Dr. Robin Zeng Receives Benchmark Lifetime Achievement Award

SHANGHAI, Nov. 10, 2026 - Dr. Robin Zeng, Chairman & CEO of CATL, has received the Benchmark Lifetime Achievement Award at Benchmark Week 2026, in recognition of his contributions to advancing battery technology and bringing electrification to a global scale.

Established by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a leading provider of energy transition supply chain intelligence, the award honors individuals whose vision, leadership and achievements have shaped the industry. Previous recipients include notable figures such as Nobel laureate Professor M. Stanley Whittingham and Tesla co-founder JB Straubel. This year's award was presented by Bob Galyen, former Chief Technology Officer of CATL and the 2025 recipient of the same award.

"Robin is a man who could see further down the road than almost anyone else, and who not only saw that road, but also went out and built it," said Bob Galyen as he presented the award. "For Robin, electrification was never only about selling batteries; it was about cutting emissions across the entire energy system, from the mine to the factory to the road."

A scientist by training, Dr. Zeng earned his PhD in condensed matter physics at the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He brought the same scientific rigor to the challenge of manufacturing advanced batteries at scale, accelerating the global transition to e-mobility, supporting the adoption of renewable energy, and helping reshape the future of mankind.