CLEPA President and Chief Executive Officer
President
Mr. Peter Tyroller
Born on 7 November 1957 in Germany
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Jean Marc Gales
Born on 16 August 1962 in Luxembourg
Mr. Peter Tyroller
Born on 7. November 1957 in Augsburg (Germany)
Education: | Engineering studies at the University of Applied Sciences in Ulm, followed by a second course of studies in Industrial Engineering. |
Career: | Begin of professional career with Alfred Teves GmbH (ITT Automotive) in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1985. |
Career stages | |
1992 | Director of Airbag Systems Unit of Robert Bosch GmbH, Managing Director of United Airbag Systems GmbH, both in Schwieberdingen |
1994 | Alfred Teves GmbH (ITT Automotive), various executive functions |
1998 | Managing Director of the Wiper Systems & Electrical Motors Division of Valeo Autoelectric GmbH & Co KG, Bietigheim |
2000 | Executive Vice-President Sales, Gasoline Systems Division, Robert Bosch GmbH, Schwieberdingen |
2003 | President with responsibility for Sales, Gasoline Systems Division, Robert Bosch GmbH, Schwieberdingen |
since 2006 | Member of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH |
Jean Marc Gales, CLEPA Chief Executive Officer
Born on 16 August 1962 in Luxembourg
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Management, Imperial College London
Mechanical engineering degree, University of Karlsruhe
CAREER
BMW
1990-1997 Various executive positions in strategic planning, group coordination and organisation
VOLKSWAGEN
1998-2003 Director of Strategic Marketing, then Group Marketing Director
GENERAL MOTORS
2003-2006 Managing Director, light Commercial Vehicles then Managing Director, Sales, Marketing and Customer Service, Central Europe for Opel and Saab
DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG
2006-2009 Global Sales Director, Mercedes Benz
PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN
April 2009 Member of the Managing Board of PSA Peugeot Citroën Executive Vice President, Citroën
June 2009 Member of the Managing Board of PSA Peugeot Citroën Executive Vice President, Sales, marketing, Aftersales
CLEPA
April 2012 Chief Executive Officer

President & Chief Executive Officer