Carla Bailo, President and Chief Executive Officer of ECOS Consulting LLC, which specialises in engineering efficiency and optimisation, as well as electrification and computer operated (autonomous) vehicles, has been confirmed as a speaker in the Vehicle Lightweighting stream at Automotive Megatrends USA 2015, which takes place on 17 March 2015.
Until February 2014, Bailo was Senior Vice President, Research & Development – Nissan Americas. In this role, she was responsible for all of Nissan’s vehicle engineering and development operations in Michigan, Arizona, Mexico and Brazil. She was also a member of Nissan’s MC-A, the company’s highest-ranking decision-making body in the Americas region.
Bailo was previously based in Japan where she served as OEM business unit divisional General Manager for Nissan Motor Company and was responsible for overall operations, revenue and profitability of Nissan’s OEM relationships for vehicle, powertrain, technology and intellectual property business worldwide. Additionally, she was the Vehicle Programme Director for trucks and SUVs, globally responsible for the profitability and product presence. During the 2009 financial crisis, she held the additional post of Recovery Programme Director.
Bailo began her automotive career with General Motors’ Truck & Bus division.
With tougher CAFE standards just around the corner, automotive lightweighting has never been so important – or so innovative. Automotive Megatrends USA 2015’s Vehicle Lightweighting stream will explore the best and most efficient way to reduce vehicle weight in mainstream light vehicles. This stream will cover topics including advanced steel technology, aluminium, carbon fibre and plastics, innovations in manufacturing, design, simulation and modelling, and safety.
Organised by Automotive World, Automotive Megatrends USA 2015 is a one-day, three stream conference. To register for this event, please go to http://automotivemegatrendsusa.com/#tile_registration
For further details on this event, please contact the event manager, Emma Georgiades: emma.georgiades@automotiveworld.com / +44(0) 2921 286 515
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