Pitarević brings over fifteen years of experience in battery and powertrain component manufacturing, having worked with some of the automotive industry’s most prominent technology companies.
He spent 12 years at Continental, overseeing operations of the Hybrid Vehicle Business Unit and more recently held the role of COO and Executive Vice President for Components & Battery Systems at DRÄXLMAIER for over three years.
Pitarević will be responsible for overseeing Rimac Technology’s global operations and manufacturing facilities and play a key role in scaling the company’s advanced battery and drivetrain technology production.
“Nurdin’s extensive expertise across the entire value chain of EV components will be invaluable as we enter into our next phase of rapid growth and expansion. With his proven track record of operational excellence and improving processes and organization to meet the high requirements of being an OEM technology partner and supplier, I’m highly confident he will significantly strengthen our foundations.”
Mate Rimac
Founder and CEO of Rimac Group
“I am thrilled and honored to be joining Rimac Technology at such a pivotal point in its journey. Mate and his brilliant team have built truly revolutionary products that are redefining electric performance. I look forward to helping scale up world-class operations to align with the company’s ambitious vision and future.”
Nurdin Pitarević
COO, Rimac Technology
Rimac Technology continues its momentum towards being a high-volume supplier of premium EV components, with major partnerships already in place with global automakers. Pitarević’s operational expertise will be key in delivering the next stage of the company’s high growth trajectory.
About Rimac Group
The Rimac Group, led by CEO Mate Rimac, is majority shareholder of Bugatti Rimac and the sole stakeholder of Rimac Technology. The Group brings together the most advanced hypercars in the world with a globally renowned team developing high performance electrification, autonomous and software solutions for the world’s largest OEMs. Rimac is based on the outskirts of Zagreb, Croatia, with locations around Europe, and currently employs more than 2,000 people. From 2023, the Rimac Group will be headquartered at a new state-of-the-art 200,000 m2 Rimac Campus, large enough to accommodate over 2,500 people.