Emad Dlala, a high-ranking official at electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid Motors, has departed from the organization only a few months after ascending to a prominent position, according to TechCrunch.

Dlala’s departure marks the first significant executive exit since Lucid Motors appointed Silvio Napoli as its new CEO in April. Napoli transitioned to Lucid following a successful career in various leadership roles at Schindler Group, a producer of escalators and elevators, and officially assumed the CEO position just last week.

In a statement provided to TechCrunch, Lucid Motors verified Dlala’s exit and indicated that the company is “revamping its structure to enhance innovation and improve execution under CEO Silvio Napoli.”

As part of this restructuring, Lucid Motors announced that Vivek Attaluri, its vice president of vehicle engineering, and Marc Solsona Palomar, vice president of software, will now report directly to Napoli. 

“Emad Dlala has chosen to leave the company to explore other opportunities. We appreciate Emad for his numerous contributions over the years and wish him success in his future pursuits. Lucid remains dedicated to refining our organization and processes to fully utilize our team’s strengths, and will share additional actions shortly,” the company stated.

Dlala opted not to comment.

Having been with Lucid Motors for over a decade, Dlala ranks among the company’s longest-serving staff and executives. During the last five years, he held both the positions of vice president and senior vice president, leading the company’s powertrain division.

In November, he was promoted to oversee all of “Engineering and Digital” concurrently with Lucid Motors’ separation from its long-standing chief engineer Eric Bach. Bach has since filed a lawsuit against Lucid Motors for wrongful termination—although the lawsuit has recently been paused pending arbitration, as per federal court records.

The company has encountered changes in the months that followed. In February, Lucid Motors laid off 12% of its workforce, as first reported by TechCrunch. The search for a new CEO was concluded after a year-long effort to replace Peter Rawlinson, who unexpectedly left in early 2025.

Dlala’s exit occurs just months before the launch of Lucid Motors’ inaugural mass-market vehicle based on its mid-sized platform, named Cosmos, a mid-size EV expected to be priced below $50,000. This would represent the Saudi-owned company’s first significant opportunity to offer a more affordable, widely embraced vehicle.

This cutting-edge EV is also a key element of Lucid’s arrangement to supply robotaxis to Uber. Lucid Motors has committed to developing robotaxis in collaboration with autonomous vehicle firm Nuro, initiating with its Gravity SUV. The self-driving Gravity is set to be deployed on the streets of San Francisco by year’s end.