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BMW of North America, 300 Chestnut Ridge Road, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677, (201) 307-4000 bmwusa.com
BMW Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 11000, Spartanburg, SC 29304, (864) 989-6000 bmwusfactory.com
FCA US*, 1000 Chrysler Drive, Auburn Hills, MI 48326, (248) 576-5741 fcanorthamerica.com
*BMW (U.S.) Holding Corp.
CEOFiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.Sergio Marchionne
Chairman, President & CEO, ChryslerCanada Inc., Senior VP U.S. Sales , FCA NA,& Head of Alfa Romeo Brand, FCA NAReid Bigland
President & CEOChrysler de MexicoBruno Cattori
President & CEOChrysler Brand, FCA NAAlistair Gardner
President & CEO, Mopar Brand Service,Parts & Customer Care, FCA GlobalPietro Gorlier
President & CEORam Brand, FCA NARobert Hegbloom
President & CEO, Dodge Brand & SRTBrand & VP Fleet Operations, FCA NA Timothy Kuniskis
President & CEO, Jeep Brand, FCA Global,COO Asia Pacific, FCA & Lead Executivefor International Operations, FCA NAMichael Manley
CFO, FCA GlobalRichard Palmer
CMO, FCA Global, President& CEO, Fiat Brand, FCA GlobalOlivier Francois
Senior VPSupply Chain Management, FCA NASteven Beahm
Senior VPProduct Design, FCA NARalph Gilles
Senior VP Human Resources, FCA NA& Corp. Sustainability Officer, FCA NAMichael Keegan
Senior VP Vehicle Safety & RegulatoryCompliance, FCA NAScott Kunselman
Senior VP & General Counsel, FCA NA& Secretary, FCA USMarjorie Loeb
Senior VP Communications, FCA NAGualberto Ranieri
Senior VP External Affairs, FCA NAJoseph Trapasso
VP Purchasing & Supplier QualityFCA NAThomas Finelli
VP Dealer Network Development, FCA NA& President & CEO Maserati NA Inc.Peter Grady
VP Manufacturing, FCA NABrian Harlow
VP Engine, Powertrain & ElectrifiedPropulsion & Systems Engineering, FCA NA& Powertrain Coordination, FCA GlobalRobert Lee
VP Quality, FCA NAMatt Liddane
VP Transmission Powertrain, FCA NAJeffrey Lux
VP Audit, FCA NALaurie Macaddino
PresidentManfred Erlacher
VP Quality Management & EngineeringAndreas Guecker
VP Logistics, Program PlanningPhilip Heinrichsdorff
VP Painted BodyBernd Koenigsbruegge
VP Purchasing & Supplier Network AmericasFranz Linner
VP Production Control, FinanceSherry McCraw
VP AssemblyRichard Morris
VP Human ResourcesJohannes Trauth
Department Manager, CommunicationsSky Foster
PresidentNorth AmericaEric Shepherd
VP SalesBryan Riss
General Manager,MarketingSabine Brown
National AftersalesManagerBill McHugh
Head ofFinanceStephen Kennerley
Head ofCommunicationsGerry Spahn
VP Mini USADavid Duncan
Department HeadMini Sales & AftersalesSadir Haji
Department HeadMini Product ManagementPatrick McKenna
Department HeadMini Brand CommunicationTom Noble
VP Product Development, FCA NAJohn Nigro
VP Business Development, FCA NABarbara Pilarski
VP & CIO, FCA NA& Asia PacificScott Sandschafer
VP Fiat Brand, FCA NAJason Stoicevich
VP Investor Relations, FCA GlobalJoseph Veltri
VP Product Planning, FCA NABenjamin Winter
Aston Martin the Americas, 9920 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, (949) 379-3100 astonmartin.com
CEO, Aston Martin LagondaAndy Palmer
President, The AmericasJulian Jenkins
CFO, Aston Martin LagondaHanno Kirner
Chief Creative Officer, Aston Martin LagondaMarek Reichman
Director, Global Marketing & CommunicationsAston Martin LagondaSimon Sproule
Chairman & CEO*Ludwig Willisch
PresidentLudwig Willisch
President & CEOBMW Financial ServicesEdward Robinson
PresidentBMW Group DesignworksUSALaurenz Schaffer
