Automotive News Europe - October 2016 - Leading Women - 3

Congratulations, Leading Women CONTENTS 4 Forward progress Women gaining in Europe's auto sector, Deloitte research shows, but more needs to be done 8 Maria Helena Antolin Grupo Antolin A mazing changes have taken place since Automotive News Europe named its first list of the 25 Leading Women in the European Automotive Industry in June 2008. The industry and world have survived the Great Recession and the years of falling vehicle sales in Europe that followed. Apple went from being a smartphone newcomer to a giant in the sector. The iPad wasn't born yet and an electric car from Apple was considered pure fantasy. Eight years ago Google was solidifying its place as a dominant internet search engine but no one was talking about it launching a driver-less pod that would completely change the way people view autonomous cars. The European automotive industry has also undergone massive changes since 2008, especially when it comes to the rise of female executives. Eight years ago no woman ran a European automotive brand - now there are two. In 2008 there were just a handful of females on the management boards at Europe's leading automotive companies - now nearly every brand has women in key positions. As Automotive News Europe, in cooperation with our partner Deloitte, put together our list of Europe's 25 most powerful female auto industry executives this year it was immediately evident that women have taken huge steps forward. Today, Annette Winkler, the only executive to make the 2008 and 2016 Leading Women lists, is head at Daimler's small-car brand Smart and Linda Jackson is CEO of Citroen, making her a double-winner when it comes to diversity as she is also the first British executive to run the iconic French brand. A closer look at our list of Leading Women shows that 13 of our 25 winners are based in Germany, five are located in France, three in the UK, two in Sweden and one each in Spain and Belgium. Our winners were born in Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, England, Wales, Switzerland, Iran and the U.S. The 2016 list honors one female executive each from Nissan and Toyota, which is an improvement from 2008 when neither Japanese company had a representative in our group of 25. Trying to determine a specific sector where female executives are making the most progress in Europe is pointless. Why? Because women are earning top-ranking posts all over the organizational chart from sales and marketing, design, engineering and manufacturing to pur- 2016 Exclusive Sponsor: chasing, quality, safety and digitalization. Women are also taking on one of the toughest jobs in any industry: head of integrity and legal affairs. Our 25 Leading Women list includes two: Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt at Volkswagen Group and Renata Jungo Bruengger at Daimler. The pair of lawyers worked together at Daimler until the start of this year when Hohmann-Dennhardt moved to VW Group to help it deal with its emissions-cheating scandal. Hohmann-Dennhardt was succeeded by Jungo Bruengger, who came to Daimler in 2011 to head its legal department. In restarting the Leading Women franchise, ANE and Deloitte were encouraged when we received more than 100 nominations for the award from all over Europe. The toughest job was reducing the list down to 25. For this year's project we interviewed each of the 25 winners. They spoke candidly about the challenges they have faced as they have risen in a male-dominated industry. Most, however, agreed that as they proved themselves gender stopped being an issue. Still, it is rare to see a woman at the top of an automaker or supplier. We hope by recognizing the 25 Leading Women in Europe's auto industry that more opportunities will present themselves for qualified, talented female executives in the future. Enjoy this special issue! Luca Ciferri, Editor 9 Danella Bagnall Jaguar Land Rover 10 Renata Jungo Bruengger Daimler 11 Brigitte Cantaloube PSA Group 12 Milagros Caina-Andree BMW Group 13 Linda Cash Ford of Europe 14 Agneta Dahlgren Renault 15 Marie-Francoise Damesin Renault 16 Elizabeth Hill Jaguar Land Rover 17 Christine HohmannDennhardt Volkswagen Group 18 Linda Jackson PSA Group 19 Imelda Labbe Volkswagen Group 20 Monica Perez Lobo Toyota Europe 21 Christina Bentzel Moeller Volvo Car Group 22 Tina Mueller Opel Group 23 Katrin Papenfuss GKN Driveline 24 Helena Bergstroem Pilo Volvo Car Group 25 Ariane Reinhart Continental 26 Judith Richardson Nissan Europe 27 Barb Samardzich Ford of Europe 28 Mouna Sepehri Renault 29 Sue Slaughter Getrag Ford Transmissions 30 Annette Winkler Smart 31 Katherine Worthen Opel Group 32 Hildegard Wortmann BMW Group 34 Looking back Meet the 25 Leading Women in the European Auto Industry from 2008 Citroen CEO Linda Jackson (left) and Annette Winkler, who is head of Smart, have risen to become brand bosses. 36 More winners Meet the 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry from 2015 www.autonewseurope.com 3 http://www.autonewseurope.com

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