2015 Automotive News Europe Congress and Rising Stars Awards Final attendee list
First Last Title Company Nigel Francis V.P. Electrification Systems AAM Jack Williams Account Manager Acceleris Ines Anitua CEO AIC – Automotive Intelligence Center Eneritz Bilbao Internationalization AIC – Automotive Intelligence Center Raquel Piñan Internationalization Manager AIC – Automotive Intelligence Center Stephen Roser Senior Director AISIN-EUROPE S.A. John Atkins Automotive Global Market Sector Leader Arcadis Dave Roberts Arlington Andy Palmer CEO Aston Martin Nikki Rimmington Technical Assistant to the CEO Aston Martin Simon Sproule Director of Global Marketing and Communications Aston Martin Ulrich Hackenberg Board Member for Technical Development Audi Moritz Drechsel Spokesman Sales and Marketing Audi AG Horst Hanschur Director Sales Strategy and Retail Business Development Audi AG Sven Schuwirth Head of Brand and Retail Development Audi AG Ian Henry AutoAnalysis Isabelle Miedke Project Manager Marketing Communications Automechanika Christoph Opper Sales Manager Automechanika Pia Krix Correspondent Automobilwoche Annette Meiners-Langs Sales Representative Automobilwoche Alexandra Pethke Sales Representative Automobilwoche Christophe Weiss Sales Representative Automobilwoche Jason Stein Publisher and Editor Automotive News Doug Bolduc Managing Editor Automotive News Europe Luca Ciferri Editor Automotive News Europe Jennifer Clark Correspondent Automotive News Europe Nick Gibbs Correspondent Automotive News Europe Thomas Heringer Commercial Director Europe Automotive News Europe Christiaan Hetzner Correspondent Automotive News Europe Paul McVeigh Managing Editor Automotive News Europe Lucie Bosse account director Autotorq Paul Gordon Managing Director Autotorq Bo Andersson President & CEO AvtoVAZ Katerina Matuskova AvtoVAZ Mark Chapman Chief Engineer Bloodhound SSC Simon Dawson Bloomberg Media Christoph Rauwald Bloomberg News Peter Schwarzenbauer Member of the Board of Management BMW AG Almut Stollberg Spokesperson, External Communications BMW AG Angela Stangroom Group Communications Manager BMW Group (UK) Ltd. Arun Srinivasan Bosch Danny Carlisle Vice President Strategic Cooperations BP International Ltd Charles Damianides Vice President, Lubricants Technology BP Lubricants Mandhir Singh Regional Vice President - Europe & Africa BP Lubricants Philippe de Smet Key Account Manager, Pan-European business Bridgestone Europe Christophe de Valroger Vice President, OE Sales Europe Bridgestone Europe Roberto CENNI R&D Director BRUGOLA OEB Industriale Duncan Tift Business Desk Brian Miles CAB Auto John Barnett Operations Director Calsonic Kansei Paul Bennett Director International Business Development CAP Andrew Fellows CAP Automotive ltd Matt Thompson CAP Automotive ltd Christian Hummel Vice President Automotive Capgemini Consulting Markus Winkler Senior Vice President - Global Head of Automotive Capgemini Consulting Oppie Jordan Vice President for Carolinas Gateway Partnership Carolinas Gateway Partnership Ben Russell Business Development Director Castrol innoVentures Mark Hodgson Sales Director International Key Accounts Castrol International Craig Ritchie OEM Technical Account Manager Castrol Limited Manon Brill Communication Manager Europe & Africa Castrol Lubricants Richard Egan Senior Advisor OEM Castrol Lubricants Hugues Francois Global Key Account Director Castrol Lubricants Michael Lohse Sales Director B2B and Strategic Cooperations Castrol Lubricants Simon Meehan Global OEM Brand Director Castrol Lubricants Donald Smith Global Sponsorship Manager Castrol Lubricants Jose Yudego Commercial Director CIE Automotive Janez