent, and luxurious third Internet living space and user mobility ecosystem platform.
Users can preorder an FF 91 Futurist via the FF Intelligent App or through our website (English): https://www.ff.com/us/preorder/ or (Chinese): https://www.ff.com/cn/preorder/
Download the new FF Intelligent App (English): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1454187098 or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.faradayfuture.online, (Chinese): http://appdownload.ff.com
ABOUT FARADAY FUTURE
Faraday Future is a class defining luxury electric vehicle company. The Company has pioneered numerous innovations relating to its products, technology, business model, and user ecosystem since inception in 2014. Faraday Future aims to perpetually improve the way people move by creating a forward-thinking mobility ecosystem that integrates clean energy, AI, the Internet and new usership models. Faraday Future’s first flagship product is the FF 91 Futurist.
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