Cintra, George

George Cintra serves as GM’s Director of Global Battery R&D. Cintra leads GM’s comprehensive battery innovation strategy and portfolio across all business segments. He is a globally recognized battery expert with more than 30 years of leadership experience in energy storage technologies across consumer electronics, aerospace, defense, medical devices, and electric vehicles. Prior to joining GM, Cintra was CTO at EaglePicher Technologies where he led all engineering and technology initiatives for battery solutions in aerospace and defense. Prior to EaglePicher, he was Executive Vice President and CTO for Integer Holdings (formerly Greatbatch), a diverse medical device supplier, where he led global research, development, engineering and regulatory & clinical affairs serving implantable medical and portable power products in cardiac rhythum management, neuromodulation, surgical instrumenentation, and patient monitoring. Cintra began his career in batteries at Duracell, where he led the development and commissioning of the first lithium-ion cell production line in the US. He subsequently led numerous initiatives and organizations in battery related advanced materials, new product innovation and process development as part of Gillette and Procter & Gamble Co. Cintra has been awarded 39 patents in the U.S. and internationally across a broad range of power systems and electromechanical product innovations. In addition to his professional accomplishments, Cintra is a member of the USABC Management Council. He has also served as a Board Member for NanoGraf and Advastim, and is on the Advisory Boards of other energy-focused companies. Cintra also serves on the Chemical Engineering Advisory Board of the University of Rhode Island where is earned his B. S. in chemical engineering and completed graduate studies in chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Virginia.