Gradisek CEO CIMOS Elvis Ipsa BC Kinematics Manager CIMOS Aljosa Kovac BU Powertrain Manager CIMOS David Skrinjar BU Turbo Systems Manager CIMOS Estelle Rouvrais Communications Director Citroen Pierre Authier Project Design Director Citroën Andrew Didlick Head of Communications Citroen Linda Jackson Chief Executive Officer Citroen Amalia Di Stefano Deputy CEO CLEPA Paul Schockmel CEO CLEPA Paolo Bartoli Sales and Marketing Director CLN SpA Steven Goodier Lead Next Generation engineering Company Castrol InnoVentures David Jobling Sales Director Configit Prabdeep Walia Configit Michael Petrik CEO CP Corporate Performance GmbH Dieter Egloff Competitor Analysis Daimler AG Kevin Williams Director Purchasing & Supply Chain Dana Europe AG Paul Burman Senior Director - Marketing Communications Dana Holding Corporation Daniel Caporale Plant Manager Dana Holding Corporation Jason Johnson Vice-President and Controller, Light Vehicle Driveline Technologies Dana Holding Corporation Seth Metzger Vice-President Engineering, Light Vehicle Driveline Technologies Dana Holding Corporation Craig Price VP Purchasing Dana Holding Corporation Robert Pyle President, Light Vehicle Driveline Technologies Dana Holding Corporation Dave Rosquin Vice-President of Sales, Light Vehicle Driveline Technologies Dana Holding Corporation Gurjit Atwal Sales Director Dana Spicer Europe Limited Arjan Birk Plant Manager - Birmingham Dana Spicer Europe Limited David Bray Director of Engineering Dana Spicer Europe Limited Ben Capaldi Quality Manager Dana Spicer Europe Limited Mark Chapman IT Manager Dana Spicer Europe Limited John Coppage Financial Controller Dana Spicer Europe Limited Derek Mcloughlin Operations Manager Dana Spicer Europe Limited Michael Spode Purchasing Manager Dana Spicer Europe Limited John Taylor Dana Spicer Europe Limited Marianne Schrode Vice President Global Industry Affairs Dassault Systemes Dominic Kurtaz Head of Sales Dassault Systemes 3DExcite GmbH Ognyan Bozarov DAU Draexlmaier Automotive UK Ltd. Gabor Fazekas Sales Manager DAU Draexlmaier Automotive UK Ltd. Juergen Fedl DAU Draexlmaier Automotive UK Ltd. Josef Kaltenecker DAU Draexlmaier Automotive UK Ltd. Marc Spiess DAU Draexlmaier Automotive UK Ltd. Paul Adams UK Sector Leader - Automotive and Aerospace EC Harris Lonnie Smallwood Senior Project Manager Electric Cities of Georgia Dale Butcher Director Emil Frey Peter Fuss Senior Advisory Partner Automotive Ernst & Young David Sanders Partner Ernst & Young Christian Zamet Partner Ernst & Young GmbH Ed Hummel Managing Director EurotaxGlass's Steve Worrell Sales Director EurotaxGlass's Arndt Ellinghorst CEO Evercore ISI Europe Umit Karaarslan > Expertera - Global Channel Partner – Automotive & Retail Expertera Simon Penfold Express and Star Jean-Francois Belorgey Partner EY Jorgen Fagerlund EY Frances Gilmour EY Regan Grant Global Automotive & Transportation Marketing Leader EY Stephane Lagut Global Automotive & Transportation Assurance Leader EY Randy Miller Global Automotive & Transportation Sector Leader EY James Nicholson EY Mark Short Global Automotive & Transportation TAS Leader EY Anil Valsan Automotive Analyst EY Christophe Aufrere Vice President Technology Strategy Faurecia Yanik Cantieni Vice President Finance Faurecia David Degrange Director - Digital Enterprise Project Faurecia Roberta Barba FCA Antonio Casarella Body Shop Manager FCA Francesco Ciancia Plant Manager Kragujevac (Serbia) FCA Olivier Francois Chief Marketing Officer, FCA, Global President & CEO, Fiat Brand FCA Andrew Sharman Motor Industry Correspondent Financial Times Neil Winton Auto Writer Forbes, Detroit News Alessio Franco Quality & Design and Safe