Awards

2023 Automotive News All Stars

November 26, 2023 10:32 AM
Automotive News All-Stars

The Automotive News All-Stars awards recognize leaders making a significant impact on their companies and the industry at large. Our selections for 2023 reflect the industry's many changes in powertrains, retailing, manufacturing and beyond. Our Industry Leader is Euisun Chung, the chairman of the Hyundai Motor Group, and the CEOs of the three biggest dealership groups were all honored.

 

Industry Leader

Euisun
Chung

Hyundai Motor Corp.

Executive chair

 

Global Automaker Executive

Wang
Chuanfu

BYD

President

 

Dealer, Public

Bryan
DeBoer

Lithia Motors

CEO

 

U.s. Executive, Global Automaker

Jeff
Guyton

Mazda

CFO

 

Operations Executive

Olabisi
Boyle

Hyundai Motor North America

Vice president of product planning and mobility strategy

 

Brand Executive

Duncan
Aldred

global Buick-GMC, General Motors

Vice president

 

Exotic Executive

Lawrence
Stroll

Aston Martin Lagonda

Executive chairman

 

Luxury Ceo

Oliver
Zipse

BMW Group

CEO

 

Marketing

Lisa
Materazzo

Ford Motor Co.

Global CMO

 

Sales

Eric
Watson

Kia America

Vice president, sales operations

 

Quality

William
Kendell

Stellantis

Head of customer experience for North America

 

Design

Simon
Humphries

Toyota Motor Co.

Global head of design, chief branding officer

 

Product Engineering

Jim
Baumbick

Ford Motor Co.

Vice president, product development operations and quality

 

Sustainability

Roger
Penske

Penske Corp.

CEO

 

Purchasing

Jeff
Morrison

General Motors

Vice president of global purchasing and supply chain

 

Global Supplier Executive

Stefan
Hartung

Robert Bosch

Chairman

 

Dealer, Private

Larry
Morgan

Morgan Automotive Group

Chairman

 

Product Development

Frank
Weber

BMW Group

Chief technology officer

 

Finance

John
Lawler

Ford Motor Co.

CFO

 

Manufacturing

Silvia
Hiti

Rivian Automotive

Senior director, electric power conversion

 

Supplier Innovation

Riccardo
Ferrario

Idra Group

General manager

 

F&I

Mike
Manley

AutoNation

CEO

 

Remarketing

Peter
Kelly

Openlane

CEO

 

Digital Retail

Jay
Vijayan

Tekion

CEO

 

Service & Parts, Dealership

Daniel
Mekuria

James Collins Ford

Managing partner

 

Service & Parts, Vendor

Arnold
Gacita

Petra Automotive Products

CEO

 

Aftersales

Kim
Less

Nissan Americas

Vice president, aftersales

 

Software Innovation

Jensen
Huang

Nvidia

CEO

 

Technology Innovation

Nakul
Duggal

Qualcomm

General manager, automotive and cloud computing

 

Emerging Business

Megan
O'Connor

Nth Cycle

CEO

 

Mobility

Doug
Parks

General Motors

Executive vice president of global product development, purchasing and supply chain

 

Automated Vehicles

Amnon
Shashua

Mobileye

CEO

 

Deal-maker

Elon
Musk

Tesla

CEO

 

Safety Innovation

Jennifer
Homendy

National Transportation Safety Board

Chair

 

Environmental

Michael
Regan

EPA

Administrator

 

Public Policy

Jeff
Farrah

Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association

CEO

 

DE&I

Phil
Langley

Stellantis

Head of U.S. network development

 

Labor

Lana
Payne

Unifor

President

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