GLOBAL FLEET CONFERENCE - Key Persons
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- Senior Manager - Global Fleet Management
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- Member of the Event Management Team
- VP Sales & Marketing - North America
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- Member of the Event Management Team
- Manager, Fleet Services - Global Business Solutions
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- Member of the Event Management Team
- LATAM Facilities & Services Manager / 3M Corp
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- Member of the Event Management Team
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- Partner / Knightsgate Ventures
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- Vice President, Fleet Solutions
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- Director, Fleet Operations
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- Global Fleet Category Manager
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- Director / Fleet Safety Management
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- International Sales Director / the Miles Consultancy Ltd.
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- Sales and Marketing Director
Axel Schäfer - Founder, Managing Director
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- Co - Founder
- Managing Director
Bart Beckers - Chief Commercial Officer
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- Chief Commercial Officer / LeasePlan Corporation N.V.
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- President & CEO / Holman Strategic Ventures
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- Director of Strategic Accounts - MI, OH, IL, WI, MN
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- Supply Chain Fleet Technology Senior Manager, a.S.E. Certified Master Technician
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- VP, Commercial Strategy, Marketing & Global Relationships / Element Corp.
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- Business Development Manager
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- Fleet Director / Rollins, Inc.
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- Business Consultant - Fleet / Telematics Lead & UK Country Manager
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- Gerente De Transformación Logistica MAZ ( Middle Americas Zone )
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- Head of Product Management
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- Managing Director / Intact Traffic & Transport Safety Consultancy Ltd
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- Executive Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing
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- Executive Vice President
- EVP Mexico
- EVP Mexico Element Fleet
David Madrigal is Executive Vice President, Mexico. Madrigal is responsible for all of Element's functions and operations in Mexico, including customer relations, business strategy and product development. Madrigal has been in fleet management and commercial finance for nearly 20 years and has led Element's Mexican business since 2015. His experience spans sales, risk, marketing, operations, project management and business development. Throughout his career, he has achieved a successful record of generating revenues, increasing market penetration, reducing costs and improving business performance. Madrigal holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana and an MBA from Universidad Panamericana IPADE Business School.
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- Regional Fleet Manager - Europe
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- Fleet & Distribution Sales Manager
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- Head of R & D, Automotive Inspection
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- Vice President & Country Manager Brazil
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- Director, Sustainability & EaaS / Holman
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- Director of Global Business Development
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- Director of North America Fleet Operations / Safelite Group
- Director of North America Fleet Operations Safelite Group & Belron Global Fleet Team
Tenure with Safelite of 14 years, 12 years in Fleet . Erin has been responsible for national fleet operations for more than 8200 vehicles with an annual budget of over $80M. Fleet operations responsibilities include fleet department associate management and development, process review and reform, contract negotiation, supplier relations and performance management, budgeting and P&L management, vehicle specification/ selection/procurement/up-fitting, national maintenance management, national fuel program, sustainability and environmental initiatives, acquisition and integration activities.
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- Global Business Development Director
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- Director, Leasing & Renting Europe
- Director, Leasing & Renting Europe Geotab
Fabio joined Geotab in Sept 2018 and has been In Telematics since 2014 (Octo Telematics previously), leading the Fleet, Leasing & Renting division. He began as a System Engineer & Developer for IBM, was the IT Director for Saol/TTGroup Repair/Maintenance/Tyres service company with 20+ years CIO experience in multinational leasing companies. He has worked for Dial Barclays Bank Group, Leasys & Savarent Fiat Auto, Leaseplan Italy and member of the Leaseplan ICT Group. He has +6 years Business Information Mgmt Director, +6 years Business Process Director, +4 years Customer Excellence Director (Fleet Managers & Drivers). He holds Certification in: Oracle, Microsoft C, Black Belt 6Sigma, ITILV3, Prince2; in addition to +5 years Telematics Fleet Experience. Growth by 4x volumes.
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- Partner & EMobility Leader
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- Associate Director, Global Procurement Strategic Sourcing - HR Services, Travel, Marcom & Logistics
- Associate Director, Global Procurement Strategic Sourcing - HR Services, Travel, Marcom & Logistics Kyndryl
Ferenc (Feri) has an overall 11 years of industry experience in procurement, he joined IBM in 2010. Supported and led transformation projects throughout his career and has a broad supply chain T-Shape skill set. He became team leader for EMEA for the Travel Sourcing team in 2014, became EMEA Auto Lease category lead in 2015. In 2016 Auto Rental and Ground Transportation has been added to his scope, while at the end of 2017 he became Global sourcing leader for the same categories. He has extensive knowledge in this area, since he has been working with fleets throughout his entire career and keen on holding educations/training to share his expertise.
