Hyliion Electric Truck Maker Gets Legal Chief After Going Public

Two companies seeking to shake up the automotive industry after recently going public have brought on a pair of in-house law department leaders.

Hyliion Holdings Corp., a startup electric truck maker that began trading in October after merging with a special purpose acquisition vehicle, announced Monday its hire of Jose Oxholm-Uribe as general counsel and chief compliance officer.

Thomas Healy, a newly minted 28-year-old billionaire serving as founder and CEO of Hyliion, said in a statement that Oxholm-Uribe “is a seasoned leader whose deep industry experience will be a valuable asset” to the company.

Oxholm-Uribe didn’t respond to a request ...