Communication Manager Public Affairs Ford of Europe GmbH Aldo Fozzati Consultant Fozzati Partners Sarwant Singh Senior Partner Frost & Sullivan Wylly Harrison Senior Project Manager Georgia Department of Economic Development Nico Wijnberg Project Manager Georgia Department of Economic Development William Dobbs Director Georgia Economic Development Charles Stallworth Senior Project Manager Georgia Power Ian Tate Global Sales Director Gestamp Michael Clarke Media Relations Manager GKN Driveline Rob Genway-Haden GKN Driveline Richard Heath VP Sales and Marketing Europe GKN Driveline Tristan Honeywill Communications GKN Driveline Oliver Jones GKN Driveline Stefan Magirius SVP Commercial and Customer Management GKN Driveline Peter Moelgg President Engineering GKN Driveline Neil Barrell Head of Operations Grant Thornton LLP Bill Parfitt C.B.E. Advisory Consultant Grant Thornton UK LLP Mauricio Vermeulen Commercial Director & General Manager Group Antolin (UK) Limited Armin Prommersberger Vice President & General Manager Automotive Audio - Europe HARMAN International Stefano Salvatore Managing Partner Global Automotive Heidrick & Struggles Rory Singleton Engagement Manager Heidrick & Struggles Bruno Bourguet SVP Sales & Business Development HERE, a Nokia business Terrence Hahn President and CEO Honeywell Transportation Systems Olivier Rabiller VP & GM Aftermarket Business Development & High Growth Regions Honeywell Transportation Systems Gabor Gyantar senior consultant Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency Paul Burns VP Global Platform & Eu Programme Management Office, (PMO) IAC Elisabetta Güttler Corporate Communications Manager IAC Steve Porter Chief Engineer Trim Programs IAC Paul Stevens Senior Director UK Cars CBU IAC Aneela Nasim IBM Global Business Advisor - Auto IBM Ben Stanley IBM Global Automotive Lead - Institute for Business Value IBM Alexander Scheidt Global Automotive Industry Leader IBM Deutschland GmbH Gareth Arnould Senior Researcher ICDP Andrew Tongue Research Director ICDP Steve Young Managing Director ICDP Magnus Tessner Partner ifp l Executive Search Management Diagnostics James Clark Data and Surveys Manager IHS Global Ltd Stewart Pedder Managing Director SupplierBusiness IHS Global Ltd Christine Och CEO & Founder intra-face Integrated Communications Mark Gough ITV Stuart Tavener Manager - CAD Design & Shaft Systems. Jaguar & Land Rover Driveline Majid Ali Product Development Engineer Jaguar Land Rover Dave Allen Jaguar Land Rover James Baker Jaguar Land Rover James Barclay Global Sponsorship and Partnership Manager Jaguar Land Rover Ali Bonner-Evans PR Coordinator Jaguar Land Rover Nick Brookes Brand Ambassador Jaguar Land Rover Joan Chesney Jaguar Land Rover Nick Collins Vehicle Line Director - Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover George Coomber Brand Ambassador Jaguar Land Rover Claire Else Jaguar Land Rover Amy Frascella Jaguar Land Rover Massimo Frascella Creative Director, Exteriors Jaguar Land Rover Peter French Jaguar Land Rover Richard Harding Jaguar Land Rover Ian Harnett Jaguar Land Rover Rob Johnson Jaguar Land Rover Ron Lee Director Powertrain Engineering Jaguar Land Rover Neil Marsons Jaguar Land Rover Roger McIntosh Brand Ambassador Jaguar Land Rover Helen McLintock Global Corporate and Government Affairs Director Jaguar Land Rover Magdalena Morenes Purchasing Jaguar Land Rover Sarah Morrow Jaguar Land Rover Dave Owen Jaguar Land Rover Chris Parsons Corporate PR Projects Jaguar Land Rover Jason Porter Jaguar Land Rover Addy Puri Corporate PR Projects Jaguar Land Rover Nicky Rzeznik Jaguar Land Rover Terry Sampson Jaguar Land Rover Andy Smith