30 years of milestones of automotive excellence
AUTOREVISTA PRESENTS ITS 2020 DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
AutoRevista delivered, on 29 April, its 2020 Automotive Leaders of the Year Awards in its thirtieth edition, in a celebration postponed from its usual November date. The event was sponsored by Fira de Barcelona, Automobile Barcelona, BASF, ESI Group and Gestamp, as well as the collaboration of Atotech, Sandvik Coromant and Trocellen.
The event took place at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, whose owner, Reyes for his dedication, effort and Maroto, received a Special 30th commitment to the value chain of the automotive Anniversary Award industry in Spain. Luis Miguel González, director of AutoRevista, pointed out that “in a context in which we are witnessing some decisive years for the automotive industry in Spain and Europe, private collaboration is not only absolutely necessary, it is vital. Therefore, it seemed fair to us to recognise
the work of a public servant, in the full meaning of the term. At AutoRevista, we pride ourselves on covering the entire design, development and manufacturing value chain of the automotive industry and we have unanimously verified the high valuation of the sector in relation to his work at the head of his team. In the interview he gave us a few months ago, as part of these awards, he told us that “Since I came to the Ministry, I have worked to strengthen the value chain in Spain and at AutoRevista we can verify that this is an absolutely true statement”. The Director of the Year Award from AutoRevista to An OEM went to Miguel Ángel Navarra, who is about to celebrate his first 25 years Grijalba, Production Director of Volkswagen with the company. For many years, the factory in Pamplona has been associated with the Polo model, for which it unquestionably a leading plant. “It still is”, stated Luis Miguel González, “but in recent years magnificent levels of process standardisation and flexibility have been achieved. Today we are still talking about the Polo, but we are also talking about the T-Cross and, at the end of the year, we will talk about the Taigo. A revolution from one to three models led by Miguel Ángel Grijalba”. Supplier, the closure of the Moroccan borders, In the category of Manager of the Year to a where it has a fundamental part of its business, prevented the receipt of his prize by Natu, a company specialised
Arsenio in upholstery and trimmings for the vehicle interior. Hidalgo, CEO of EPP Hidalgo has led a project of sustained success for almost 30 years and his son Gonzalo transmitted his words in which he recalled that “EPP Natur has more than 300 workers and every year three million vehicles are released that incorporate one of our parts”. The director of AutoRevista introduced Hidalgo, recalling that this entrepreneur leads “an unquestionably successful project that began in a friend’s garage and that, for almost three decades, continues to diversify and grow, generating value in Spain and in a market that is becoming increasingly more important as Morocco is. If we really want to value the management of Spanish SMEs in the automotive sector, Arsenio Hidalgo is an indisputable example of this”. The Honorary Director Award for an OEM went Sport, former president of the Catalan automotive to Vicenç Aguilera, former President of SEAT cluster, CIAC, and president of the Circuit de Catalunya, whom González defined as “a lover of the automotive world, a professional who combined the world of design and development with a passion for competition. Now that the CUPRA brand is being heard strongly, it must be remembered that it is the acronym for Cup Racing, whose seed grew
our award-winner as head of SEAT Sport. Also for Ficosa and Siemens. Today he continues teaching in various projects, including the development of a model with his grandson”. The parallel award in the Supplier category paid tribute to the figure of José Manuel
as a Temiño, who dedicated almost 40 years of his key manager in the senior leadership headed by professional career to the Antolin Group the Antolin family. The director of AutoRevista highlighted Temiño’s discreet and selfless profile, who always followed the advice of the company’s first president, Avelino Antolin: ‘We must be able to make bonfires without smoke
ZEISS, The AutoRevista Award for Technological as a technological ally of the automotive sector Innovation, valued the capabilities of beyond the avant-garde offerings in the specialities of metrology and industrial measurement. Raf Putseys, General Manager of Carl Zeiss Spain, received an award from a company that guarantees full quality in geometries and tolerances in manufacturing processes, in addition to other value contributions such as advanced Big Data management”.