No Products in the Cart
WAN: Why did you join the Women Automotive Network?
Adriana: To connect with like-minded women in an industry that I am passionate about
WAN: Why is DE&I important to you?
Adriana: We are all humans and should be treated with the same opportunities regardless of our gender, cultural or other backgrounds. A diverse team is a winning team. Having lived in many countries and having worked with diverse teams, I have experienced this first hand and strongly belief in DE&!.
WAN: What is the number one automotive trend you are keeping up with currently?
Adriana: I am responsible for Big Date and the potentials it brings to us as an Automotive OEM. Thus I very much follow any data-driven news and trends.
WAN: What are your predictions for the automotive industry in 2023?
Adriana: We will continue facing supply chain challenges and need to ingrate our overall supply chain better. We will continue seeing news on autonomous and electric driving breakthroughs.
WAN: Who is your inspirational woman?
Adriana: I like to relate to people I know and not to “famous” people. I have had the chance to work with so many inspirational women during my over twenty years in automotive: the single mom of teams who was the most reliable team member I have ever met, my colleague who fought and lost her battle against cancer, my team member who ran four marathons a year… There is inspiration in all of us.
WAN: What is your proudest career moment?
Adriana: When the Mercedes-Benz dealership I worked for, won the European Customer Excellence award.
WAN: What is the greatest challenge you have had to overcome?
Adriana: Finding a working model that works for my three kids, my husband and me.
WAN: What was your first car?
Adriana: VW Polo in orange
WAN: What advice would you offer to those considering starting a career within the automotive industry?
Adriana: Find an area that you are passionate about and start making a difference. There is so much potential and so many fields within automotive.
WAN: In one word, what is the opportunity for women in automotive currently?
Adriana: Endless.
Connect with Adriana on LinkedIn
In this edition, we feature Misty Mitchell, Head of Purchasing & Supplier Inclusion at Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America. Misty's route into automotive was anything but traditional, taking her from data analysis and procurement into EV infrastructure.....
With 25 years in the automotive industry, Anna's career has taken her from logistics and customer service through to sales, marketing and strategic business support across multiple international markets.
In this edition, we feature Justin Counts, Chief of Staff to Kay Hart and Director of Business Operations at Ford Motor Company. Justin brings a clear and personal conviction to his advocacy: that removing barriers is ......
