Manfred Kwade

Manfred is a mechanical engineer by training and has over 35 years experience running global tier 1 automotive businesses. Between 2012-16, he was President and CEO of Interior Systems at Faurecia where he was responsible for USD 1.4b in revenue across 11 plants and was responsible for restructuring the US business in 2015. Manfred has had leading roles at Plastic Omnium and various other German component suppliers across the auto supply chain.