Company

Martin Steuer

As Director in AEC’s Human Resources Department, Martin helps growing our company - in numbers and skills. With decades of experience and passion in people management, coming from companies like Microsoft and Amazon, he leads an area that is most important to us: our employees. Based in AEC's Munich Office, he enjoys collaborating with our teams globally.

Director Human Resources

Judith Sterl

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.

Associate Director PR & Communications

Dany Hoffman

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.

Director Homologation & Engineering

Alexander Horstmann

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.

Director Homologation Services

Daniele Rossa

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.

Director Aftersales

Mike Tsesmelis

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.

Senior Director AEC Operations

Sasha Saita

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.

Director Brand & Product Marcom, Digital CX

Natalie Gitter

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.

Chief of Staff

Zoe YuanYuan

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.

Director Finance and Accounting

Francesco Galli

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

Senior Director Global Sales & Marketing