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- Sourcing - APAC` 3M Corp / More Info
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- Marketing & Sales Manager
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- Founder & CEO / Fleetlog Limited
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- Head of Indirect Procurement & Mobility / Schindler Elevator
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- Executive Director
- Executive Director / Global Alliance for Vehicle Data Access
- President of Merevir Consulting
Executive Director | Global Alliance for Vehicle Data Access (GAVDA)
Greg Scott is President of Merevir Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm. Greg is an attorney and lobbyist with over 35 years of experience representing clients and trade associations before Congress and the federal administrative agencies. Arising from his representation of the American Car Rental Association, Geotab, Inc., and Recall Masters, Inc., Greg founded and is Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Vehicle Data Access (GAVDA) in 2018. GAVDA is dedicated to preserving the rights of vehicle owners to access and control the data generated by their vehicles.
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- Global Product Director / Wheels Inc.
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- Global Business Development Manager, Signature
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- Sourcing - EMEA / 3M Germany / More Info
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- Director of International Fleet Operations
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- Director, Global Alliance
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- Manager EV Operations / Holman
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- Emcee LatAm Fleet Congress / Jebol Mexico / More Info
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- Vice President, North American Regional Strategic Sourcing Leader
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- Global Director of Fleet Operations, the Americas Group / Sherwin - Williams Company
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- VP Mobility Business Development
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- Senior Vice President, Corporate Fleet
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- Associate Director, Fleet & Driver Safety / HR Total Reward / Boehringer - Ingelheim
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- Associate General Counsel
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- Director of Strategic Accounts
Mr. João Alberto Mazoni Andrade is the Managing Director in Localiza Fleet Solutions, in where he joined in 2004. He is graduated in Business Administration at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Minas Gerais Federal University) in 1989, MBA at the University of Texas in Austin, (1998 to 2000), and has participated, in 2012, in a management program in Kellogg School of Business. Mr. Andrade began his career as an entrepreneur, as Director Partner in two companies. In 2000 he has joined Roland Berger Strategy Consultants where he has worked on several projects, especially in the automotive industry and financial services. He has begun in Localiza Fleet Solutions as Regional Sales Director, then Operations Director, and now occupies the Managing Director position.
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- Head of Vehicle Purchasing USA and Canada
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- Associate Vice President, Global Partner Business Development
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- Latin America Procurement Manager
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- Regional Director Latin America
Director | Business Development, Mobility Solutions
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- Senior Specialist Vehicle Fleet Management
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- Director of Strategic Accounts
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- Vice President North American Fleet Management
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- Director Central & Eastern Europe
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- Director of Fleet Services
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- Executive Director / Australasian Fleet Management Association
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- Country Head for Element Fleet Management Mexico
- Country Head Mexico
- Country Head Mexico Element Fleet Management
Manuel Tamayo is currently Country Head for Element Fleet Management Mexico, a fleet management company Headquartered in Toronto and with operations in Canada, US, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. Manuel took over the Country Head role in early 2020 and under his management the business has experienced double digit growth, consolidating Element as the market leader of FMCs in Mexico, leading strategies around Electrification of fleets, business efficiencies and establishing growth pilars. Prior to taking over the country head role he was Mexico's VP Sales, successfully leading the team to double digit growth in each of the previous 4 year. Leading the commercial organization, he grew and developed both the sales and strategic consulting team. Creating specialized and regional roles to enhance strategy and customer focus.
Mr. Tamayo has +15 years of experience in commercial roles, he holds an Industrial Engineering bachelor from Universidad Anahuac, Mexico City and an International MBA from EADA Business School in Barcelona, Spain.
Before joining Element, Manuel was Head of Structured Origination and Trade Finance for Santander Mexico, managing all business origination for the structured products within the Global Corporate Banking Group in Mexico. Managing clients in diverse sectors including telecom, oil & gas, industrial and retail. From 2006 to 2016 Manuel was part of the GE Capital Mexico, a General Electric business. During these years he performed different roles mostly within the commercial organization. He started out in the renamed CLP -Commercial Leadership Program- where he performed roles within the Risk, Marketing and Commercial organizations. After graduating with honors from the program he started out as Sales Manager for the Mexico region, moving up to become Managing Director Sales Mexico in 2013 where he was the head of a top performing 17-member sales team comprised of sales originators generating and closing new business transactions.
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- CEO
- Owner
- CEO / Owner / Dataforce GmbH
- CEO / Owner of Dataforce GmbH
Marc A. Odinius (50) is the CEO/Owner of Dataforce GmbH - an automotive market research agency headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. Founded in 1997, Dataforce has paved its way for success by first cooperating with the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) before expanding it sources into further markets to become one of the leading international data providers. As one of the founding team members and now as CEO, Mr. Odinius is leading Dataforce to fulfil its mission - improving automotive market transparency. As a visionary, he has pioneered in fleet analysis, designing data products that have revolutionised automotive market research. He has been responsible for national and international business development, played an active role in product development and now as CEO/Owner will continue to drive forward the future of the Dataforce business. Mr. Odinius is a renowned expert who actively supports automotive market players in strategic decision-making. Marc A. Odinius graduated with a master's degree with honours in cultural studies from Lüneburg University.