CEOBMW Car SharingRich Steinberg
Executive VP OperationsJ. Chris Koenders
Executive VP Finance& Administration & CFOStefan Walmrath
Head of BMW Group TechnologyOfficeUwe Higgins
VP Corporate CommunicationsAlexander Bilgeri
VP Eastern RegionDan Creed
VP MiniDavid Duncan
VP MarketingTrudy Hardy
VP Legal Affairs Howard Harris
VP Engineering, U.S.Christoph Huss
VP Government RelationsBryan Jacobs
VP Southern RegionRuss Lucas
VP Sales Channel Development& Customer RelationsPeter Miles
VP Government AffairsRobert Nitto
VP MotorcyclesKris Odwarka
VP Central RegionKen Schaeffer
VP AftersalesCraig Westbrook
VP Western RegionPeter Witt
Department HeadNew Car SalesAnthony Ascione
Department HeadElectric Vehicle Oper. & StrategyJacob Harb
Department HeadCenter DevelopmentGreg Marks
Department HeadPre-Owned & Corp. & Special SalesJoel Nash
Managing DirectorBMW i Ventures LLCUlrich Quay
Information current as of Dec. 30, 2014Please note the executive names are grouped by title then alphabetical order. *Previously Chrysler Group; Fiat completed the merger with Chrysler Group under holding group Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Oct. 12, 2014
Mini USA miniusa.com Rolls-Royce Motor Cars North America rolls-roycemotorcars.com
President & CEOEdwin Fenech
VP Aftersales OperationsEnzo Francesconi
VP General CounselDavid Wertheim
Director of Brand ExperienceGreg Adams
Director of CommunicationsKrista Florin
Director of Marketing Intelligence,CRM, MotorsportsPaul Montopoli
Ferrari North America Inc., 250 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, (201) 816-2600 ferrari.com
Ford Motor Co., The American Road, Dearborn, MI 48126, (313) 322-3000 ford.com
Executive ChairmanWilliam Clay Ford Jr.
President & CEOMark Fields
Chairman & CEOFord Motor Credit Co. & Group VP Ford Motor Co.Bernard Silverstone
President & CEOFord Motor Co. of CanadaDianne Craig
President & CEOFord AustraliaRobert Graziano
COO, Ford of EuropeBarb Samardzich
Executive VP & PresidentEurope, Middle East & AfricaJim Farley
Executive VPGlobal Manufacturing & Labor AffairsJohn Fleming
Executive VP & PresidentThe AmericasJoe Hinrichs
Executive VPGlobal Marketing, Sales & Service & LincolnStephen Odell
Executive VP & CFOBob Shanks
Group VPCommunicationsRay Day
Group VPHuman Resources & Corporate ServicesFelicia Fields
Group VPGlobal QualityBennie Fowler
Group VP & CIOMarcy Klevorn
Executive VP Global Marketing, Sales & Service & LincolnStephen Odell
VP U.S. Marketing, Sales & ServiceJohn Felice
VP Global Dealer & Consumer ExperienceElena Ford
VP Global Ford Customer Service DivisionFrederiek Toney
Americas & Global Product CommunicationsExecutive DirectorJennifer Flake
Group VP & General CounselDavid Leitch
Group VPGlobal Product DevelopmentRaj Nair
Group VPGovernment & Community RelationsZiad Ojakli
Group VP & President, Asia PacificDavid Schoch
Group VPGlobal PurchasingHau Thai-Tang
VP Product DevelopmentFord of EuropeJoe Bakaj
VP Global Programs & Purchasing OperationsBirgit Behrendt
VP International Government AffairsStephen Biegun
VP DesignMoray Callum
VP Marketing, Sales & ServiceFord of EuropeRoelant de Waard
President, LincolnKumar Galhotra
Director of Lincoln Sales & Service OperationsAndrew Frick
Director of Lincoln Product DevelopmentScott Tobin
Director of Global LincolnMatt VanDyke
North America Product CommunicationsManagerSaid Deep
Dealer Relations ManagerEric Guenther
General Sales Manager, Ford and LincolnDave Mondragon
Director of U.S. MarketingChantel Lenard
