The Staff

Senior industry manager with more than 30 years experience in the truck industry, having been responsible for Engine Engineering, Truck Development, Strategy and Product Planning, Sales & Marketing and Business Development.

Former responsible for IVECO Natural Gas Vehicle Development. He was also responsible of Institutional Relations of IVECO and Fiat in Spain until december 2009.

Fluent in Spanish, English, French, Italian and Portuguese

Main responsibilities:

• Chief Executive Officer of the Association
• To carry out the lobbying actions, mainly at European level, in line with the priorities established by the Working Committees, and confirmed by the Board and by the General Meeting
• To establish a yearly road map in which any of the actions defined by the Working Committees have to be included and assigned responsibilities and timing
• To guarantee the correct development of the Association activities, on a day to day basis, and also via special events
• To represent the Association in different European and International fora

Master in Political Science, Media & Communication and English / German Translation Studies

Last employment: Research assistant to Patrick Meinhardt, member of the German parliament, shadow secretary of education, Liberal Democrat (FDP). Responsible for: Writing press releases for regional / nationwide issues and preparing surveys pertaining to the implementation of the Bologna Process.

Officer in the German Army Reserve (current rank: lieutenant).

Fluent in German, English, French and Spanish

Main responsibilities:

• Membership acquisition, contact and development
• Event monitoring and information
• Coordination with other associations
• Marketing of the own association. Exchange of information and news. Website.
• Training courses organisation and development
• European Affairs

Master in Arts

Last employment:

Assistant of the Natural Gas Vehicle Dpt. in IVECO Spain Customer services in Old Church Art Gallery, London Conservation dpt., Museo Luigi Pecci, Florence, Italy

Fluent in Spanish, English and Italian

Main responsibilities:

• Agenda coordination for NGVA Europe events and participations
• Fiscal and Social Security Association details. Monitoring and data supply
• Daily back office and travel organisation
• Budget data support and updating