The International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA) has announced that Felipe Smolka, executive vice president of transformation for LeasePlan USA, will be providing a keynote presentation at the 2018 IARA Summer Roundtable.
Felipe Smolka, executive VP and transformation leader for LeasePlan USA.
Photo courtesy of LeasePlan USA.
The International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA) has announced that Felipe Smolka, executive VP and transformation leader for LeasePlan USA, will be providing a keynote presentation at the 2018 IARA Summer Roundtable.
Smolka’s presentation will take a look at the growth and transformation that the automotive industry is undergoing and address what companies can do to not only keep up but also thrive in this environment.
Smolka is a recent addition to the executive team at LeasePlan USA; however, in his time at the company, he has been leading the strategy to drive modernization and innovation across the U.S. subsidiary of the company.
Prior to joining LeasePlan, Smolka served in a leadership position at IBM.
The 2018 Summer Roundtable will take place on Aug. 21-23 at the JW Marriott in Marco Island, Fla. Smolka will speak Aug. 21 during the day’s closing keynote.
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