10 Tesla operations leaders
Vehicle, energy and charging operations at Tesla all appear here, from vehicle operations and manufacturing engineering to Megapack energy storage, energy manufacturing, charging in North America and EMEA, infrastructure controls and Greater China business operations. Eight are current Tesla senior directors and directors and two are former Tesla operations leaders, useful for manufacturers planning a plant ramp or a new operating region.
Professionals to explore
Brian Dastin
LinkedInExperience: Director, Energy Storage Global Operations · Tesla
Megapack is the business Brian Dastin describes as Director, Energy Storage Global Operations at Tesla since November 2023, responsible for growth, productivity and operational excellence across sales and deployment. Earlier titles include energy finance and business operations roles at Tesla (2017-2023) and Service & Warranty Manager - Energy Storage at GE Current, a Daintree company (2016-2017).
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Chris Lister
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President of Operations · Tesla
Chris Lister was Vice President of Operations at Tesla (2017-2022) and later Chief Supply Chain Officer (2023-2024) and Chief Operating Officer (2024-2026) at Redwood Materials. Chris was also Senior Director, Manufacturing and Warehousing at PepsiCo (2015-2017) and has held a board seat at UnitX since 2023, which makes Chris Lister a fit for questions on scaling manufacturing and supply chain operations.
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Fernando Javier Corral Astorga
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Tesla
Fernando Javier Corral Astorga, in the Houston area, is Director of Operations at Tesla since August 2025, after Megafactory Plant Manager, Energy Manufacturing Operations (2022-2025). Earlier, Fernando was General Manager (2022), SoCal Regional Leader (2022) and Multi-Site Leader (2018-2022) at Amazon, relevant to plant and multi-site operations questions.
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Hrushikesh Sagar
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Vehicle Operations and Manufacturing Engineering · Tesla
Hrushikesh Sagar's five Tesla titles are Senior Director, Vehicle Operations and Manufacturing Engineering since August 2022, Director in the same area (2021-2022), Director, Vehicle Operations Planning and Systems (2021), Senior Manager, Vehicle Operations Planning and Systems (2019-2021) and Manager Operations Integration (2018-2019). That path fits vehicle production planning and manufacturing engineering questions.
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Leonardo Guerrero
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Vehicle Components & Remanufacturing Operations · Tesla
Five Tesla roles trace Leonardo Guerrero's path: Sr. Manager, Casting & CNC (2018-2022), Director, Casting Operations (2022-2023), Director, Manufacturing (2023-2024), Director, Vehicle Components & Remanufacturing Operations (2024-2025) and Senior Director, Vehicle Components & Remanufacturing Operations since December 2025. This mix suits questions on casting, vehicle components and remanufacturing operations.
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Matt Reddick
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Energy Manufacturing Operations · Tesla
Based in Reno, Matt Reddick has been Sr. Director, Energy Manufacturing Operations at Tesla since May 2025, after Director, Energy Manufacturing Operations (2022-2025). Amazon roles as Director, Operations (2021-2022), General Manager (2020-2021) and Multi-Site Leader (2019-2020) add multi-site operations experience.
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Pedro Padilla
LinkedInExperience: Former Director Of Manufacturing Operations Model 3 · Tesla
Pedro Padilla was Director Of Manufacturing Operations Model 3 at Tesla (2017-2019) and is now Chief Operating Officer at Seurat Technologies since March 2026, after Sr. Vice President of Operations there (2024-2026). In between, Pedro was Sr. Vice President Global Supply Chain and Operations (2019-2024) and Vice President Operational Excellence (2019) at EFI, a fit for questions on vehicle manufacturing operations and supply chain.
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Pinar Cakir Kavcar, Ph.D., P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Director, Infrastructure Operation Controls & Analytics · Tesla
Construction and infrastructure controls make up Pinar Cakir Kavcar's Tesla titles: Director, Infrastructure Operation Controls & Analytics since October 2025, Infrastructure Programs Controls & Services Leader (2023-2025), Sr. Manager, Engineering and Construction (2022-2023) and Sr. Operations Manager, Construction (2018-2022). Earlier, Pinar was Plants Upgrades Program Manager - Oil, Gas and Chemicals at Bechtel Corporation (2017-2018).
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Tessa Rogers
LinkedInExperience: Director Operations, Charging, North America & EMEA · Tesla
All five of Tessa Rogers's titles are Tesla charging roles: Market Lead, Charging Infrastructure (2018-2020), Operations Manager, Charging - North America (2020-2022), Sr. Manager Operations, Charging - North America (2022-2024), Sr Manager Operations, Charging - North America & EMEA (2024-2025) and Director Operations, Charging, North America & EMEA since August 2025. That makes Tessa Rogers a fit for charging network operations questions across regions.
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Yang Zhou
LinkedInExperience: Business Operation Director, Greater China · Tesla
Yang Zhou is Business Operation Director, Greater China at Tesla since October 2019, based in Beijing, after Sr. Business Operation Manager, APAC (2017-2019) and APAC Sales Analytics Manager, Sales Operations (2015-2017). Yang brings experience in business strategy, demand planning and operations management, plus a role as Sales Operations Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2005-2015).
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Choose the right perspective
Factory questions fit Hrushikesh Sagar, Leonardo Guerrero or Pedro Padilla on the vehicle side, and Matt Reddick or Fernando Javier Corral Astorga on energy manufacturing. Brian Dastin covers energy storage operations from sales to deployment, Tessa Rogers covers charging, Pinar Cakir Kavcar covers infrastructure and construction controls, Yang Zhou covers China business operations, and Chris Lister has the broadest operations title, held through 2022.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a manufacturer staff and sequence a new production line ramp so output targets are met without quality slipping?
- 02What operating metrics matter most when running a charging network across several countries?
- 03How should an energy storage business connect sales, deployment and manufacturing planning as order volume grows?
About this directory
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