Amy Paulsen is the Director of Finished Vehicle Logistics at General Motors, overseeing the global operations and network design of the carmaker’s domestic and international vehicle logistics. Reporting to Marcio Lucon, GM’s Executive Director of Global Logistics, Paulsen plays a key role in streamlining GM’s transition to electric vehicles by optimizing logistics infrastructure, transport modes, and distribution partners worldwide. She brings a diverse background, with a decade of experience at leading EV manufacturers like Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid, specializing in trade compliance, supply chain strategy, and logistics IT systems. Paulsen also founded AMP Supply Chain Consulting, advising on logistics innovations in EV infrastructure. She holds degrees in law and business from the University of Michigan and Illinois State University.
2025 Speakers
Amy Paulsen
Director, Finished Vehicle Logistics
General Motors
Anu Goel
Executive Vice-President Group Service and After Sales
Volkswagen Group of America
Anu and the parts logistics team are responsible for the total supply chain management of service parts for Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA), including product definition, cataloging, procurement, materials management, quality, dealer support, warehousing and transportation. Along with the vehicle logistics team, he is also responsible for activities (including port operations) supporting the distribution of finished vehicles in the US. Prior to working with Volkswagen, Anu spent over three years with Case New Holland (Fiat Group), most recently as as Vice-President, North and South American Parts Operations; and 23 years with Ford, where he served most recently as Director, Global Parts Supply and Logistics.
Tony Stinsa
Director, Inbound and Finished Vehicle Logistics
International
Tony Stina is a business executive with more than three decades of experience in general management, operations, transportation logistics, procurement, and financial and commercial negotiation within the automotive, manufacturing, logistics, and real estate industries.
Currently Head of Inbound and Outbound Logistics, Tony first joined commercial vehicle manufacturer International (formerly Navistar) in 1992, gaining extensive experience in finance, procurement, and strategy and has held pivotal roles including General Manager of the Class 4/5 Business, Vice President of Used Trucks, and Managing Director of the Navistar-VW Truck & Bus joint venture. He also played a leading role in the launch of International’s first Diesel Engine manufacturing plant in Alabama.
Based in Lisle, Illinois, Tony holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Patrick Manzi
Chief Economist
National Automobile Dealers Association
Patrick Manzi is NADA’s Chief Economist. In this role, Patrick works with both NADA as well the American Truck Dealers (ATD), a division of NADA. Patrick regularly speaks to various audiences about the auto industry and is responsible for many of the association’s monthly and annual economic reports including NADA Data and ATD Data.
Prior to joining NADA Patrick was a graduate research assistant at the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research where he co-authored several economic impact reports for public and private clients in West Virginia and the surrounding regions.
A native West Virginian, Patrick received both his undergraduate and doctorate degrees in Economics from West Virginia University. Patrick currently resides in Falls Church, VA.
Todd Myers
Director, Finished Vehicle Logistics, North America
Nissan Group of North America
Todd Myers is director of finished vehicle logistics for North America, part of Nissan’s Supply Chain Management division. He was appointed to this position in August 2023 and is based out of the Smyrna Vehicle Assembly plant. Myers manages all transport and planning operations, network optimisation, and vehicle processing and logistics partners for Nissan’s US operations. He and his team are also responsible for vehicle export. Myers joined Nissan in 2001 and has enjoyed serving in a variety of roles, including body and stamping engineering, parts quality engineering, supplier risk management and capacity analytics, and part logistics. Myers holds a BSME from Tennessee Technological University.
Royce Neubauer
Founder & CEO
Auto Hauler Exchange
Royce Neubauer is the founder & CEO of Auto Hauler Exchange (AHX). He has spent over 24 years in freight, logistics, and supply chain. Royce founded SFL Companies, a logistics brokerage firm, in 2011 where he saw firsthand the fragmentation caused by brokers in vehicle logistics, and was the impetus for creating AHX. He founded Auto Hauler Exchange as the vehicle logistics marketplace in 2021 and is on a mission to eliminate the middleman in the industry.