Director of U.S. SalesDave Mondragon
Senior VPGlobal Public PolicyBob Ferguson
Senior VP Global Information Technology& Chief Information OfficerRandy Mott
Senior VPGlobal Human ResourcesJohn Quattrone
VP Global Purchasing & Supply ChainSteven Kiefer
VP Global QualityGrace Lieblein
Executive VP & PresidentGlobal CadillacJohan de Nysschen
Executive VP & PresidentGM EuropeKarl-Thomas Neumann
Executive VP & PresidentGM China Inc.Matt Tsien
Executive VP & CFOChuck Stevens
Executive VP & General CounselMichael Millikin
Executive VPGlobal ManufacturingJames DeLuca
Executive VPConsolidated International OperationsStefan Jacoby
Executive VP Global Product Development& Global Purchasing & Supply ChainMark Reuss
Senior VPGlobal Connected ConsumerAlicia Boler-Davis
Senior VPGlobal CommunicationsTony Cervone
General Motors, 300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI 48265, (313) 556-5000 gm.com
ChairmanTim Solso
CEOMary Barra
PresidentDan Ammann
PresidentGM North AmericaAlan Batey
Executive VP & PresidentGM South AmericaJaime Ardila
VP Labor AffairsBill Dirksen
VP Powertrain EngineeringBob Fascetti
VP U.S. Marketing, Sales & ServiceJohn Felice
VP Global Dealer & Consumer ExperienceElena Ford
VP North America ManufacturingBruce Hettle
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Lincoln Motor Co. lincoln.com
VP Finance & TreasurerNiharika Ramdev
VP Controller & Chief Accounting OfficerTom Timko
VP Global DesignEd Welburn
Chief Tax OfficerVictoria McInnis
General AuditorBrian Thelen
VP Sustainability, Environment& Safety EngineeringKim Pattel
VP & ControllerStuart Rowley
VP GlobalFord Customer Service DivisionFrederiek Toney
VP Research & Advanced Engineering& Chief Technical OfficerKen Washington
Director of Lincoln DesignDavid Woodhouse
Lincoln Global Communications ManagerStephane Cesareo
Lincoln Group Marketing ManagerJohn Emmert
Information current as of Dec. 30, 2014
Senior VPParts, Service & Technical DivisionBruce Smith
VP Environmental Business Development OfficeSteven Center
VP American Honda Finance Corp.David Paul
VP FinanceMichael Ryan
VP Human Resources & AdministrationKim Smalley
VP Product Planning & LogisticsArt St. Cyr
Assistant VP Honda National SalesDavid Hendley
Assistant VP Auto MarketingTom Peyton
ManagerHonda National AdvertisingNicholas Lee
ChairmanTetsuo Iwamura
President & CEOTakuji Yamada
Executive VP Auto DivisionJohn Mendel
Senior VP & General ManagerAcura DivisionMichael Accavitti
Senior VP & General ManagerHonda DivisionJeff Conrad
American Honda Motor Co. Inc., 1919 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, CA 90501, (310) 783-2000 honda.com
Honda of America Manufacturing Inc., 24000 Honda Pkwy., Marysville, OH 43040, (937) 642-5000 ohio.honda.com
President & CEOTomomi Kosaka
Executive VP & COOThomas Shoupe
VPBill Easdale
VPNoboru Takahashi
President & CEOTakuji Yamada
Executive VPErik Berkman
Executive VPTomomi Kosaka
Executive VPRick Schostek
Senior VPJon Minto
Senior VPKatsuhiko Suzuki
President & CEOJeff Tomko
Senior VPJun Watari
VPMike Oatridge
VPHideki Takayama
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, 1800 Honda Drive, Lincoln, AL 35096, (205) 355-5000 hondaalabama.com
Senior Executive VPChitoshi Yokota
Assistant VP Office of Inclusion & DiversityMarc Burt
Assistant VP, North American Corp.Affairs & CommunicationsJeffrey Smith
Senior ManagerPublic RelationsSage Marie
ManagerHonda Public RelationsRobyn Eagles
ManagerAcura Public RelationsJessica Fini
President & CEODavid Zuchowski