Jaguar Land Rover Ralf Speth CEO Jaguar Land Rover Andy Walker Smith Jaguar Land Rover Robert Whisson Product Senior Manager, Customer Service Jaguar Land Rover Gabi Whitfield Global Public Relations Director Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover James Whittle Jaguar Land Rover Paul Dear Manager - Drive Units, PTU's & Couplings Jaguar Land Rover Limited Nigel Hawkley Senior STA Manager Jaguar Land Rover Limited Jim Berriman Speedwing General Manager JATO Dynamics Tim Pegram Regional Manager, North Europe & Country Manager, Great Britain JATO Dynamics Lars Boelke Manager Communications Europe Johnson Controls GmbH Joergen Ernst Vice President Purchasing Product Group Complete Seat Johnson Controls GmbH Steve Semple Commercial Director Johnson Controls Autmotive (UK) Ltd. Shaun Ayris Associate Director Jonathan Lee Recruitment Jonathan Lee Chairman Jonathan Lee Recruitment José Oliveira CEO Jotoliveira, Lda./World Shopper David Leggett Managing Editor just-auto Calum MacRae just-auto.com Dan Windross just-auto.com Ken Evans Kautex Unipart Chris Donkin Senior Client Partner Korn Ferry Brad Marion Global Automotive Practice Leader Korn Ferry John Leech Head of Automotive KPMG LLP Wayne Meyrick Lear Dennis Henning Head Of MP&L Europe&Africa Lear Corporation Wayne Meyrick Vice President Lear Corporation Wolfgang Doell President LIASE Group Ltd. Victor Doolan Board Member LIASE Group Ltd. Vanessa Moriel Managing Director - Asia LIASE Group Ltd. Capucine Allerton LISI Stuart Apperley Director Diversified Industrials Lloyds Bank Richard Morris Head of Transport Lloyds Bank Kenneth Brockie Lotus Zagorka Jovanovska Marketing & Communications Macedonian Government - Free Zones Authority Viktor Mizo CEO Macedonian Government - Free Zones Authority Katerina Stojkova Head Department Assistant Macedonian Government - Free Zones Authority Gamil Magal Magal Stuart Black Magma People Malcolm Earp Chief Executive Magma People Keith Hawes Chief Operating Officer Magma People Laura Johnston Executive Assistant Magma People Paul McArdle Maier Mehmet Buldurgan Chaiman MBCO Strateji & Danismanlik Marc Langenbrinck President Mercedes-Benz France Klaus Steinmann Vice President Global Head Automotive Mercuri Urval Board & Executive Germany Jon Griffin Midlands Business Insider Kurt Jacobs Midlands Business Insider George Eftos Director Midway Ford Mike Wattam Freelance Press Mike Wattam & Associates Nick White Sales & Marketing Director Motortrak Dirk Bott Vice President RNS Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Nordics MSX International Frank Cavens Strategic Account Executive MSX International Paul Dyer Managing Director UK and Ireland MSX International Dave Graff Vice President - RNSS MSX International Alex Hampton Strategic Account Executive MSX International Eric Menoret Vice President RNS Marketing Sales and Operations France Benelux MSX International Jochen Schultze Marketing and Communications MSX International Felix Serrano Ruiz Vice President RNS UK, Iberia and South America MSX International Margaret Turner SPHR - Vice President, Global Human Resources MSX International Pieter Van Rosmalen Global VP - RNS MSX International Rob VanRijswijk Director, RNS Business Development MSX International Fred Minturn President and Chief Executive Officer MSX International inc. Sue Robinson Director National Franchised Dealers Association David Brennan CEO Nexus Vehicle Management Ltd Heli Hassinen-Biberger HR Director, Talent Management, Learning & Development, Diversity Nissan Europe Ian Hucker Director European Fleet Opel/Vauxhall Arndt Stiebritz-Ulrich Sale Director ORBIS COPRORATION James Parsons Head of Corporate