January 19, 2026: Lead battery giant Leoch has announced the appointment of group CEO Kouyue Wu as an executive director with effect from January 8.

Wu, 56, has been CEO of Leoch International Technology since December 2024. His contracted term of office as an executive director is three years.

Leoch chairman Dong Li said Wu has around 30 years of experience in production operations and supply chain management.

Wu joined Leoch in May 2014 and has successively been appointed to a number of senior management and executive posts including supply chain director, quality director, president of sales for the China region of the group and the group’s chief operating officer.

Batteries International reported last month that Leoch had approved a product procurement framework agreement to support initial operations of its proposed US spin-off company.

The move came after Dong Li exclusively told the magazine last year that the proposed spin-off would support an expansion of business in the West.