2024 Automotive News Rising Stars
Coming out of the pandemic economy, automakers, suppliers and even customers struggled to know what to expect. But what always pays off? Hardworking problem-solvers. This 10th class of Rising Stars — 21 of them, from 17 companies — went above and beyond to address critical issues.
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Debby Byrne
Exec. program mgr., adv. product planning office
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
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Katherine Dearie
Chief vehicle engr. of the Dodge Charger Daytona
STELLANTIS NORTH AMERICA
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Marygracesoleil Ericson
Global sr. dir. of program management office
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL
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Elsa Foley
Sr. mgr. for product planning, tech. & innovation
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA
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Dhanashree Kad
Global head of sustainability & diversity
ZF GROUP ELECTRIFIED POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGY DIV.
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Ashley Kemp-Watkins
Workforce, training & economic development analyst
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL
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Jessika Laudermilk
Assistant VP, Honda national auto sales
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
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Tim Leopold
Associate chief engineer
HONDA DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA
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Keenan O’Brien
Manager of digital process engineering
STELLANTIS NORTH AMERICA
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Lainey Sibble
Sr. dir. business operations & strategy
COX AUTOMOTIVE
