I am a strategic business development and product strategy executive with extensive international experience in the automotive industry in Asia, Europe, and North America. I am equally at ease working at VP level for a large automotive tier 1 supplier such as ZF TRW in a matrix, multicultural, team-based organization as well as in the entrepreneurial context of startup businesses. At ZF TRW, I have been effective at business planning, financial modeling, product planning, portfolio management, program management, business development, and building global commercial relationships. After leading the global ZF TRW safety business product planning function and an ex-pat assignment in China, I decided to move on to more entrepreneurial activities. I served as President (NAFTA) of a small company (P&L) and steered it through the 2008-2010 crisis. In 2010, I worked for my first startup company marketing a disruptive vehicle transmission technology, and for the past 7 years, I have been helping startups to scale up their business, identify potential corporate partners, close strategic deals, and actively engage with the board, investors, and banks in support of fundraising and company exit.I am currently running my own consulting business focusing primarily on e-mobility and ADAS perception systems (camera, radar, lidar), autonomous vehicles, and the associated ecosystem. I understand what it takes to commercialize a disruptive technology and the process orientation required to scale a business in both the automotive and off-highway markets. I am providing services in product and strategic planning, business development, technology commercialization, IP licensing, and strategic transactions such as partnerships, joint ventures, M&A, and exit. I am more interested in broader go-to-market and product leadership than transactional selling. I am open to any kind of engagement as long as they are challenging and fun! Contact: acharlois@globalfocusconsulting.com