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- Vice President, Electrification & Sustainability
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- Global Fleet Leader - Facilities & Service / 3M Corp
With more than 20 years' industry experience, Matt Dyer is responsible for leading LeasePlan USA in its strategic endeavors and further promoting the strong focus on optimizing the client experience. Prior to joining LeasePlan USA in 2019, Matt led strategic initiatives that put the customer first during his 5-year tenure as managing director at LeasePlan UK. He played a key role in developing the company's innovation strategy and oversaw the successful launch of CarNext.com, a pan-European marketplace for high-quality used cars in the UK. Matt has fulfilled several senior positions for LeasePlan, including commercial director and managing director of LeasePlan International. He has a strong record in delivering commercial growth and strategic change and has a significant track record in global business. Prior to joining LeasePlan in 1996, Matt held management roles at Mobil Oil in both sales and procurement and has also worked for Hewlett Packard.
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- EV Solutions Engineering Manager
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- Transportation Manager
- Director of Transportation & Logistics Efficiencies / Argos
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- Executive Editor and Associate Publisher
- Executive Editor and Associate Publisher Automotive Fleet Magazine
- Executive Editor and Associate Publisher for Automotive Fleet Magazine
Mike Antich is executive editor and associate publisher for Automotive Fleet Magazine. Mike has been involved in the fleet industry for more than 25 years, writing and editing more than 5,000 articles on fleet management, in addition to his active membership in industry associations, including the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA), NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA), and the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA). Mike is a past AFLA president, a 15-year member of the NAFA Foundation Board of Directors, and long-time member of the NAFA Affiliates Committee. He was chairman of the IARA industry task force that developed the first-ever Certified Automotive Remarketers (CAR) program and has served 10 years on the IARA Board of Directors.
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- VP Global Business Development / Primrose Alloys, Inc.
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- Manager
- Manager Global Sourcing Car Fleet & Finance
- Manager Global Sourcing Car Fleet & Finance Mondelez International
Miray Halavurt is Manager Global Sourcing Car Fleet and Finance at Mondelez International. She has engineering background. She holds MBA degree and Integrated Lean Six Sigma Black Belt as well. She has solid business experience - 5 years in Procurement and 8 years in Manufacturing; 10 years on a managerial position. Miray leads Company Cars and Financial Services Cost Packages globally. In this role she manages the sourcing process for more than 10.000 cars. She also works actively on implementation of Strategic Relationship Management Program with key suppliers that enables both parties to grow together. She had developed regional and global based sourcing strategies including upstream sourcing and concluded many highly appreciated sourcing events.
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- General Manager, North America
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- Global Head of Automotive Mobility / Amazon Web Services
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- Monitoring Manager Middle - Latin Americas Zone
Pascal is a recognized expert in mobility area, having been elected in the Fleet Europe "hall of fame" in 2013 for his contributions to the fleet management and vehicle lease industry. From 2002 to 2017, he was deputy CEO of ALD SA. In April 2017 he created Moby-D. He has joined Nexus communication's board in May 2017,and chaired the advisory board for Latam Fleet. He is also CEO of Autofacets France. Pascal is a graduate from HEC (Hautes Etudes Commerciales-1975) and holds a PhD in Economics from Paris VIII University (1986). Pascal speaks 4 languages: English, French, Spanish and Italian.
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- Global Fleet Safety Expert
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- Fleet Fuel Operations Specialist
Patti Earley, CAFM® has worked in various capacities in fleet management for over 30 years. She managed the Transportation Department at South Dakota State University, held the post of Deputy State Director of Fleet and Travel Management for the State of South Dakota and is currently the Fleet Fuel Operations Specialist for Florida Power and Light. Patti is an active member of NAFA Fleet Management Association and is currently serving as President of the organization. She also serves as an Ambassador for the National Biodiesel Board and is an appointed member of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Emergency Route Working Group.
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- Executive Director / Association of Fleet Professionals
Peter Derks - Chief Commercial Officer
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- Chief Commercial Officer
- Chief Commercial Officer on the Management Board of Athlon Car Lease
Peter Derks is Chief Commercial Officer on the management board of Athlon Car Lease International. After a 30-year career at Daimler, most recently as Director Global Sales and Marketing, Peter moved back to his native country of the Netherlands and took the role at Athlon, a daughter company of Daimler. With his extensive experience in the automotive industry, Peter knows the ins and outs of car leasing and more importantly what is important to Athlon's customers and drivers.
