Enovix Corporation Appoints Steve Bakos as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales to Support Commercial Scale-up and Revenue Growth

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New silicon-specific testing framework aligned with lead smartphone customer FREMONT, Calif., May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enovix Corporation (Nasdaq: ENVX) (“Enovix”), a leader in advanced lithium-ion battery technology, today announced the appointment of Steve Bakos as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. He reports to Samira Naraghi, Chief Business Officer in a newly created role. The move comes as Enovix advances toward the commercial launch of its flagship 100% silicon-anode batteries and continues scaling of its silicon-enhanced product line from Korea. The appointment reflects Enovix’s transition from technology qualification toward commercial execution across consumer and industrial markets. Bakos is a veteran sales executive with more than 35 years of experience in the global semiconductor industry. He joins Enovix from Infineon Technologies, where he served as Vice President of Corporate Account Sales for large global accounts including Apple. Earlier in his career, he held VP-level sales, distribution and marketing leadership roles at Linear Technology, Intersil, Exar Corporation, and several high-growth startups, building and scaling global sales organizations serving leading customers across consumer communications, industrial and high-performance computing markets. Bakos holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Cornell University. Bakos’ appointment comes amid expanding commercial momentum across smartphones, smart eyewear, drone and defense applications and underscores Enovix’s commitment to build the commercial infrastructure needed to support scaled revenue growth. Dr. Raj Talluri, President and CEO of Enovix, said: “Enovix is entering a new phase where commercial execution must scale alongside our technology leadership. Steve brings deep experience in global account strategy and channel management, making him the ideal leader to help scale our worldwide sales efforts. His track record of building high-performance teams and winning strategic accounts is exactly what Enovix needs in this next phase. This addition to the team is timely as we recently reached alignment with our lead smartphone customer on a silicon-specific qualification framework that better reflects real-world usage conditions for silicon-based batteries than the legacy 0.7C testing. This updated framework extends testing duration while increasing confidenc...

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