CAREER-VIEW MIRROR - biographies of colleagues in the automotive and mobility industries.

In this episode I'm joined by Beth Sherman. Beth is a speaker, comedian, and Emmy-winning Hollywood comedy writer who's written jokes for the biggest names in entertainment. As a speaker, she helps individuals and organizations harness the power of humour to create meaningful connection and genuine engagement with clients, colleagues and audiences. In our conversation we talk about how s...

Paul Flitter is the Chief Operating Officer of HWM a privately owned dealer group based in Walton on Thames, Surrey, England representing brands such as Caterham, HWM Sports Cars and Aston Martin. HWM have the proud accolade of being the longest serving Aston Martin dealership in the world. Paul’s automotive career spans 25 years working for both PLC and Owner/Driver dealerships collaborating with...

Moritz is Head of Advanced Simulation Technologies at AVL Germany, leading AVLs Advanced Simulation Technologies Business for the German Market. Together with his team, he's responsible for winning customers for AVLs simulation solutions and helping them get the most out of them. In our conversation we talk about him growing up in a small village in Bavaria before moving to Munich and how his...

In this Side Mirror episode I’m excited to tell you about the next steps we are taking to share the concept of Fulfilling Performance. Check out Release the handbrake! The Fulfilling Performance Hub . Think of it as a resource for you if you are interested in learning more about Fulfilling Performance and how to enable it for yourself and those you lead and care about. Over the coming weeks and mo...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Adam Sutton. Adam is the President of RNR Tire Express. In 2004, he founded Red Letter Studios (RLS), an award winning creative agency in Tampa, FL which focused on Video Production, Design, Digital media and Printing. In January of 2012, RLS partnered with Thuzi (now LEAP), where Adam became the Chief Experience Officer (CXO). He became a f...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Gerardo Montoya. Gerardo is the Managing Director of Automotive at Experian in the UK where his mission is to bring to market advanced digital products that support the rapid transformation of the industry. With nearly three decades of international experience in the automotive and asset finance industries, Gerardo has accumulated a wealth o...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Rachel Wolff. Rachel is the co-founder of Movebite, an early-stage startup on a mission to bring movement into the workday, personalized for the needs of each employee. Movebite helps companies reduce absenteeism with a workday AI health coach for every employee. Before Movebite, Rachel was a legal counsel for over a decade at Baker & Mc...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Nina Hubig. Nina is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing at Clemson University, specializing in data science and AI, particularly within the context of biomedical and social network analysis. She earned her Ph. D. from the Technical University of Munich, where her research focused on developing new data science algorithms. Nina...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Chris Barrett. Chris is the founder and Managing Director of vAutoStock.  The company provides a suite of technology solutions designed to help dealers manage vehicle preparation, vehicle stock location and stock management.  These include vAutoPrep, vAutoTrack and vAutoService and they are just about to launch vAutoBots.  Chris founded the...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Jane Cusdin-Harris. Jane is the founder of Cusdin Consulting, a company with the purpose of empowering businesses and organisations to attract, nurture, and retain female talent throughout their professional journeys. During a 24-year career in the automotive industry, Jane has worked in commercial transformation programmes, gaining invaluab...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Stéphane Crasnier. Stéphane is Group Chief Officer Fleet & Operations at Europcar Mobility Group a role he's held since September 1st 2023. Prior to joining Europcar Stéphane enjoyed an 18 year career with BMW Group during which he held roles in corporate sales, sales volume planning, fleet management and leasing in France, China an...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Larry Sutton. Larry is the founder and CEO of RNR Tire Express . Larry established RNR Tire Express in 2000 in Tampa, FL as a company that gives consumers access to quality, name-brand tires regardless of budget or financial circumstance. It’s since grown to over 190 locations in nearly 30 states with many more stores planned. Larry’s been i...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Jodie Monaghan. Jodie is Customer Experience Director at Tusker. Tusker is an award winning car leasing company, the largest salary sacrifice scheme provider in the UK and now part of Lloyds Banking Group. Jodie joined Tusker in 2015 as Head of Academy, where she was responsible for training and developing their people. Prior to joining Tusk...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Martin Haley. Martin was head of Strategy and Corporate Development for BMW’s financial services businesses across the UK; and CEO and co-founder of Red Whale, the UK’s largest provider of medical education to primary care, which was acquired by the Medical Defence Union late last year. He now works with organisations to develop strategies w...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Michael Kreeft. Michael recently retired from BMW after 37.5 years with the brand. He lived his first 32 years in the Netherlands, then started his international career with BMW in Germany and worked and lived over 22 years with BMW outside of the Netherlands That time was made up of 6.5 years in Germany, two stints of 4 years each in the UK...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Naeem Ghauri. Naeem is the Chairman and a founding member of NetSol Technologies Inc., a Global provider of end to end IT solutions for the Leasing and Finance Industry. NetSol's clients are the Global Who's Who of Captive Auto Finance Companies as well as specialist Banks lending into Asset and Auto Finance for Large Enterprises,...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Sylvia Scherer.  Sylvia is a certified Business Coach who accompanies organisations and leaders in times of transformation. Before founding her own business, she worked over a decade as a sustainability leader for the BMW Group, including 3 years as Head of Strategy and Internal Communication in China. Sylvia is determined to transform the b...

On 1 March, 2024 we celebrated the third anniversary of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR. It has become a tradition for us to mark each anniversary by curating a collection of different guest stories from the year's episodes and that's what we have done for this episode. We have also chosen 1 March 2024 to launch Release the handbrake! The Fulfilling Performance Hub . Think of it as a resource for you...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Katrin Zimmermann. Katrin launched TLGG’s New York office. As Managing Director, she is responsible for consulting services with global clients. At TLGG, Katrin has served and mentored clients on business strategy, digital transformation, marketing transformation and innovation up to the C-suite. Prior to joining TLGG, Katrin co-created the...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Adam Harley. Adam is Sales Director for the Leasing division of Santander Consumer UK. He joined to help the business grow market share, volume and capability in the leasing sector.  Santander is the 8th largest leasing company in the UK and has bold aspirations. Prior to joining Santander, Adam spent 18 years with BMW Group where he was for...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Justin Ammerlaan. Justin has spent the majority of his career to date with the Dutch bank ING and with BMW's leasing company Alphabet. He has lived in the Netherlands, America, Italy and Germany. All of which makes him a knowledgeable commercial leader in the international automotive and mobility sector. He has a focus on achieving grow...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Paul Bennett. Paul's focus centres on the Asset Finance industry, primarily on the sale and delivery of complex FinTech/SaaS solutions to Tier 1 (captive and non captive) automotive financial services companies, their OEM partners and retail networks in Europe and other key international markets. Over the past 40 years he has originated...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Tilly Lyles. Tilly joined Toyota Insurance Services in March 2023, after moving across from Toyota GB. She'd undertaken a year’s Student placement with Toyota in 2019 and was invited back onto the 18 month Graduate scheme after she completed her degree in 2021. Her student placement was spent within the Network Development team under Op...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Steve Siebold. Since 1997, Steve Siebold, CSP, CFEd has helped Fortune 100 companies increase sales by $1.3 billion USD through his flagship training program, Mental Toughness University. Siebold has delivered $16 million in keynote speeches at National and International Conventions for companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Ingersoll-Rand...

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Karolina Bullock. Karolina is the General Manager, Corporate Planning and Strategy for Toyota Insurance Services UK. Before taking on her latest role, Karolina spent the majority of her career within facilities management with the Japanese insurer Aioi Nissay Dowa, part of the MS & AD Group. In our conversation, we talk about her childho...