2021 Rising Stars: Automakers & Suppliers

Sarah Ahti, 42

Purchasing director

Cooper Standard

Courtney Balliet, 36

Senior group leader, adhesives and sealants R&D

PPG Industries

Stefan Buerkle, 41

Senior vice president of customer accounts for cross-domain computing solutions in North America and regional business unit leader for connected information solutions

Bosch

Michael Cory, 45

Head of marketing and communications

Sonatus

Joanna Dean, 44

Vice president of sales

Toyota Financial Services

Tony Garcia, 44

Executive director of technology

Dominion DMS

Kara Grasso, 45

Global strategy lead for advanced mobility

DuPont Mobility and Materials

Chauna Grigsby, 44

Director of U.S. and Canada shared services in the global business services group

Lear Corp.

Ahmad Hamade, 35

Senior group manager for sales operations

Hyundai Motor America

Dwayne Jackson, 44

Jeep interior design chief

Stellantis

David Johnson, 45

Vice president for production engineering and new model quality

Nissan U.S.

Paulina Johnson, 44

Ford global account manager

ArcelorMittal North America

Aditya Khera, 41

Vice president and head of North American sales

Tata Technologies

Kiri Kiely-Rodriguez, 35

Senior manager for customer experience

Mitsubishi Motors North America

Kelly Muldoon, 33

Vice president, General Motors and John Deere customer business units

Faurecia

Jennifer Reid, 37

Vice president of strategic partnerships

Market Scan Information Systems

Tara Rush, 42

Chief marketing officer

Audi of America

John Ruterbusch, 40

Executive director of sales and marketing for North America

Continental Structural Plastics

Mahmoud Samara, 44

Vice president

Cadillac North America

Mayank Sikaria, 32

Chief technology officer

Sibros

Sam Stroud, 36

Senior director of corporate finance

Dana Inc.

Jennifer Thomas, 42

Vice president of corporate affairs

American Honda Motor Co.

Yasutake Tsuchida, 45

Senior director of design

Mazda Design America

Michelle Walker, 44

Senior finance director for emissions, thermal and turbo systems

BorgWarner North America

Linda Zhang, 44

F-150 Lightning chief program engineer

Ford Motor Co.