Communications PFPR Communications Patrice Bony Lean Manufacturing Director PSA/Peugeot-Citroen Jonathan Evans PwC Rick Hanna Global & U.S. Automotive Leader PwC John Gray Head of Automotive Reevoo Simon Stott Rempower Virginie Maillard Vice President Research Renault Brian Akre Director of Executive Communications Renault-Nissan Alliance Jean F Bacos Director Rhino Auto Consulting Darren Gowland Group Vice President International Operations RLE INTERNATIONAL Oliver Wood RLE INTERNATIONAL David Leiker Robert W. Baird & Co. Simon Dixon Founder Rockar Adrian Pattern Chief Financial Officer Rockar Paul Stokes Managing Director Rockar Erwin Doll CEO Roechling Automotive SE & Co. KG Richard Bridgewater SABIC Steve Jones SAIC Madalena Brito Controlling Sakthi Portugal Ana Freitas Sales and Market Analyst Sakthi Portugal Johann-Michael Ianosy SCANBELT A/S Alan Bird President and Chief Executive Leader and SCI MarketView John Currado Executive Leader, Enterprise and Technology SCI MarketView David Bailey Partner Seraph Partners LLP Grant Adams Sertec Rob Sherwood Managing Director Sherwood Event Services Ltd Johan Westman Vice President Shiloh Europe Shiloh Industries AB Ramzi Hermiz President and Chief Executive Officer Shiloh Industries, Inc. Sheena Hamilton smart Annette Winkler Vice President, Daimler and Head smart Yung Tran SMMT Michael Hawes Chief Executive SMMT Ltd Michele Blandino Sales & Marketing Executive SOLE spa - PRIMA GROUP Chris Fisher Stadco Limited Maureen Dickson Senior Program Director Steelwedge Software Steve Tonks VP Sales EMEA Steelwedge Software Michael McHale Subaru of America, Inc. Catherine Auld International Manager Sunderland City Council Vicky Happer Senior Economy Communications Officer Sunderland City Council Tom Hurst Chief Investment Officer Sunderland City Council Kevin Edgar Tata Steel Raul Meyer VicePresident Tata Technologies Lindsay Watson Vice President - Automotive & Industrial Machinery Tata Technologies Ltd Richard Netherwood The Guild of Motoring Writers Richard Hill Head of Automotive & Manufacturing The Royal Bank of Scotland Harald Bohn Senior Vice President Automotive TOMTOM International B.V. Agustin Martin President Toyota España S.L.U. Mark Adams Vice President of Strategic Relationship Management, Corporate & Business Toyota Motor Europe Jean-Christophe Deville General Manager Toyota Motor Europe Marko Gorjup Board Member TPV Group Gregor Plazar Sales Director TPV Group Enda Mullen Trinity Mirror Dave Hopkins TRW Mr. Ishida TTAS Dave Pound UEES Lawrence Davies Deputy CEO UK Automotive Investment Organisation Joe Greenwell CEO UK Automotive Investment Organisation Diana Marques-Bras Account Manager UK Automotive Investment Organisation Curt Catallo Production Support Union Ad Works Elena Candelo University Professor University of Turin Gill Harrison Account Manager Urban Science Laure Savey-Bennett Regional Account Director Urban Science Richard Gane Director Vendigital Ltd Roy Williams Managing Director Vendigital Ltd Gerry Kehoe Voith Lars Himmer Managing Director Volkswagen Group Ireland Bernard Bradley Vice President Global Commercial Operations Volvo Car Group Volvo Car Group Jonathan Goodman Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications Volvo Car Group Thomas Müller Vice President Electrics/Electronics & E-Propulsion Volvo Car Group Hakan Samuelsson President & CEO Volvo Car Group Bradley Smith WH Smith Paul Spencer Yazaki David Hopkins Global Account Director ZF / TRW Stefania Di Iorio Rachael Griffiths Events Manager Ray Hutton Freelance reporter Rick Jolley Sharon Lawrence Uta Müller P.J. 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