Education & Professional Experience

has studied at University of Warwick - Warwick Business School in Buiness Administration between 1996 and 1999, then at Tohoku University (Sendai)Japan in Foreign Languages and Literatures, General between 1989 and 1990, then at Coventry University in Mechanical Engineering between 1981 and 1989, then at Coventry University in Mechanical Engineering between 1981 and 1985.

worked for Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd as Director - VIP and Special Sales between Jun 2009 and Feb 2018, for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars as Rolls-Royce Motor Cars - General Manager APAC between Mar 2001 and Jun 2009, for BMW (UK) Manufacturing Ltd as BMW UK - Business Systems Manager between Mar 1997 and Mar 2001, for Rover Group as Rover Group - Engineering & Manufacturing between Oct 1991 and Dec 1997, for Gunma University - Japan as Postdoctoral Research Fellow between Oct 1989 and Oct 1991, for Coventry University as Research Fellow between Sep 1985 and Aug 1989.

 Skills & Competences

has the following skills : Automotive, Product Development, ERP / IT project Management, Brand Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Continuous Improvement, Automobile, Marketing Strategy, Business Strategy, Marketing, Marketing Management, Automotive Engineering, New Business Development, Marketing Communications, Vehicles, Product Marketing, Asia Pacific, Business Planning.

speaks the following languages : German, Japanese.

has earned the following certifications : M.I.Mech.E, delivered by Institute of Automotive Mechanical Engineers.