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Automotive News Europe – Rising Stars 2025

Join Capgemini in celebrating the industry’s top emerging talents

The transformation of the automotive industry intensifies. As it does, there’s never been a better time for emerging leaders to step forward and shape the future of mobility. As a partner to the world’s leading automotive OEMs, tier-1 suppliers, and technology companies, Capgemini is at the heart of the industry’s transformation, helping to shape a future we can all be proud of.

As exclusive sponsor and lead partner, we are proud to support the Automotive News Europe Rising Stars awards – demonstrating our commitment to ensuring a healthy, inclusive future for the industry and nurturing its brightest emerging talents.

We look forward to supporting this year’s Rising Stars on their career journeys and celebrating their future achievements.

This year’s Rising Stars winners will be announced at the Automotive News Europe Congress, which takes place on 11-12 June in Turin, Italy.

Follow Capgemini Automotive on LinkedIn for winner announcements or check out the 2024 Rising Stars winners here.

Automotive News Europe Rising Stars 2025 winners

  • Karel Verpoorten — Toyota Europe — Aftersales
  • Silvia-Luna Yzaguirre Sanchez — PowerCo — Battery Manufacturing
  • Mariella Minutolo — ETAS — Business Development
  • Frederico Ferrarini — Renault Group — Business Strategy
  • Mino Yamamoto — Valeo — Circular Economy
  • Dave Amantea — Automobili Pininfarina — Design
  • Kaynaz Behdin — Stellantis — Digital
  • Tassilo Wirth — BMW Group — Digital Car
  • Nils Martens — Garrett Motion — e-Mobility
  • Julia Grab — Stellantis — Engineering
  • Sylvain Verstraeten — Lotus Tech — Engineering
  • Tibor Boettcher — Volkswagen Insurance Company — Financial Services
  • Lorraine Frega — Michelin — General Management
  • Glenn Pieters — Toyota Europe — Hydrogen
  • Michael Marr — Audi — IT
  • Eligio Catarinella — Stellantis — Marketing
  • Akhil Krishnan — Volvo Cars — Program Management
  • Bruno Hohmann — Renault Group — Sales
  • Giulia Gherardi — Volvo Cars — Supply Chain

Rising Stars Speak – a platform for Rising Stars to shine

Beyond our support for the Rising Stars awards, we also partner with Automotive News Europe to provide a platform for award winners to share insight and opinions about the topics shaping the future of the automotive and mobility landscape. We do this through dedicated ‘Rising Stars speak’ episodes of our ‘Driving the Future’ podcast. Check out the details of specific episodes below:

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Speakers

Pamela Amann

Hydi Innovation (previously at INEOS Automotive)

2024 Rising Star

Jean-Philippe Bahuaud

The Future is Neutral

2023 Rising Star

Jean-Christophe Deville

Toyota

2011 Rising Star

Jürgen Müller

Bosch

2020 Rising Star

Dr. Thomas Manfred Müller

Audi AG (previously at VW Group China)

2015 Rising Star

Philipp Engler

BMW

2022 Rising Star

Virginie Maillard

Siemens (previously at Renault Group)

2015 Rising Star

Dr. Nari Kahle

FIEGE (previously at CARIAD)

2022 Rising Star

Ronal Hoedemakers

Toyota

2021 Rising Star

Sangeeta Ron

Senior Director, Financial Services Insights & Data

Capgemini and the automotive industry

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner for leading automotive OEMs (across passenger and commercial vehicles) and their suppliers.

With broad and deep capabilities across strategy and innovation, IT, and engineering, we are uniquely equipped to help our clients harness the power of data and new technologies (like generative AI) to accelerate their progress on industry-defining developments like autonomous mobility, software-defined vehicles, new energy vehicles (NEVS), circular economy, and many others.

Through our innovative and comprehensive Intelligent Industry approach and our extensive experience in automotive, we are committed to helping the industry transform and accelerate to a future of safe, satisfying, and sustainable mobility experiences.

Follow Capgemini Automotive on LinkedIn to stay up to date with our latest contributions to the industry.

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