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- Managing Director / the International Council
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- Marketing Manager / Holman
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- Director, Customer Development
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- Global Commodity Manager Mobility
- Global Commodity Manager Mobility Royal Philips
Pim is responsible for managing all Ground Transportation at Royal Philips including a global fleet of 12.000 vehicles. Since 2012 he is managing the global fleet where he introduced a global fleet policy, run multiple fleet cost optimization programs, set up a peer network group of International Fleet Experts and ever since he is a jury member of the International Fleet Industry Award. As of 2017, Pim is managing a multimodal mobility program with a mission to create opportunities for more flexible, sustainable and cost-efficient mobility solutions. In this role his strategic focus is on further optimizing total cost of mobility with end-to-end integrated solutions.
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- Senior Manager Fleet Services Wallenius Wilhelmsen
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- VP Global Business Development Director - Latin America / Element Arval Global Alliance
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- Product & Business Growth Manager
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- International Account Manager / Dataforce GmbH
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- Sourcing Manager / Novartis
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- General Manager
- Vice President
Rusty began his career with Shell in 1987 in the Retail Fuels organization. Over the past 32 years he has gained extensive experience selling Shell's Fuel and Lubricants. His previous role was Marketing Vice President for Lubricants North America, where he was responsible for some of the largest lubricants brands in the US. In 2017, Rusty became the Vice President and General Manager of Shell's Fleet Solutions business for the Americas. This includes the development and growth of the Commercial Fleet Card & Fuel Business in North America, covering the US and Canada, as well as emerging markets like Mexico.
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- Corporate Security & Fleet Management
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- Director of Business Development
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- Solutions Engineer, Team Lead
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- Senior Policy Advisor & Chair of Cyber Trust / Global Foundation of Cyber Studies & Research
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- General Manager, Fleet Business Development
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- International Key Account Director
- International Key Account Director ALD Automotive LATAM
Sergio holds a degree in Business Administration from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, has extensive experience in Brazil, where he has been working and living since 2007, always managing Commercial teams. He served 8 years as the Commercial Director of the Societe General Consumer Finance entity, then as a Commercial Director to ALD Brazil in 2015. In January 2018 Sergio assumed a new role within ALD Automotive, being responsible of the Commercial Coordination in the LATAM region, with the main objective of providing a homogeneous offer of mobility solutions in all the 12 countries where ALD+WHEELS Alliance is present.
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- General Manager
- Vice President
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- Associate Vice President, Strategic Partners
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- Manager, Global Consumer Trends & Futuring / Ford Motor Company
Sheryl Connelly has served as Ford Motor Company's futurist for more than a decade. She is responsible for identifying global trends, exploring potential implications and cascading these insights on futuring to organizations throughout the company, including design, product development and corporate strategy. She is a member of the Global Advisory Council on transportation for the World Economic Forum. Fast Company magazine named her one of the Most Creative People in Business in 2013 and 2015. Connelly has been a featured speaker at TED Global, appeared on CBS This Morning, CNBC's Fast Money and NPR's All Things Considered with Robert Siegel. Before working for Ford, she practiced law. In addition to a juris doctorate, Connelly holds a bachelor's degree in finance and a master's in business administration. When her schedule permits, she teaches design research at Center for Creative Studies in Detroit.
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- Senior Vice President Vehicle Remarketing
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- Fleet Advisor - USAC / 3M Corp
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- Fleet Manager, Americas Region
Tobias Kern has a long-standing history in the automotive industry for more than 15 years. He held international positions at a vehicle manufacturer, fleet management providers and consulting companies. Additionally, Tobias Kern is lecturer at the University of Sankt Gallen for fleet and mobility management. In his role as Managing Partner he is in charge of leading and expanding the global consulting business on fleet and mobility within the fleetcompetence Group.
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- Global Head of Energy Analysis
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- Director of Sales, Collision Avoidance
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- Director of Sales & Marketing
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- North American Sr. Fleet Manager / US Sales Operations Business Lead / Mondelez Global LLC
Vin started his Career with Kraft Foods and moved over to Mondelez when the companies split in late 2012. Vin spent the majority of career moving up the Finance ranks within Kraft/Nabisco with approx. 20 different positions within corporate and Category Finance. The decision to join Mondelez Sales Operations and lead the North American Sales Fleet was an easy one. Vin quickly dove in to all aspects of Fleet Management, and has demonstrated a true passion for this industry and the great people that has help make it truly interesting. Vin also enjoys speaking to other Fleet professionals and knows with their experience, building and maintaining a "Best in Class" Fleet is within reach.
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- Senior Manager Fleet Services
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- Co - Moderator / Geotab / More Info
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- Director, Global Strategic Consulting