Leading Experts in Experts in the Automotive Council

William Santana Li is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carbon Motors Corporation, a new American automaker developing a purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle. Mr. Li is an experienced senior automotive executive and has worked with corporate and entrepreneurial environments....

Michael Lock is CEO of Ducati North America. He has a decade of experience in senior management in the premium motorcycle OEM industry. He has worked in Europe and North America and is a specialist in start-ups, turn arounds and in maximizing brand value. Prior to his time with Ducati North America,...

David McNamara is the President of McNamara Technology Solutions, a consulting firm focusing on active safety & wireless/Telematics techn., new business development, patent portfolio assessment and mentoring of auto. suppliers. Mr. McNamara was a Manager of Infotainment Systems at Ford Motor, from 2002...

Glenn Mercer was a Partner and Senior Practice Expert of the automotive practice at McKinsey & Company from 1985-2006. Mr. Mercer has over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. He has worked in private equity for the last few years and was a Director of several automotive firms and the...

H. Scott Noble is the CEO at Twin Vee, a boat manufacturing company, where he has served since June, 2008. Mr. Noble was the Senior Vice President at Brunswick Boat Group, the largest maker of pleasure boats in the world, from 1990-2004. At Brunswick Boat Group, he was responsible for channel development,...

Alec Peterson is a Self-Employed Consultant since March 2005. Mr. Peterson specializes in assisting automobile and powersports dealers in various areas including sales process, finance and insurance process and regulatory and compliance issues. He has also consulted on improving service and parts departments...

Dennis Profitt is an independent consultant in the automotive industry. Previously, he was President of C&A Plastics Division and led a 33 plant division. Earlier, he was Director of Manufacturing for Ford Motor, where he was responsible for the Rouge Site and Supplier Strategy for Vehicle Operations....

James Rippy was the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing at Continental Tires, a tier 1 automotive supplier where he worked from January 1974 to April 2000. Mr. Rippy was responsible for the manufacturing, original equipment business, quality, operations, and research development divisions in the...

Trevor Rudderham is a Vice President and the Chief Development Officer at Carbon Motors Corporation, a new automotive manufacturer established to design, develop and build law enforcement vehicles. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Rudderham was the Director of Product Planning at Ford Motor Company, where he...

Jack Sayer is the Managing Partner at Sayer Partners, an automotive consultancy, focused on development and staff management in dealerships where he has worked since January 2002. The firm provides analysis and research of the retail and OEM auto sectors, focusing on the public dealer groups and automotive...

Tulip Shah is the President and Founder of Keystone Strategy Advisors, an automotive consulting firm, where he has worked since October 2004. Mr. Shah has over 18 years of experience in the automotive sector, including OEM and Tier I. He has held senior level positions in sales management, strategic...

Michael Shelby is the Owner & President of San Diego Harley-Davidson, where he has worked since 1993. San Diego Harley-Davidson is Southern California's largest authorized Harley-Davidson Dealer with 3 locations in and around San Diego.

Dean Statz is an owner of Carl F. Statz, a $11-12M farm equipment dealer in Wisconsin, and he currently runs the Consumer Products division. Mr. Statz has been in the business since 1987, and his family established the company in 1930. He is very familiar with brands including Polaris, Toro, MTD Products,...

Duane Stephens is the President of DRSpecialties, an independent consulting firm in Van Buren. Previously, Mr. Stephens was the President of North American Tire Division at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company until July 2006, retiring officially in December 31, 2006. He joined the company in 1978 and held...

David Taylor is the President of Taylor Consulting Inc., specializing in marine management consulting. Mr. Taylor is also part owner of a marina and retail boat dealership. Prior to 2007, he was the Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for the US Marine Division of Brunswick Corporation, a recreational...

Tom Thomas is currently the President of Tomco Enterprises, where he serves as an independent sales manager for a tire distributor in Kansas City, Missouri. In May 2005, he left Cooper Tire & Rubber Company after 34 years with the company, where his last position was that of Regional Sales Manager for...

Pokey Weiss is the General Manager at Steel City Harley-Davidson/Honda, where he has worked since March 2005. Steel City Harley Davidson/Honda is a full line motorcycle dealership that carries all H-D products as well as Honda motorcycles, ATV's, Dirt bikes and Scooters. Steel City is a 39,000 square...

Kristin Williams is an Independent Consultant at RV Associates, a recreational Vehicle consultant, since November 2007. Mrs. Williams is an expert in the overall RV market, she owns specific knowledge of RV manufacturers, product and price segments, dealer networks, and financing. Prior, she was a Regional...

Nicholas Wissman is a Sales Manager at Chicago Harley Davidson, where he has served since March 2006. Mr. Wissman has been in the motorcycle industry for 12 years and has extensive knowledge of Harley-Davidson market trends. Mr. Wissman has consulted with multiple dealers in the past about motorcycle...