José A. Avila
Member of the Executive Board
Business & Management
Continental AG
Slovakia
Biography
Sept. 10, 1955 born in Bogotá, Colombia; 1977 Universidad De Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia; B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering; 1980 University of Pittsburgh, USA; MS Mechanical Engineering; 1981 University of Pittsburg, USA, Master of Business Administration; 1981 – 1984 Lord Corporation, USA; Senior Applied Research Development Engineer, Aerospace; 1984 – 1990 Delphi, USA Staff Engineer Advanced Systems & Components; 1990 – 1992 Delphi, USA Product Line Chief Engineer Fuel Handling and Controls; 1992 - 1996 Delphi, Europe Chief Engineer Powertrain Europe, Director Technical Center Luxembourg; 1996 Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration,; Management Development Programme; 1996 – 2001 Delphi Engine Management Systems, USA Product Director of Engineering; 2001 – 2004 Delphi Diesel Systems, France Business Line Executive/General Manager; 2004 – 2006 Delphi Powertrain and Chassis Europe, France Business Director/General Manager; 2006 – 2009 Delphi Diesel Systems Business Unit, France Business Unit President/General ManagerContinental AG, Hanover/Germany:; since Jan. 1, 2010 Member of the Executive Board Powertrain Division.
Research Interest
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