# Silvio Napoli

> Silvio Napoli is the CEO and a board member of Lucid Group, based in Newark, California. He assumed the CEO role on June 1, 2026 after a career at Schindler spanning Indian and Asian operations, group chief executive and chairman. A materials-science graduate of EPFL and Harvard MBA earned as a Fulbright scholar, he is now leading organizational and operational changes at Lucid.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Lucid Group
- **Organizations:** Lucid Group, Schindler Group, Eaton Corporation, ALSO Holding, The Dow Chemical Company
- **From:** Rome, Italy
- **Nationality:** Italian
- **Education:** Materials science degree, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), MBA; Fulbright scholar, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Established and led Schindler’s Indian subsidiary., Led Schindler’s Asia-Pacific region before becoming group CEO and chairman., Earned an MBA as a Fulbright scholar.

## Career timeline

- **1989** — Graduated from EPFL and began his career at Dow Chemical in Germany.
- **1994** — Joined Schindler Group.
- **1998** — Led the establishment of Schindler’s Indian subsidiary.
- **2001–2003** — Director of Corporate Development (M&A), ALSO Holding.
- **2003–2005** — General Manager of Schindler’s Hong Kong company.
- **2005–2008** — Led Jardine Schindler Group.
- **2008–2013** — Group Executive Committee member responsible for Asia-Pacific.
- **2014–2016** — First term as Schindler Group CEO.
- **2016** — Elected to Schindler’s board.
- **2017** — Became chairman of Schindler.
- **2019** — Joined Eaton’s board of directors.
- **2022** — Resumed the Schindler CEO role while remaining chairman.
- **2025** — Departed Schindler’s executive and board leadership.
- **2026-04** — Announced as Lucid’s incoming CEO; joined its board.
- **2026-06-01** — Assumed the CEO role at Lucid.

## Achievements

- Established and led Schindler’s Indian subsidiary.
- Led Schindler’s Asia-Pacific region before becoming group CEO and chairman.
- Earned an MBA as a Fulbright scholar.
- Received an EPFL Alumni Award in 2016.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Lucid and Bolt announced a European autonomous-mobility partnership; Bolt aims to deploy at least 25,000 autonomous Lucid vehicles.
- **2026-08** — Lucid announced additional commercial, finance and marketing appointments.
- **2026-08** — Lucid outlined an operational reset and a $1.4 billion cash-flow improvement plan, an announced objective.
- **2026-07** — Lucid announced a leadership structure halving the CEO’s direct reports.
- **2026-06** — Napoli formally became Lucid CEO on June 1.

## Links

- Website: https://lucidmotors.com/en-ae/company/leadership/silvio-napoli
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvio-napoli

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Last updated: 2026-10-23