Talents4AA

Our Ambassadors

Our ambassadors are the driving force behind our mission, shaping the future of the automotive aftermarket and forging connections worldwide. Meet the professionals who are advancing our vision and driving the industry’s continued growth.

Riadh Abdelkefi
MISFAT FILTRATION

“Wherever we distribute our products around the world, there is always a lack of qualified staff. We are glad to be part of this great initiative.”

Kai Ballsieper
Kai Ballsieper
GLOBAL ONE AUTOMOTIVE

“As an ITG, we recognize that the future of the Automotive Aftermarket is a business for people. Our mission is to inspire young talents and unveil the diverse opportunities within this dynamic and high-tech market. Aftermarket offers a robust and secure career path filled with innovation and growth. We totally support the Talents4AA initiative as it empowers us to tackle this challenge together.”

Johnny Bräster
Johnny Bräster
Sveriges Bildelsgrossisters Förening

“The Nordic automotive aftermarket really needs new talents of all kinds of professions, they are all welcome.”

Maria Elo
Maria Elo
University of Southern Denmark

“Nurturing and developing talent is a co-created activity stretching across academia, society, business and governance. The future of mobility and the whole automotive aftermarket ecosystem depends on the availability and quality of talents. We all need to rethink how to contribute to the grand challenges ahead fostering inclusive and sustainable talent development.”

Gaël Escribe
Gaël Escribe
NEXUS AUTOMOTIVE INTERNATIONAL
Treasurer Talents4AA

“In a context of fast transformation of the automotive aftermarket towards a larger Mobility ecosystem, the search for talents becomes mission critical. Nothing better than a collaborative initiative such as Talents4AA to cope with the challenge ahead of us.”

Warren Espinoza
Warren Espinoza
ATR International

“Given the fast-evolving nature of the Automotive Aftermarket, attracting top talents is crucial for our sustainable future.”

Thomas Fischer
Thomas Fischer
AAMPACT

“AAMPACT and its member companies actively support the important Talents4AA initiative to attract qualified young professionals to the automotive aftermarket and its many interesting fields of activity.”

Stéphane Freitas
Stéphane Freitas
NEXUS AUTOMOTIVE INTERNATIONAL
General Secretary Talents4AA

“Nurturing and developing talent is a co-created activity stretching across academia, society, business and governance. The future of mobility and the whole automotive aftermarket ecosystem depends on the availability and quality of talents. We all need to rethink how to contribute to the grand challenges ahead fostering inclusive and sustainable talent development.”

Kristof Friant
Kristof Friant
MEYLE AG
“At MEYLE we are continuously looking for new young talents that can help us tackling the current and future challenges our industry is facing. Being an ambassador for Talents 4AA is a logic step in overcoming these challenges.”
Miklós Gerendai
Miklós Gerendai
Knorr-Bremse

“The complexity of the automotive aftermarket is continuously increasing. Complex tasks require flexible and agile people.”

Guillaume Granier
Guillaume Granier
GROUPAUTO INTERNATIONAL

From my experiences both in Europe and Africa, talents are crucial in Automotive Aftermarket. While our industry will continue to face over the next years many changes; attracting, coaching, developing, and retaining talents will be key to keep on providing best knowledge and service to customers.”

Ramon Hoekman
Ramon Hoekman
WAI GLOBAL

Young talent is crucial to driving innovation and growth in the Automotive aftermarket sector. Their expertise in emerging technologies, data analytics, and digital platforms enables businesses to optimize processes and enhance customer experiences. By investing in this new generation, organizations ensure future competitiveness and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Sebastian Hoff
Sebastian Hoff
IKA Germany

“Ensuring individual mobility is crucial to society, yet for young talents, IAM presents extensive opportunities for personal and professional growth. As a globally established family business, we’re dedicated to fostering these exciting prospects.”

Jan Hollmann
Jan Hollmann
Bosch

“As a European team of “movers” we are shaping a new era of mobility – thinking European, and acting locally. So let’s move #LikeABosch, drive the market and seize future opportunities for creating Mobility Aftermarket solutions – together with a perfect match of talented professionals.”

Christophe Idelon
Christophe Idelon
NTN-SNR

“Introducing new technologies and changing driving habits to meet our environmental challenges… the automotive aftermarket is heavily moving. Talent acquisition is key for the future:  young talents shape your future, actively contribute to sustainability and join us to work for this exciting mobility sector.”

