Enovix Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries including proprietary silicon-anode architectures, has announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Vyvoda as Chief Operating Officer, effective July 29, 2026. Vyvoda, who previously served as Director of Product Operations at Apple where he helped scale AirPods manufacturing to high-volume production across multiple Asian manufacturing sites, will report directly to Dr. Raj Talluri, President and CEO. In his new role, he will assume responsibility for Enovix's global manufacturing, supply chain, and operations engineering organizations as the company scales to sustained, high-volume production at its Malaysia and Korea manufacturing facilities, with R&D support from its India operations.
Leadership Structure and Reporting
The appointment establishes a unified operations organization with end-to-end responsibility from the factory floor to customer delivery. Several senior leaders will report to Vyvoda, consolidating operational oversight under a single leadership structure.
| Role |
Leader |
| Global Manufacturing Operations |
Kihong ("KH") Park, Senior Vice President |
| Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) |
Ed Casey |
| Strategic Sourcing |
James Wilcox, Vice President |
"Michael brings exactly the kind of broad, cross-functional operating leadership Enovix needs at this stage," said Dr. Talluri. "We are scaling into sustained, multi-site, high-volume manufacturing across smartphone, smart eyewear, defense and industrial platforms simultaneously. Michael has done this before — building manufacturing organizations that successfully transition products from introduction to high-volume production while improving yield, throughput, cost and operational discipline."
Executive Background
Dr. Vyvoda brings more than 25 years of operations and manufacturing leadership experience spanning high-growth startups and global technology leaders. He joins Enovix from Magrathea Metals, where he served as Chief Operating Officer leading operations for the company's electrolytic magnesium development platform. Prior to that, he was COO at Aircapture, where he took direct air capture technology from early development through commercialization. His earlier tenure at Apple spanned more than five years as Director, Product Operations for Audio Products, during which he helped scale AirPods manufacturing from new product introduction to high-volume production while leading cost reduction initiatives to support margin expansion. His broader operations background includes senior manufacturing roles at ThinFilm Electronics, GT Advanced Technologies, Twin Creeks Technologies, SanDisk, and Matrix Semiconductor. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan.
"Enovix is at an inflection point — scaling from technology leadership into sustained, high-volume commercial manufacturing," said Dr. Vyvoda. "What drew me to Enovix is the rare combination of genuinely differentiated technology and customer demand across multiple large end markets."
Business Context and Commercial Progress
Vyvoda's appointment comes as Enovix accelerates commercial execution across several product platforms. The company's latest reported results highlight meaningful operational and financial progress across key business metrics.
| Metric |
Details |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) |
49% to $7.6 million |
| Consecutive Quarters of Positive Gross Profit |
Sixth consecutive quarter |
| Global Pipeline (Korea-manufactured products) |
More than $130 million |
| First Commercial Production Order |
Approximately 50,000 units (smart eyewear) |
| New Platform Launch |
MX-1™ for drone and defense markets |
Smartphone qualification continues to advance alongside the smart eyewear and defense programs. The appointment completes the deliberate strengthening of Enovix's operating leadership, following the earlier additions of Ed Casey as Vice President, Operations leading Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, and Sanghyuck Park as Senior Director, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering.
Appointment Summary
| Detail |
Information |
| New Appointment |
Chief Operating Officer |
| Appointee |
Dr. Michael Vyvoda |
| Effective Date |
July 29, 2026 |
| Reports To |
Dr. Raj Talluri, President and CEO |
| Previous Role |
COO, Magrathea Metals |
| Notable Prior Experience |
Director of Product Operations, Apple (Audio Products) |
| Education |
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley; B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan |