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10 Tesla operations leaders
These ten current and former Tesla operations leaders have run vehicle manufacturing, energy manufacturing, charging, energy storage, infrastructure and regional business operations at the company. Readers can learn how Tesla organizes operations across factories, energy products and markets, and how its operations teams scale production and service.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brian Dastin
LinkedInExperience: Director, Energy Storage Global Operations · Tesla
Director, Energy Storage Global Operations at Tesla since November 2023. The profile describes the role as operations leader for Tesla's industrial energy storage business (Megapack), responsible for growth, productivity and operational excellence. Other Tesla rows include Sr. Manager, Commercial Energy Finance & Business Operations (2020–2023) and Manager, Energy Finance & Business Operations (2019–2020).
Chris Lister
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Operations · Tesla
Former Vice President of Operations at Tesla (2017–2022), a vice-president-level operations role according to the profile. Other rows include Chief Operating Officer at Redwood Materials (2024–2026), Chief Supply Chain Officer at Redwood Materials (2023–2024), Senior Director, Manufacturing and Warehousing at PepsiCo (2015–2017), and Board Member at UnitX since 2023.
Fernando Javier Corral Astorga
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Tesla
Director of Operations at Tesla in Houston since August 2025, and former Megafactory Plant Manager, Energy Manufacturing Operations at Tesla (2022–2025). Other rows include General Manager (2022), SoCal Regional Leader (2022) and Multi-Site Leader (2018–2022) at Amazon.
Hrushikesh Sagar
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Vehicle Operations and Manufacturing Engineering · Tesla
Senior Director, Vehicle Operations and Manufacturing Engineering at Tesla since August 2022. Other Tesla rows include Director, Vehicle Operations and Manufacturing Engineering (2021–2022), Director, Vehicle Operations Planning and Systems (2021), Senior Manager, Vehicle Operations Planning and Systems (2019–2021) and Manager Operations Integration (2018–2019).
Leonardo Guerrero
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Vehicle Components & Remanufacturing Operations · Tesla
Senior Director, Vehicle Components & Remanufacturing Operations at Tesla since December 2025. Other Tesla rows include Director, Vehicle Components & Remanufacturing Operations (2024–2025), Director, Manufacturing (2023–2024), Director, Casting Operations (2022–2023) and Sr. Manager, Casting & CNC (2018–2022).
Matt Reddick
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Energy Manufacturing Operations · Tesla
Sr. Director, Energy Manufacturing Operations at Tesla since May 2025, and Director, Energy Manufacturing Operations at Tesla from 2022 to 2025. Former Director, Operations at Amazon (2021–2022), General Manager at Amazon (2020–2021) and Multi-Site Leader at Amazon (2019–2020).
Pedro Padilla
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Manufacturing Operations Model 3 · Tesla
Former Director Of Manufacturing Operations Model 3 at Tesla (2017–2019). Other rows include Chief Operating Officer at Seurat Technologies since 2026, Sr. Vice President of Operations at Seurat Technologies (2024–2026), Sr. Vice President Global Supply Chain and Operations at EFI (2019–2024) and Vice President Operational Excellence at EFI (2019).
Pinar Cakir Kavcar, Ph.D., P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Director, Infrastructure Operation Controls & Analytics · Tesla
Director, Infrastructure Operation Controls & Analytics at Tesla since October 2025. Other Tesla rows include Infrastructure Programs Controls & Services Leader (2023–2025), Sr. Manager, Engineering and Construction (2022–2023) and Sr. Operations Manager, Construction (2018–2022), and there is a Plants Upgrades Program Manager - Oil, Gas and Chemicals row at Bechtel Corporation (2017–2018).
Tessa Rogers
LinkedInExperience: Director Operations, Charging, North America & EMEA · Tesla
Director Operations, Charging, North America & EMEA at Tesla since August 2025. Other Tesla rows include Sr Manager Operations, Charging - North America & EMEA (2024–2025), Sr. Manager Operations, Charging - North America (2022–2024), Operations Manager, Charging - North America (2020–2022) and Market Lead, Charging Infrastructure (2018–2020).
Yang Zhou
LinkedInExperience: Business Operation Director, Greater China · Tesla
Business Operation Director, Greater China at Tesla since October 2019. Former Sr. Business Operation Manager, APAC at Tesla (2017–2019), APAC SALES ANALYTICS MANAGER, Sales Operations at Tesla (2015–2017) and Sales Operations Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2005–2015). The profile lists experience in business strategy, demand planning and operations management.
Choose the right perspective
Match the leader's product line and site to your question, for example a vehicle manufacturing leader for factory ramp topics or an energy or charging operations leader for deployment and service questions. Check each person's dates, since Tesla's operating practices can change quickly and a former leader's view may reflect an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Tesla plan and ramp production capacity for a new factory line or product?
- 02Which operating metrics do Tesla operations leaders use to track throughput, quality and cost?
- 03How are manufacturing, supply chain and service operations coordinated when demand shifts quickly?
About this directory
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