Jose Manuel has a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Valladolid and a master’s degree in financial and economic business management from the CEF.  In 1980, he began his professional career as assembly engineer at ELECNOR, one of the leading electrical companies in Spain, where he opened the Extremadura branch of the company.  In 1985, [...]

Michel Malik has been involved in the collision repair industry for the last 30 years. He is the CEO of BodyShop News International, the company that produces the global BodyShop News collision repair magazines. Michel is a recognised speaker at various automotive conferences, symposiums and seminars all over the world including IBIS, NACE, Automechanika, AMR [...]

Okan is a senior insurance executive with more than 25 years’ corporate experience.  During his professional career, he has spent 14 years in top executive and CEO roles. Okan is currently MD and country head for Guy Carpenter.  Between 2006 and 2014, he was CEO of Eureko (Garanti) Sigorta, part of Achmea, a Dutch insurance [...]

Tanya serves as a senior strategic advisor to MAP Investco, a family office founded by Paul Antony, the founder of Carproof and other automotive industry businesses.  Tanya leads several key initiatives for MAP, including operating roles within the portfolio.   Prior to joining MAP, Tanya spent over 25 years working in and leading product, data, operations [...]

Alemdar Sönmez is Automechanika Istanbul’s show director at Deutsche Messe-Hannover Turkey. He has worked in the exhibition industry for 19 years, and particularly in the automotive sector. He has represented the interests of the Turkish automotive industry in more than 20 countries. He holds a UFI (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) exhibition management [...]