Endera Taps New VP, Product Management
Ryan Polanco will oversee the company’s marketing strategies and executions, as well as work cross-departmentally to project manage the successful creation, development, and launch of new vehicles, charging, and software solutions.

Ryan Polanco
Endera, a technology company specializing in all-electric commercial vehicles, charging infrastructure, and software solutions, named Ryan Polanco VP, product management.
In his new role, Polanco will oversee the company’s marketing strategies and executions, as well as work cross-departmentally to project manage the successful creation, development, and launch of new vehicles, charging, and software solutions.
With over eight years of marketing, product management, sales, and operations experience, Polanco was most recently the GM of Cleveland Golf/ASICS - North America, where he oversaw product and brand marketing by managing multi-million-dollar marketing budgets. He managed sales forecasts, inventory levels, purchasing, and oversaw the supply chain to ensure sales targets were met. He also organized multiple product launches and promotions from Srixon, Cleveland Golf, XXIO, and ASICS, leading to the highest achieved market shares in recent years and company history.
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