Nineteen younger and proficient automotive executives on Wednesday obtained their Rising Star awards from Automotive Information Europe at a gala awards dinner in Prague.
Because the program was began in 2011, Automotive Information Europe has awarded greater than 220 Rising Stars.
The twelfth annual Rising Stars awards acknowledge fast-climbing auto leaders who’re already taking large steps ahead within the trade. From automakers to suppliers, manufacturing to related vehicles, engineering to e-commerce, every Rising Star has spearheaded change and made progress up the profession ladder.
The 2022 Rising Stars are (listed in alphabetical order by award):
- Florian Büngener — Hyundai Europe — Communications
- Timo Bularczyk — Mercedes-Benz Mobility — Connectivity
- Olivier Doit — Stellantis — Cybersecurity
- Philipp Engler — BMW Group — Digital
- Katia Maeso Bucher — Seat — Distribution Technique
- Damir Cindric – Rimac Know-how — Electrification
- David Herberg — Adient — Engineering
- Florian Petit — Blickfeld – Entrepreneur
- Dirk Adelmann — Sensible Europe — Normal Administration
- Jeroen Decleer — Dana — Normal Administration
- Sebastian Grams — Audi Sport — Normal Administration
- Joonas Laine — Lynk & CO — IT
- Bettina Fetzer — Mercedes-Benz — Advertising and marketing Communications
- Olia Michou — Vulog – Mobility
- Cliodhna Lyons — Nissan — Product Planning
- Julie Stears — Jaguar Land Rover — High quality
- Florian Aragon — Toyota Europe — Gross sales
- Muammer Yolga — AVL Listing — Software program Testing
- Nari Kahle — Cariad (VW Group) — Sustainability
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“The 19 individuals who we honor this yr are particular. They rose to the highest from a pool of greater than 130 candidates, making this yr’s choice course of essentially the most aggressive within the historical past of the award,” Automotive Information Europe Affiliate Writer & Editor Luca Ciferri stated. “We have now acknowledged greater than 220 individuals as Rising Stars within the final 12 years and plenty of of them are main our trade by its most dramatic transition ever. We anticipate the identical from this yr’s winners.”
The distinguished Automotive Information Europe Rising Stars awards are collectively offered with our unique lead sponsor, Capgemini and our companion, Mercuri Urval.
Every winner obtained a trophy designed by Pininfarina.
A Rising Star is an govt with a pan-European profile working within the automotive, or different industries serving to to drive the way forward for mobility, who has pushed change, fostered innovation and made brave selections.
To qualify, candidates ought to have a minimal of 10 years of labor expertise, have a number of language expertise and be 45 years or youthful. Nominations are accepted from automakers, suppliers, automotive service and mobility suppliers and retail/aftersales companies.