Executive VPCustomer SatisfactionFrank Ferrara
Executive VP & General CounselJerry Flannery
VP Finance OperationsRon Haughey
VP Product & Corporate PlanningMichael O'Brien
VP National SalesBob Pradzinski
VP MarketingSteve Shannon
Executive DirectorCorporate CommunicationsChris Hosford
Executive DirectorHuman Resource & AdministrationPaul Koh
President & CEOKim Jun Ha
Executive VPHuman Resources & General AffairsHong Ju Jeong
Executive VP ProductionSipyoung Kim
Senior VP Human Resources &AdministrationRick Neal
VP ProductionAshley Frye
VP FinanceTaig Kyou Kim
Hyundai Motor America, 10550 Talbert Ave., Fountain Valley, CA 92708, (714) 965-3000 hyundaiusa.com
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, 700 Hyundai Blvd., Montgomery, AL 36105, (334) 387-8000 hmmausa.com
Jaguar Land Rover North America, 555 MacArthur Blvd., Mahwah, NJ 07430, (201) 818-8500 jaguarusa.com and landroverusa.com
VP Sales OperationsJaguar Land Rover North AmericaJack Devine
VP Customer ServiceJaguar Land Rover North AmericaEric Johnston
VP Network DevelopmentJaguar Land Rover North AmericaLee Maas
VP MarketingJaguar Land Rover North AmericaKim McCullough
VP Communications & Public AffairsJaguar Land Rover North AmericaStuart Schorr
PresidentJaguar Land Rover North AmericaJoachim Eberhardt
PresidentJaguar Land Rover CanadaLindsay Duffield
Executive VP OperationsJaguar Land Rover North AmericaChristopher Marchand
VP Government AffairsJaguar Land Rover North AmericaClinton Blair
VP FinanceJaguar Land Rover North AmericaDavid Chambers
Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, 2755 N. Michigan Ave., Greensburg, IN 47240, (812) 222-6000 indiana.honda.com
PresidentBob Nelson
Senior VPMitsuhisa Sato
Information current as of Dec. 30, 2014Please note the executive names are grouped by title then alphabetical order.
Honda North America Inc. honda.com
President & CEOJim O'Sullivan
CIOInformation TechnologyJames Dimarzio
Executive VPCorporate & Product PlanningAkira Koga
Senior VP & CFOJim Lievois
Senior VP U.S. OperationsRobert Davis
VP Human ResourcesRenee Barron
VP Research & DevelopmentMasamitsu Koike
VP Customer ServiceOperationsYoji Maekawa
VP & General CounselShawn Murphy
VP & Chief of StaffU.S. OperationsToru Nakajima
VP U.S. Sales OperationsRon Stettner
VP MarketingRussell Wager
Director of Public Relations & Brand ExperienceJeremy Barnes
Director of Product Planning& StrategyTimothy Barnes
Director of DesignDerek Jenkins
Director of GovernmentAffairsDan Ryan
President & CEOChristian Gobber
CFOTony Tullio
VP Legal CounselDavid Cordero
Regional Sales VPNorthwestKetan Bhatia
Regional Sales VPNortheastRick Fuller
Regional Sales VPSouthSeth Geeslin
Regional Sales VPMidwestNathan Liber
Regional Sales VPMid-AtlanticEmily McFarlane
Regional Sales VPSouthwestPeter Salzer
Regional Sales VPSoutheastMichelle Thomas
Maserati North America Inc. 250 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, (201) 816-2600 maserati.us
Mazda North American Operations, 7755 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, (949) 727-1990 mazdausa.com
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc., P.O. Box 100, Tuscaloosa, AL 35490, (205) 507-3300 mbusi.com
President & CEOJason Hoff
VP Purchasing& LogisticsTonja Cochran
VP EngineeringPhil Johnston
VP Human Resources& AdministrationAlexander Paulus
VP Operations - Body &Paint, Plant 1 & 2Brian Whittier
VP Operations -Assembly, Plant 1 & 2Rolf Wrona
VP FinanceMartin Schwenk
VP QualityChristoph Starzynski
