"Former Amazon Marketplace vice president Peter Faricy is the new person in charge of the company, and he started on Monday, Slate spokesperson Jeff Jablansky told TechCrunch. Most recently, Faricy had been an advisor at McKinsey and Bessemer Venture Partners. Faricy left the role at Bessemer to join Slate, according to Newsweek, which first reported the hire."
"Barman stood out not only because she was of only two women CEOs running a U.S. automaker, but she had become the face of the company since it emerged from stealth in April 2025. She was featured in many of the promotional videos Slate has produced in the past year, including one last month where she teased that the company would finally reveal the price of its basic electric truck in June."
"The company, which has raised around $700 million from Bezos and other wealthy backers, at one point promoted that its electric truck would start at "under $20,000" before Congress and the Trump administration took away the federal EV tax credit. It's now targeting the mid-$20,000 range for the starting price of its truck."
Slate Auto, a Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup, has appointed Peter Faricy as its new CEO, replacing Christine Barman who transitions to President of Vehicles. Faricy previously served as Amazon Marketplace vice president and advisor at McKinsey and Bessemer Venture Partners. Barman, a former Chrysler veteran and one of only two women CEOs running a U.S. automaker, was Slate's first hire and became the company's public face since emerging from stealth in April 2025. The company has raised approximately $700 million and plans to launch its electric truck with a starting price in the mid-$20,000 range, down from its original "under $20,000" target due to the elimination of federal EV tax credits. Slate has accumulated approximately 160,000 refundable preorders.
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