Damien Jeanney
Damien Jeanney
Amerigo International

“We are proud to be part of an organization that shares our vision and wants to put the automotive industry at the forefront.”

Franck Jolly
Franck Jolly
Wolf Oil

“We are actively seeking young, talented individuals in various domains, with a particular focus on product R&D, supply chain, sales, and marketing. Our aim is to keep up with the rapid developments in the automotive industry and support our fast-moving international aftermarket developments.”

Christina Jørgensen
Christina Jørgensen
DINEX
Vice Chairwoman of The Board Talents4AA

“In the Dinex Group we deliver spare parts for truck and buses and our aim is to attract talents, mechanics and young professionals across culture, diversity and countries to all levels of the heavy-duty industry in order to create awareness of this important tasks for the future; create clean air through emission control.”

Fotios Katsardis
Fotios Katsardis
TEMOT INTERNATIOL
Chairman of The Board Talents4AA

We are inviting all the industry players to join forces with us: We need to be all of us together in this noble deed, nobody should be missing out.”

Ingo Lindner
Ingo Lindner
Liqui Moly

“The first automobile was built 138 years ago – today there are over 1.6 billion cars on the planet. A success story that is far from over and provides millions of people with work and wages. An incredible opportunity for creative and innovative young talents who want to play an active role in shaping the future.”

Bo Marcusson
Bo Marcusson
NRF

“Being able to attract professionals and new young talents is a prerequisite for development, and in the long run even survival, of any organization. This is without any doubt also the case for the entire Automotive Aftermarket. The Aftermarket offers so many interesting opportunities as it is really driving many industry trends for the immediate and long-term future. It is the place to work for ambitious and future minded talents.”

Damien Martin
Damien Martin
VALEO

“The Independent Automotive Aftermarket will be focused on new mobility, new ecosystems, new technologies. But the most important asset of the aftermarket will be its new talents. Let’s join our forces to attract and fidelize the new generation of technicians and marketers of the aftermarket.”

Patrick Mau
Patrick Mau
GEDORE

“There is probably no place evolving as fast as the aftermarket. Our industry depends of fresh mindsets, new talents and leaders of tomorrow.”

Stefanie Möwe-Jarren
Stefanie Möwe-Jarren
SKF

“We need to show young talents how diverse and colourful our industry can be.”

Kai Guijo Müller
Kai Guijo Müller
Schaeffler

“Our mission is to open the doors of the automotive aftermarket for young talents at all levels.”

Klavs Thulstrup Pedersen
Klavs Thulstrup Pedersen
Nissens

“I have dedicated my heart and mind to the aftermarket, and the ongoing market development continues to offer a great mix of challenges and learnings. The next generation of aftermarket professionals will be taking the lead in driving more change – through technology, digitalization and logistics transformation.” 

Nicole Puschmann
Nicole Puschmann
Bilstein Group

“Our motivation is to raise the awareness of the aftermarket and, above all, to highlight its attractiveness for exciting career opportunities at all levels.”

Robert Stevens
Robert Stevens
GROUPAUTO INTERNATIONAL

“The Automotive Aftermarket is facing very real challenges now and in the future. Talents4AA can be part of the solution to attract the workforce we need now, and to develop the talents our workforce will need for the future.”

Manuel Van Royen
Manuel Van Royen
AD International

“The aftermarket is a people’s business. As an ITG we believe it is our role to make young talent aware of the opportunities offered by this dynamic, highly technical and essential playing field which is the automotive aftermarket. It is part of our mission to guide the aftermarket on its path to sustainability.” 

Rolf Sudmann
Rolf Sudmann
Continental

“Aftermarket business is people business. We need the best and most dedicated talents for the challenges of the coming years in order to successfully shape this extremely exciting business across all distribution levels.”

Clément De Valon
Clément De Valon
TMD Friction

“We need the best talents to contribute to our world’s sustainable mobility development for the next generations.”

Markus Wittig
Markus Wittig
ZF Aftermarket

The diversity of the aftermarket makes it an exciting place to be to shape the future of mobility.”

Our Members

Our members are manufacturers, parts distributors, workshop networks, professional organizations, and educational institutions linked by the same goal: to promote the automotive aftermarket.