ManagerCommunicationsFelyicia Jerald
Mercedes-Benz USA, One Mercedes Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645, (201) 573-0600 mbusa.com
President & CEOStephen Cannon
VP Sales OperationsDietmar Exler
VP Finance, Controlling& CFOHarald Henn
VP Customer ServicesGareth Joyce
VP MarketingDrew Slaven
General CounselMarco DeSanto
Regional General ManagerNortheast RegionAndy Gillman
Regional GeneralManager, Central RegionTracey Matura
Regional General ManagerSoutheast RegionAndrew Noye
Regional General ManagerWestern RegionBob Yeatman
General Manager, SalesMgt. & Volume PlanningBlair Creed
General ManagerCustomer Assistance Ctr.Ralph Fisher
General ManagerProduct ManagementBart Herring
General ManagerMarketing ServicesEric Jillard
General Manager, Corp.Finance Controlling & RiskCharles Lamarca
General ManagerInformation TechnologyHans Moertl
General ManagerEngineering ServicesJulian Soell
Director of CorporateCommunicationsRob Moran
Mitsubishi Motors North America, 6400 Katella Ave., Cypress, CA 90630, (714) 372-6000 mitsubishicars.com
ChairmanGayu Uesugi
President & CEORyujiro Kobashi
President & CEOMitsubishi Motors Credit of America Inc.Dan Booth
President & CEOMitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc.Shin Fujioka
President & CEOMMNA Manufacturing DivisionRyosuke Kagimoto
PresidentMitsubishi Motors R&D of America Inc.Manabu Kuroda
Executive VP & COOManufacturing DivisionJerry Berwanger
Executive VP & Co-CFODan Booth
Executive VP & Co-CFOKoichi Nagafuchi
Executive VPMMNA Sales DivisionDon Swearingen
Senior VP & Chief Legal OfficerJohn McElroy
Senior VP OperationsMitsubishi Motors Credit of America Inc.Koichi Nagafuchi
Senior VP Operations & Quality ControlDick Rinehimer
VP Sales OperationsKen Konieczka
Manager Public RelationsAlex Fedorak
General ManagerSmart USA & E-MobilityMark Webster
Project ManagerSmart CitiesJulia Knittel
Department Manager, Smart Sales& Aftersales ManagementMichael Fitzgerald
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Kia Motors America Inc., 111 Peters Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92606, (949) 468-4800 kia.com
Group Vice Chairman & CEO, Kia Motors America& Kia Motors Manufacturing GeorgiaByung Mo Ahn
CFODavid Kim
Executive VP Sales & MarketingMichael Sprague
Executive VP HR, Administration, DiversityRelations & General CounselJohn Yoon
VP Marketing CommunicationsTim Chaney
Smart USA smartusa.comMercedes-Benz Vans USA mbsprinterusa.com
VP & Managing DirectorBernard Glaser
General ManagerMarketingMathias Geisen
General ManagerFinance & ControllingNeeta Salvi
General ManagerClaus Tritt
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Senior VPHuman Resources & AdministrationJ. Randy Jackson
VP QualityStuart Countess
Manager & Headof Department Public RelationsCorinne Hodges
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Inc., 7777 Kia Pkwy., West Point, GA 31833, (706) 902-7777 kmmgusa.com
Information current as of Dec. 30, 2014
VP Service & Aftersale OperationsJohn Crowe
VP Product PlanningOrth Hedrick
VP FinanceKeith Jun
VP Sales OperationsAdam Perlow
Director of Corporate CommunicationsScott McKee
Nissan North America, One Nissan Way, Franklin, TN 37067, (615) 725-1000 nissanusa.com
President & CEONissan Motor Co.Carlos Ghosn
PresidentNissan Motor Acceptance Corp.Mark Kaczynski
Executive VP & ChairmanManagement CommitteeJose Munoz
Senior VPAdministration & FinanceScott Becker
Senior VP Nissan Sales& Marketing & Operations U.S.Fred Diaz
Senior VP Manufacturing, SupplyChain Mgmt. & PurchasingJohn Martin
