Ioannis Maniatopoulos

Sales responsible for seating adjusters for passenger and commercial vehicles worlwide. Commercially responsible for new and targeted business as well as leader of interdisciplinary teams for new product development. Budget and invest planning for and with the dedicated production plant and team in Hungary.

Internal and external commercialization of new products out of the complete seating portfolio, i.e. metals, trim, foam, special features. Responsible for creating and maintaining targeted business lists. Close cooperation with Strategic Planning, Purchasing, Engineering, Marketing and Business Untis. Special assignment for new market entry into the commercial vehicles market field.

Responsible for development and commercialization of a rear seat entertainment electronics portfolio for passenger cars. Project Management for new developments with R&D centers in Europe and USA. Complete responsibility from devepment up to launch and aftersales for OEMs, Tier1 and aftersales organisations.

Supporting the Product Managers and Product Business Managers. Research of new business fields and market information. Preparation of customer roadshows and fairs. Member of the Simultaneous Development Teams for new developments and launch support.

Trainee Program for one year within Benchmarking, Consumer Research, Strategic Planning, Industrial Design and Electronics.

Apprentice ship as TV and Radio Engineer. After completing I worked in the technical service area and the customer support.

Marketing, Auslandsabsatz, Maschinenbau, Elektrotechnik/Elektronik