Thomas Shannon
Finished Vehicle Operations Manager, Ports & Logistics EV
General Motors
Thomas Shannon has extensive experience in automotive manufacturing and finished vehicle operations across automotive OEMs and suppliers. Since January 2024 he has been responsible for vehicle logistics operations for ports and electric vehicles, playing a key role in streamlining outbound logistics, reducing costs for EVs, and improving efficiency, including spearheaded initiatives to alleviate port congestion, optimise rail yard processes, and implement mobile charging solutions for electric vehicles. He has been with GM in supply chain and logistics roles since 2021, having previously worked in global supply chain roles at tier-1 suppliers including Joyson Safety Systems and Grupo Antolin. Thomas has a BSC with a major in Packaging from Michigan State University.
Gary Davis
Vice President Business Development
Nationwide Auto Services
Gary Davis is an automotive industry veteran with 40 years’ experience in operations and corporate sales for automotive plant, port, rail and global supply chain logistics, as well as sales, contract negotiation, trucking and ocean transport. Over that time, he has been involved in projects in China, the Middle East, Europe, Canada and Mexico. He joined finished vehicle logistics service provider Nationwide Auto Services in 2023, taking responsibility for business development across the organisation’s vehicle processing, quality inspections and rework services.
During his career, Gary spent more than 20 years at Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics as Vice-President of Port Operations and Business Development, before working as consultant until joining Nationwide Auto Services in 2023.
John Perkovich
President
RPM
John Perkovich is the President of RPM North America. He has spent the better part of two decades in logistics and supply chain. Joining RPM in the fall of 2020, John helped RPM grow from “just a broker” to a strategic partner for OEM’s and Auto transport providers through investments in people, service, and technology, propelling RPM to positively impact over 1,000,000 vehicles per year throughout North America and Europe. John is focused on RPM achieving its vision of revolutionizing the automotive logistics industry through continuously bringing innovative and agile solutions, without sacrificing quality.
Sarah Hathaway
Finished Vehicle Network Engineering, Strategy & Planning Manager
General Motors
Sarah Hathaway has worked in logistics, supply chain and materials management roles at General Motors since 2006. She started her career in command centre coordination and material flow, including managing material allocation, critical capacity and inventory, before taking on roles as inbound rail analyst, supply chain engineer supervisor, material control lead and later materials office manager at the Orion Assembly plant. Here she supported key new vehicle and EV launches while reducing inventory and freight costs despite numerous supply chain disruptions. Starting in February 2024, she took over responsibility for GM’s finished vehicle network engineering, helping to drive efficiency, improve performance and reduce cost across modes and delivery. Sarah has a BA in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University, and an MBA from Wayne State University.
Reyaz Mohamed
CVP, Product Management
Blue Yonder
Reyaz Mohamed has over 20 years of experience in supply chain, logistics, and IT. He is currently part of the product management team at Blue Yonder, where his work focuses on ensuring seamless integration across supply chain solutions. Reyaz is committed to delivering cognitive and composable solutions that enhance customer experiences by integrating advanced technology with supply chain systems. His expertise in these areas enables businesses to streamline their operations and achieve better efficiency in supply chain management.
Adrian Jennings
Chief Product Officer
Cognosos
Adrian Jennings joined Cognosos as Chief Product Officer in March last year, a newly created position in which he has responsibility for leading on the company’s product vision, roadmap, new feature development and commercialization. He has more than 20 years’ experience in real-time asset location technology, including most recently as Chief Product Advocate for Ubisense, where he led on the company’s digitalisation and digital factory initatives for customers. Prior to that as Chief Technical Officer of Time Domain Corporation, where his role involved aligning a roadmap focused on the company’s core markets and navigating the required research funding – mostly from military research contractors – to advance that roadmap.
Jennings has also worked at the UK Ministry of Defence and has an MA in physics from Oxford University. He describes himself as a ‘recovering rocket scientist’.
Jennings has also worked at the UK Ministry of Defence and has an MA in physics from Oxford University. He describes himself as a ‘recovering rocket scientist’.
Jeremy White
VP of Operations
Autos in Motion
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