Senior VPResearch & DevelopmentKunio Nakaguro
VP Manufacturing, CantonDavid Aldana
VP Light Commercial VehicleBusiness UnitMichael Bunce
VP Consumer Credit & CustomerService, Nissan Motor AcceptanceCorp.Tim Devine
VP Dealer Network DevelopmentLeon Dorssers
VP Powertrain Operations& Nissan Battery Plant U.S.Gary Edwards
VP Components EngineeringNTCNADana Hargitt
VP Sales U.S.Derrick Hatami
Porsche Cars North America Inc., 980 Hammond Drive, Ste. 1000, Atlanta, GA 30328, (770) 290-3500 porsche.com
President & CEODetlev von Platen
Executive VP & CFOThierry Kartochian
Executive VP & COOJoe Lawrence
VP Area CentralDoug Battie
VP Area SouthDavid Kurtz
VP Area WestPedro Mota
VP MarketingAndre Oosthuizen
VP Area EastMick Pallardy
VP AftersalesTim Quinn
VP Manufacturing, SmyrnaRandy Knight
VP Information SystemsSteven Lambert
VP Product PlanningPierre Loing
VP Market Intelligence Brand& Regional Revenue OptimizationDave Mazur
VP Sales, Financial Products & Corporate Planning Office,Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.Mike McConnell
VP Nissan Chief MarketingManager & Marketing OperationsDan Mohnke
VP AftersalesKent O'Hara
VP HR, Risk Management & Admin.Dan Dalton
VP LegalSheila Gallucci Davis
VP Parts & ServiceGary Palanjian
VP Sales & Marketing CoordinationJinya Shoji
VP Corporate Planning & TreasurerMasashi Uemura
Director of Corp. CommunicationsMichael McHale
Chairman & CEOTomomi Nakamura
President & COOThomas Doll
Chief Marketing OfficerTo be determined
Senior VP SalesJeff Walters
VP & CFO and Corporate ControllerCurt Allen
VP MarketingAlan Bethke
Subaru of America Inc., P.O. Box 6000, Subaru Plaza, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034, (856) 488-8500 subaru.com
President & CEOToshiaki Tamegai
Treasurer & CFOKoji Morikawa
Executive VP, Secretary & General CounselTom Easterday
VP ManufacturingScott Brand
Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., P.O. Box 5689, 5500 State Road 38 E., Lafayette, IN 47903, (765) 449-1111 subaru-sia.com
VP Nissan West RegionRandy Parker
VP Corporate CommunicationsDavid Reuter
VP Corporate Planning& Program Management OfficeManabu Sakane
VP FinanceCarlos Servin
VP Customer Quality& Chief Customer OfficerJohn Spoon
VP Supply Chain ManagementMike Steck
VP Production Engineering& QualityMark Swenson
VP Legal, Government Affairs& HR & General Counsel,AmericasAndrew Tavi
VP Total Customer SatisfactionTakehiro Terai
VP Marketing Communications& MediaJeremy Tucker
VP, Nissan Design AmericaTaro Ueda
VP PurchasingRebecca Vest
VP Nissan Southeast RegionJudy Wheeler
VP Nissan Technical CenterNorth AmericaTakeshi Yamaguchi
Tesla Motors, 3500 Deer Creek, Palo Alto, CA 94304, (650) 681-5000 teslamotors.com
Chairman, Product Architect & CEOElon Musk
Chief Technical OfficerJB Straubel
CFODeepak Ahuja
Chief DesignerFranz von Holzhausen
Chief Information OfficerJay Vijayan
Toyota Motor North America Inc., 5360 Legacy Drive, Bldg. 1, Plano, TX 75024, (469) 292-4000 toyota.comPresident & CEONorth American RegionJames Lentz
Group VP & ChiefCommunications OfficerJulie Hamp
Group VP & SecretariatCheryl Hughes
Group VP Government AffairsStephen Ciccone
Group VP & CoordinatingOfficer Government AffairsRyota Isshiki
Group VP & Chief CorporateSocial Responsibility OfficerLatondra Newton
Group VPHispanic Business StrategyPatricia Salas Pineda
Group VP & Senior AdvisorProject Management OfficeChris Tinto
Please note the executive names are grouped by title then alphabetical order.
