10 Lear engineering leaders
Antonio Garrido, Global Core Electronics Engineering Director at Lear Corporation, is one of ten Lear engineering leaders listed here, alongside global engineering directors for electrification and connectivity and engineering directors for seating and thermal comfort. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Lear from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Antonio Garrido
LinkedInExperience: Global Core Electronics Engineering Director · Lear Corporation
Antonio Garrido has been Global Core Electronics Engineering Director at Lear Corporation since March 2024, based in Reus, Spain. Antonio Garrido was Global Director Electrification Engineering at Lear from 2020 to 2024, Electronics Engineering Director, Spain & Morocco from 2018 to 2020, Hardware Engineering Director, Europe & Africa from 2016 to 2017 and Engineering Manager - Body electronics core from 1999 to 2016.
Ashish Raikwar
LinkedInExperience: Director Engineering - Seating and Thermal Comfort Systems India Engineering Center · Lear Corporation
Ashish Raikwar has been Director Engineering - Seating and Thermal Comfort Systems India Engineering Center at Lear Corporation since June 2023, based in Pune, India. Ashish Raikwar was General Manager - Thermal Comfort Systems India Engineering Center at Lear from 2022 to 2023, Managing Director - Technology Center India Interior Comfort Systems at Kongsberg Automotive from 2019 to 2022 and Director Engineering - Rail at KNORR-BREMSE TECHNOLOGY CENTER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED from 2017 to 2019.
Dave Menzies
LinkedInExperience: Global Director of Engineering and Program Management · Lear Corporation
Dave Menzies has been Global Director of Engineering and Program Management at Lear Corporation since June 2022, responsible for Lear Connector Systems engineering and laboratories and the High Voltage Connection System product roadmap. Dave Menzies was Director Of Engineering at Lear from 2021 to 2022, Engineering Manager from 2015 to 2021 and a Product Engineer from 2007 to 2014.
Jaume Polo Prats
LinkedInExperience: Director Engineering Customer Group Leader · Lear Corporation
Jaume Polo Prats has been Director Engineering Customer Group Leader at Lear Corporation since January 2024, based in Reus, Spain. Jaume Polo Prats was Director Global Core Electronics Systems Engineering at Lear from 2021 to 2024, Manager Global Core Electronics Systems Engineering in 2021 and Software and System Manager, Electronics from 2019 to 2021.
Joseph Laperriere
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · Lear Corporation
Joseph Laperriere has been Director Of Engineering at Lear Corporation since March 2022, working in Lear Thermal Comfort Solutions from the Detroit area. Joseph Laperriere was Director Of Engineering - Interior Comfort Systems at Kongsberg Automotive from 2010 to 2022, Director Of Engineering at Kongsberg Automotive from 2009 to 2010 and Director Of Application Engineering at Teleflex Automotive from 2001 to 2008.
Lloyd Maggs
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director Jaguar Landrover · Lear Corporation
Lloyd Maggs has been Engineering Director Jaguar Landrover at Lear Corporation since October 2022, based in the Coventry area, working on seating systems, seating components and safety system integration. Lloyd Maggs was Engineering Director Renault/ Nissan/ Toyota/ Stellantis at Lear from 2014 to 2022, Engineering Manager from 2004 to 2014 and Senior Project Engineer at Honda R&D Europe (UK) Ltd from 1997 to 2004.
Marc Rosenbrock
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director - Seating · Lear Corporation
Marc Rosenbrock has been Engineering Director - Seating at Lear Corporation since October 2018, based in the Detroit area, with background across hands-on engineering, product development and engineering management. Marc Rosenbrock was Engineering Manager - Seating at Lear from 2014 to 2018 and Senior Engineer - Seating from 2003 to 2014.
Marco Pisa Tolosa
LinkedInExperience: Global Engineering Director Electrification · Lear Corporation
Marco Pisa Tolosa has been Global Engineering Director Electrification at Lear Corporation since February 2024, based in the Detroit area. Marco Pisa Tolosa also held the titles Global Engineering Director from 2021 to 2024, Global Platform Manager Electrification from 2019 to 2024 and Customer Group Leader from 2023 to 2024 at Lear, and was Europe Platform Manager Electronics in 2018.
Mariano Fons
LinkedInExperience: Global Engineering Director | Connectivity & Gateways Systems Eng. | Lear Corporation · Lear Corporation
Mariano Fons has been Global Engineering Director | Connectivity & Gateways Systems Eng. | Lear Corporation since October 2021, based in Valls, Spain, working in electronics R&D and systems engineering. Mariano Fons was Global R&D Chief & Engineering Manager | Gateways Systems Eng. in 2021 and held Regional Engineering Manager roles at Lear covering electronics hardware design, BCM/SJB and EV/HEV product lines from 2014 to 2021.
Roy Ndiang'ui
LinkedInExperience: Global Systems Engineering Director · Lear Corporation
Roy Ndiang'ui has been Global Systems Engineering Director at Lear Corporation since January 2024, based in Royal Oak, Michigan, building software and systems engineering teams for automotive embedded systems. Roy Ndiang'ui was Global Software Engineering Director Product Line Connectivity at Lear in 2023, Global Director Linux Platform Software from 2021 to 2022 and Regional Leader Electrification Software and Systems from 2020 to 2021.
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Match the person's product line, such as body electronics, electrification, connection systems, seating or thermal comfort, to the program you plan. Check when each role started to judge how current their view is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current engineering role, and why?
- 02How do you balance a customer's custom requests against a shared product platform?
- 03What has your work taught you about running engineering teams across several countries on one vehicle program?
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