The FISITA Academy of Technical Leadership has been established in order to create a unique status within the automotive and mobility systems engineering community, through which outstanding achievers can be acknowledged and recognised for their commitment and contribution to the technology of mobility.
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.
We are delighted to announce the inaugural recipients of this prestigious status and unique recognition, awarded to each of the following individuals during FISITA’s by-invitation technical leadership event, the FISITA World Mobility Summit in November 2019.
Mr. Vincent Braibant
VP Simulation & Test Solutions
Siemens
France
Mr. Nakul Duggal
Sr. Vice President & GM, Automotive
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
United States
Mr. Flavio Farroni
CEO & Co-Founder
MegaRide
Italy
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günther Prokop
Professor, Automotive Engineering
TU Dresden
Germany
Ing. Martin Hrdlička, Ph.D., MBA
Head of Chassis and Powertrain Development
SKODA AUTO
Czech Republic
Mr. Yoshufumi Kato
CTO and Head of Advanced Devices Business Group
DENSO
Japan
Dr. Deborah Mielewski
Technical Fellow of Sustainability
Ford Motor Company
United States
Prof. Kyoungdoug Min
Professor and Director of the Institute of Advance Machines and Design
Seoul National University (SNU)
Korea, Republic of
Ms. Carmen Munoz-Dormoy
Downstream R&D Director
EDF
France
Mr. Hiroaki Okuchi
Fellow
Toyota Motor Corporation
Japan
Ms. Moran Price
CoFounder & CEO
IRP Systems
Israel
Mr. Alain Raposo
EVP Electrified Propulsion Tech Unit, R&D Division
Hyundai Motor Group
Korea, Republic of
Dr. Feng Shen
Executive Vice President & Chairman of Global Quality Management Committee
NIO
China
2022 Academy Recipients
Prof. Yasuhiro Daisho
Professor Emeritus
Waseda University
Japan
Dr. Volkmar Denner
Chairman of the Board of Management
Robert Bosch
Germany
Mr. Daniel E. Nicholson
VP, Global Electrification, Controls, Software and Electronic Hardware
General Motors
United States
Ms. Pamela Fletcher
Vice President – Global Innovation and R&D Laboratories
General Motors
United States
Mr. Gaspar Gascon Abellan
Executive Vice President, Product Engineering
Groupe Renault
France
Dr. Pawan Goenka
Managing Director & CEO
Mahindra & Mahindra
India
Mr. Christophe Huss
Germany
Prof. Klaus Kompass
Vice President Vehicle Safety
BMW Group
Germany
Mr. Ola Källenius
Chairman of the Board of Management
Mercedes Benz
Ms. Nadine Leclair
FISITA President & previously Senior Vice President, Expert Fellow at Groupe Renault
FISITA
France
Dr. Jun Li
Professor
Tsinghua University
China
Prof. Helmut List
Chairman & CEO
AVL List GmbH
Austria
Mr. Daniel M. Hancock
United States
Mr. Paul Mascarenas OBE
Independent Director, Business Advisor and Technology Executive
United States
Mr. James McKnight
United Kingdom
Mr. Toshihiro Mibe
President Representative Director
Honda Motor
Japan
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Stefan Pischinger
Chairman of the Shareholders' Board
FEV Group Holding GmbH
Germany
Mr. Ted Robertson
United States
Dr. Akihiko Saito
Japan
Mr. Hideyuki Sakamoto
Executive Officer and Executive Vice President
Nissan Motor Corporation
Japan
Mr. T. Russell Shields
United States
Mr. Motoo Suzuki
Chairman of the Board
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Japan
Mr. Shigeki Terashi
Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors
Toyota Motor Corporation
Japan
Mr. Philippe Ventre
France
Dr. Ken Washington
United States
Mr. Fu Yuwu
Honorary President of China SAE
China
Prof. Frank Zhao
Professor and Director of Automotive Strategy Research Institute
Tsinghua University
China
2019 Academy Recipients
The FISITA Academy of Technical Leadership has been established in order to create a unique status within the automotive and mobility systems engineering community, through which outstanding achievers can be acknowledged and recognised for their commitment and contribution to the technology of mobility.
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Dr. Amer Amer
Transport Chief Technologist
Aramco
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Mike Anderson
Vice President, Global Electrification and Battery Systems
General Motors
United States
Dipl. -Ing. Remi Bastien
FISITA Executive Board Member
FISITA
France
Dr. -Ing. Carles Grasas
Applus IDIADA
Spain
Ms. Denise Gray
President
LG Chem Michigan Inc. Tech Center
United States
Mr. Li Kaiguo
Chairman
CAERI - China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co. Ltd.
China
Mr. Gilles Le Borgne
Executive Vice President Engineering
Groupe Renault
France
Mr. Rajendra Petkar
President & Chief Technology Officer
Tata Motors Ltd
India
Mr. Matt Tsien
Previously Executive Vice President & CTO, President GM Ventures
General Motors
United States
Mr. Takeshi Uchiyamada
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Toyota Motor Corporation
Japan
Mr. Lian Yubo
Senior Vice President
BYD Automotive Industry Company Ltd.
China
2020 Academy Recipients
Mr. Christophe Aufrère
SVP Group CTO
Forvia
France
Prof. Chris Brace
Professor of Automotive Propulsion and Academic Director of the Institute Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems
University of Bath
United Kingdom
Ms. Michelle Gardner
Vice President, Global Hardware Components and Subsystems
General Motors
United States
Mr. Kunio Nakaguro
Nissan Motor Corporation
Japan
Mr. Doug L. Parks
Executive Vice President, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain
General Motors
United States
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Rodolfo Schöneburg
Previously Director Development Safety, Durability, Corrosion Protection
Mercedes-Benz
Germany
Mr. Hau Thai-Thang
Chief Product Platform and Operations Officer
Ford Motor Company
United States
Mr. Sijie Zu
Vice President and Chief Engineer
China