VP Supply ChainPeter Carlsson
VP Human ResourcesArnnon Geshuri
VP Worldwide Sales & ServiceJerome Guillen
VP Business DevelopmentDiarmuid O'Connell
Group VP & CoordinatingOfficer e-ToyotaMasumi Nagai
GroupVP& CoordinatingOffc.& Reg.Affairs & Energy & Env. ResearchYoshikatsu Nakamura
Senior VPRobert Daly
VP Tech. & Regulatory Affairs &Energy & Environmental ResearchTom Stricker
VP North America Planning& Coordination OfficeMasao Takata
VP Corporate & RegionalCommunicationsScott Vazin
VP Government AffairsShunji Yoshida
Infiniti Americas infinitiusa.comPresidentInfiniti Motor Co.Roland Krueger
VP Infiniti AmericasMichael Bartsch
Regional VPInfiniti WestEric Anderson
Regional VPInfiniti EastJeff Harris
Director of Client Experience& Network DevelopmentJon Finkel
Director of Business Strategy& PlanningEugene Litvinov
Information current as of Dec. 30, 2014
Director of AftersalesNat Mason
Director of Sales OperationsJeff Pope
Director of Product PlanningKeith St. Clair
Director of Corporate CommunicationsNick Twork
Director of Marketing CommunicationsAllyson Witherspoon
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., 19001 S. Western Ave., Torrance, CA 90501, (310) 468-4000 toyota.com/usa
President & CEOToyota North America RegionJim Lentz
President & CEOToyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.Kazuo Ohara
Group VP & General ManagerLexus DivisionJeff Bracken
Group VP Product PlanningAndrew Coetzee
Group VP Product SupportFletcher Davidson
Group VP & CFOTracey Doi
Group VP & General ManagerToyota DivisionBill Fay
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc., 25 Atlantic Ave., Erlanger, KY 41018, (859) 746-4000 toyota.com
Group VP& General ManagerLexus DivisionJeff Bracken
VP Sales & DealerDevelopmentSteve Hearne
VP MarketingBrian Smith
VP Customer ServicePeggy Turner
Group VP& General Manager,Toyota DivisionBill Fay
Group VPCustomer ServiceNancy Fein
VP Sales ToyotaPaul Holdridge
VP MarketingJack Hollis
VP ScionDoug Murtha
VP Sales Support& InternationalOperationsMichael Reding
Volkswagen Group of America Inc., 2200 Ferdinand Porsche Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, (703) 364-7000 volkswagengroupamerica.com
President & CEOMichael Horn
CFOJan Vycital
Executive VP Human ResourcesMike Beamish
Executive VP Group AftersalesJan Bures
Executive VP & General CounselDavid Geanacopoulos
PresidentScott Keogh
Executive VP & COOMark Del Rosso
VP Financial OfficerChristian Schroth
Chief Communications OfficerJoe Jacuzzi
President & CEOChristophe Georges
COOKim Airey
Head of MarketingJames Pillar
Head of CommunicationsGraeme Russell
Head of AftersalesStephen Worrall
ChairmanSatoshi Ozawa
President & CEOOsamu Nagata
President, TABC Inc. & Toyota MotorManufacturing, Baja California Inc.Mike Bafan
PresidentToyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc.Norm Bafunno
PresidentToyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama Inc.Jim Bolte
PresidentToyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas Inc.Joe Da Rosa
PresidentToyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc.Masafumi Hamaguchi
PresidentToyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.Wil James
PresidentToyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.Brian Krinock
PresidentBodine AluminumRobert Lloyd
PresidentToyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia Inc.Millie Marshall
President, Toyota Technical Center & ExecutiveVP, Toyota Motor Engineering & Mfg N.A. Inc.Seiya Nakao
President, Toyota Prod. Sys. Support Ctr. Inc., SeniorVP Prod. & Logistics Ctrl. & VP Oper. Mgt. Devlop. Div.Akinori Saito
President, CAPTIN & ChairmanToyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.Ray Tanguay
TreasurerYasushi Kyoda
Senior VP Toyota Technical CenterEd Mantey
Senior VP Unit Plants & Lexus LeaderJeff Moore
Senior VP H.R, Corp. Strategy, SupplierEngineering Devl. & PurchasingChris Nielsen
Senior VP Production EngineeringIchiro Ota
Senior VP Production & Logistics Control;Operations Mgt. Development DivisionRandy Pflughaupt
President & CEO VolkswagenGroup of America Inc.Michael Horn
COOMark McNabb
Executive VP & CFOJan Vycital
VP Volkswagen Brand SalesMark Barnes
Group VP& Chief Communications OfficerJulie Hamp
Group VP & CIOZackery Hicks
Group VP Strategic PlanningChristopher Hostetter
Group VP Human ResourcesMiles King
Group VP Sales AdministrationRandy Pflughaupt
Group VP & General CounselChristopher Reynolds
Group VP & Coordinating OfficerShigeru Takayanagi
Group VP Product Quality& Service SupportRobert Waltz
Senior VPAutomotive OperationsBob Carter
Senior VPPlanning & DevelopmentRobert Daly
Senior VP & TreasurerKiyohisa Funasaki
VP ScionDoug Murtha
President & CEOTony Nicolosi
CEOVolvo Cars Financial ServicesDan Romagnoli
CFOOla Sjolander
Executive VPSales OperationsRick Bryant
Executive VPMarketing Brand & CommunicationsBodil Eriksson
Executive VPCommercial OperationsJohn Stech
VP ITRobert Deutsch
Volvo Cars of North America Inc., 1 Volvo Drive, Rockleigh, NJ 07647, (201) 768-7300 volvocars.com/us
VP Customer ServiceScott Doering
VP Western RegionGregor Hembrough
VP Southern RegionJohn Kendig
VP Northeast RegionJim Raggi
VP Human ResourcesBjoern Saellstrom
VP Corporate CommunicationsDean Shaw
VP Corporate Support& General CounselMichael Thomas
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Information current as of Dec. 30, 2014
COOAlessandro Farmeschi
CFOChristian Schroth
Marketing & Public RelationsGeneral ManagerJason Chinnock
Media RelationsKevin Fisher
Audi of America Inc. audiusa.com Bentley Motors Inc. bentleymotors.com
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Toyota Division toyota.comLexus Division lexus.com
Executive VP Group CommunicationsMario Guerreiro
Executive VP Group Quality & ServiceStefan Schuller
VP Government AffairsAnna Schneider
Executive VP & CIO, Region AmericasAbdallah Shanti
Senior VP Assembly PlantsOsamu Ushio
VP Accounting, Finance & SecretaryChuck Brown
VP Human ResourcesCraig Grucza
VP Production EngineeringJohn Tinney
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