Ian McCallum Email Address

Chief Growth Officer

Celgard is an industrial automation company providing battery separator technology.

Ian’s career represents the intersection of transportation, energy, and manufacturing. He is a strategic and innovative business leader with expertise across multiple industries, including vehicle electrification, energy storage systems, aerospace, and many others. His diverse background spans well over 2 decades of cross-functional leadership experience, including: corporate strategy, strategic marketing, sales operations, business development, product management, applications engineering, manufacturing operations, R&D and innovation management. He has significant global experience managing remote teams in a matrix organization, and is able to stretch beyond role definitions to drive success for the business. He takes a forward-looking systems approach to customer and market challenges that shows a history of success in making: - e-mobility applications more competitive - electrochemical energy storage applications more affordable - commercial vehicles more durable & valuable, - aircraft structures lighter & stronger, - solar photovoltaic systems more cost effective & accessible, - commercial buildings more energy efficient & sustainable, and - new materials, products and technologies commercially viable and valuable. Currently he delivers optimal value in market-facing roles that bridge the gap between product/services, systems & applications technology and the markets segments of strategic importance they serve best. Example specialties: strategic business planning, team building, industrial marketing, sales management, collaborative partnerships, data-driven value proposition development, primary and secondary market research, customer planning, new product development, concept ideation, voice of the customer, process quality control (6-sigma certified), quantitative decision models and forecasting.