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Nurtac Denton, Director People & Culture

Nurtac joined AEC in September 2022, bringing more than a decade of international experience and passion in people management and development across different sectors, for example from Allianz. As Director People & Culture her key focus is on our most important asset and pillar: our people. Nurtac works in our Munich office and has a 4-year-old daughter. She loves to run and aspires to complete a series of half marathons around Europe in 2023. She is a certified yoga teacher and interested in mindfulness.

Judith Sterl, Associate Director PR & Communications

As a growing company, AEC relies on many different branches of communications. Internal, external, corporate, or product topics – Judith is the mastermind behind all of it. The PR, Comms and Marketing expert and startup coach has worked in the tech, digital and advertising space, and brings to the table more than twenty years of expertise from agencies, startups and corporations like Yahoo. Her co-workers enjoy her encouraging and hands-on mentality.

Dany Hoffman, Director Homologation & Engineering

After his engineering studies, he has made his hobby for cars to his profession. With more than twenty years of international automotive experience, his R&D innovations have helped AEC to homologate and offer international compliance for vehicles and parts for OEMs in over 30 countries worldwide. As Director Homologation & Engineering, his focus lies on driving technical innovations and development with his team of experts.

Alexander Horstmann, Director Homologation Services

Alexander Horstmann joined AEC from TÜV SÜD, where he has worked as technical supervision and registration expert for over 15 years, focusing on adapting imported vehicles to the specifications of foreign markets. As part of AEC, he now curates future business strategies within the import/export and homologation business and plays an integral part in building out AEC’s international Homologation Center.

Daniele Rossa, Director Aftersales

For more than two decades, Daniele has been an automotive professional through and through. He spent much of his career around the world. With his vast knowledge and deep expertise in Aftersales Management, Daniele is leading the Aftersales Department at AEC.

Mike Tsesmelis, Senior Director AEC Operations

Mike is an industry expert who joined AEC in the summer of 2020. He has a proven track record with FCA, now Stellantis, looking back on a decade of experience in leading roles at the manufacturer. In his position as Senior Director AEC Operations, he is responsible for AEC’s streamlined and growing AEC Operations arm, combining and aligning the departments of the VPC - including Planning, Supply Chain and Quality - Logistics, and Homologation Services including R&D.

Sasha Saita, Director Brand & Product Marcom, Digital CX

Sasha looks back on over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry, including senior management roles in Brand and Product Marketing as well as Distribution of several FCA brands. As the Director of the Brand & Product MarCom, he oversees the Product Planning and Marketing as well as Brand Marketing Communications and Digital Customer Experience for all business units at AEC.

Natalie Gitter, Chief of Staff

Natalie has been with AEC in various positions since 2007 playing an integral part in the development of AEC’s European infrastructure. In her current role as Chief of Staff she serves as strategic advisor to the CEO and the COO, supporting them with corporate goal alignment, the execution of strategic initiatives, amplifying the communication of AEC's corporate mission and vision, and driving the company culture.

Zoe YuanYuan, Director Finance and Accounting

Thanks to Zoe’s passion for accounting paired with the desire to be the midway between a conservative accountant and a creative team leader, she has successfully set up AEC’s Accounting Department as it is today. In addition to a Master’s degree in Accounting, Zoe is also a Canadian Charted Professional Accountant.

Francesco Galli, Senior Director Global Sales & Marketing

Francesco joined AEC in March 2021 after working across Europe at FCA, now Stellantis, for almost a decade in various Sales roles. At AEC he successfully launched and spearheaded the company’s trading business. As Senior Director Global Sales & Marketing, Francesco is responsible for AEC’s Sales, Marketing, Network, and Retail Operations.

Lilantha Karunaratne, Director Information Technology

Lilantha’s passion for IT started in his teenage years. Since then, he has worked at multiple international companies across several continents, such as Siemens and Visa. In his role as Director of Information Technology at AEC, Lilantha and his team strengthen the core business with IT support and tech solutions, driving the digital transformation across the business.