President and CEO
ECOS Consulting
United States
Senior Vice President – Head of Global Propulsion Systems
Stellantis
Amsterdam (Holland)
Vice President, EV Programs and Energy Supply Chain
Ford Motor Company
United States
Head of Institute, Institute of Powertrains and Automotive Technology
TU Wien
Austria
Executive Vice President Engineering (XC/EE)
Robert Bosch GmbH
Germany
Scientific Director
OP Mobility
France
Senior Vice President of Research and Chief Innovation Officer
Center for Automotive Research (CAR)
United States
President, Hydrogen Factory
Toyota Motor Company
Japan
Head of NIO Corporate Quality & Sustainability Department
NIO
China
The FISITA Academy endorsement delivers FISITA recognition and status for the world’s leading technology experts, as hand-picked on an annual basis by the FISITA President and an international team of advisors.
This unique status launches at a time of significant technological advancement as the traditional automobile industry rapidly evolves. Technology and technologists are leading this evolution, with the technology of mobility creating a high demand for the engineering capability required to progress the connected, autonomous, smart, clean and safe mobility solutions of today and tomorrow.
The FISITA Academy of Technical Leadership places its recipients within an exclusive group of international technologists, with exclusivity ensured through a strict review and selection process, identifying no more than twenty outstanding achievers to the Academy each year.
Ensuring that only those contributing significant leadership to the international automotive and mobility systems engineering community will be acknowledged through appointment to the FISITA Academy of Technical Leadership.
Head of Digital Solutions
Applus IDIADA
Spain
Executive Fellow Passenger car, light truck & 2 wheel
Michelin
France
President of Shell Global Solutions (US) and Global Vice President of Lubricants, Mobility & Fuels Technology
Shell
United States
Chief Technology Officer, Vice President, Global Research & Development
General Motors
United States
Chief Scientist
CATL
China
Senior Vice President
Hyundai Motor Group
Korea
Chief Technology Officer – The Future Is Neutral – Renault Group
Renault Group
France
Vice President Vehicle Safety
BMW Group
Germany
Managing Director
AVL List GmbH
France
VP Simulation & Test Solutions
Siemens
France
Sr. Vice President & GM, Automotive
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
United States
CEO & Co-Founder
MegaRide
Italy
Professor, Automotive Engineering
TU Dresden
Germany
Head of Chassis and Powertrain Development
SKODA AUTO
Czech Republic
CTO and Head of Advanced Devices Business Group
DENSO
Japan
Technical Fellow of Sustainability
Ford Motor Company
United States
Professor and Director of the Institute of Advance Machines and Design
Seoul National University (SNU)
Korea, Republic of
Downstream R&D Director
EDF
France
Fellow
Toyota Motor Corporation
Japan
CoFounder & CEO
IRP Systems
Israel
EVP Electrified Propulsion Tech Unit, R&D Division
Hyundai Motor Group
Korea, Republic of
Executive Vice President & Chairman of Global Quality Management Committee
NIO
China
SVP Group CTO
Forvia
France
Professor of Automotive Propulsion and Academic Director of the Institute Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems
University of Bath
United Kingdom
Vice President, Global Hardware Components and Subsystems
General Motors
United States
Nissan Motor Corporation
Japan
Executive Vice President, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain
General Motors
United Kingdom
Previously Director Development Safety, Durability, Corrosion Protection
Mercedes-Benz
Germany
Chief Product Platform and Operations Officer
Ford Motor Company
United States
Vice President and Chief Engineer
SIAC Motor
Korea, Republic of
Transport Chief Technologist
Aramco
Saudi Arabia
Vice President, Global Electrification and Battery Systems
General Motors
United States
FISITA Executive Board Member
FISITA
France
Applus IDIADA
Spain
President
LG Chem Michigan Inc. Tech Center
United States
Chairman
CAERI – China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co. Ltd
China
Executive Vice President Engineering
Groupe Renault
France
President & Chief Technology Officer
Tata Motors Ltd
India
Previously Executive Vice President & CTO, President GM Ventures
General Motors
United States
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Toyota Motor Corporation
Japan
Senior Vice President
BYD Automotive Industry Company Ltd
China
Professor Emeritus
Waseda University
Japan
Chairman of the Board of Management
Bosch Mobility
Germany
VP, Global Electrification, Controls, Software and Electronic Hardware
General Motors
United States
Vice President – Global Innovation and R&D Laboratories
General Motors
United States
Executive Vice President, Product Engineering
Groupe Renault
France
Managing Director & CEO
Mahindra & Mahindra
India
Germany
Vice President Vehicle Safety
BMW Group
India
Chairman of the Board of Management
Mercedes-Benz
Germany
FISITA President & previously Senior Vice President, Expert Fellow at Groupe Renault
FISITA
France
Professor
Tsinghua University
China
Chairman & CEO
AVL List GmbH
Austria
United States
Independent Director, Business Advisor and Technology Executive
United States
United Kingdom
President Representative Director
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Japan
Chairman of the Shareholders’ Board
FEV Group GmbH
Germany
United States
Japan
Executive Officer and Executive Vice President
Nissan Motor Corporation
Japan
United States
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Japan
Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors
Toyota Motor Corporation
Japan
France
United States
China
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