Leah Curry is President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) located in Buffalo, West Virginia. TMMWV, established in 1996, manufactures 4-cylinder engines for the Corolla and V6 engines for the Highlander and Sienna. In addition, TMMWV...
Han Hendriks is Chief Technology Officer at Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI). Born in the Netherlands, he acts as a global innovator responsible for the company’s technology and innovation vision and strategy as well as the development of new products from the...
Dr. Ryan Eustice is the vice president of autonomous driving at the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and head of the TRI Ann Arbor office. Dr. Eustice received a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program...
Ben Schlimme is the Executive Program Manager with Toyota Motor North America, R&D Division. There he leads a team in Powertrain and Regulation Department overseeing Advanced Planning & Research. Mr. Schlimme’s responsibilities include development of Toyota’s...
Bob Carter is the executive vice president, Sales for Toyota Motor North America (TMNA); president, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), and executive general manager, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), effective April 1, 2017. He has responsibility for sales, marketing,...
Dr. Kay Stepper is Head of the Regional Business Unit Driver Assistance and Automated Driving, and Vice President of Engineering for the Chassis Systems Control division of Robert Bosch LLC in Plymouth, Michigan. He is responsible for the product and business...
Chris Thomas is a Founder and Partner of Fontinalis. Prior to Fontinalis, he worked at Ford Motor Company in Sustainable Business Development and Treasury. Previously, Mr. Thomas served in the U.S. Army as a Communications Officer in Iraq, where he was responsible for...
Matthew J. Simoncini is president, chief executive officer and a director of Lear Corporation, effective September 1, 2011. In this role, Mr. Simoncini is responsible for the strategic direction and operational leadership of the Company. Formerly, Mr. Simoncini was...
