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john wormaldDr John Wormald is Managing Partner of autoPOLIS, with a particular focus on Europe. He has worked on a wide range of projects for vehicle manufacturers, components suppliers and government agencies. He previously worked for Booz.Allen.Hamilton, Renault and the Boston Consulting Group. He holds an MBA from Insead, a Ph.D. from Harvard, a BA from Oxford and is fluent in French, German and English. He is co-author of Driving Over a Cliff? and Time for a Model Change.

patrick guiraudPatrick Guiraud is a director with autoPOLIS and heads up the firm's Paris office. He has extensive consulting experience in the components industry and the automotive aftermarket throughout Europe and has chaired a major automotive industry commission in France. Prior to joining autoPOLIS Patrick had a 35-year international career with the automotive division of SKF during which he gained extensive line and staff experience.

kim rennickKim Rennick heads up the firm's Australian office. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer and has experience with many global blue-chip corporations in a wide range of industries, including IT, Mining, Steel Telecommunications and Petrochemicals. Prior to joining autoPOLIS, he had a 20-year career with Honeywell. He has experience working in Australia, US, UK, Europe and Asia Pacific.

john f monkJohn F. Monk is based with autoPOLIS in Detroit, with over 20 years in the automotive sector. Prior to joining the firm in 2002, he was Director of Business & Strategic Planning for Asc, a specialty vehicle manufacturer. His background also includes high profile assignments such as pioneering the first aluminum wheel plant in China for CITIC, China's leading investment group. John has significant experience in vehicle design and component manufacturing.

can gurocakCan Gürocak is based with autoPOLIS in Istanbul, Turkey. He has more than 25-years of industry experience, including 20 years in some Turkey’s leading automotive companies.  His focus is strategic management working for vehicle manufacturers, distributors, importers and dealers as well as for retail and fleet operators. He also focuses on the design and implementation of new management tools and techniques to increase the performance of automotive retail companies.

Pearce FlanneryPearce Flannery is the founder and CEO of Pragmatica, Ireland's premier automotive management consultancy. Prior to establishing Pragmatica in 1994, he spent over 15 years  in senior positions within the Automotive sector, including such companies as Mapfre Assistencia of Madrid and FIAT Auto Spa. He is widely regarded as Ireland's foremost authority on matters automotive and currently provides services to most of the major players in the Irish motor industry and most of the industries representative bodies and many Governmental agencies.