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Ian Bolin

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Ian Bolin, based in Atlanta and Detroit, leads Egon Zehnder’s Global Automotive and Mobility Practice. He is a trusted advisor to clients across the globe and has a special passion for working with industry disrupters. lan draws on more than 20 years of automotive industry experience to conduct executive and board searches, CEO succession planning, management assessments and bespoke consulting.

Every day I have the opportunity to learn from and work with some of the world’s great leaders. It’s rewarding to see how our work positively impacts people’s lives and careers.

Before joining Egon Zehnder, lan was the Chief Transformation Officer at Infiniti Motor Company in Hong Kong. Prior to his time in Asia, lan was with the Volkswagen Group, primarily with the Audi brand. While there, he charted a strategy for the United States, held multiple operational and retail roles in the field, worked at the HQ in Germany and oversaw a successful turnaround in South Africa. Ian started his career with Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motorcars in the US.

Ian was born and raised in the Midwest. He earned a BS in International Business, Marketing, and German from Marquette University and an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management (Arizona State). Ian is a proud husband, father of two bilingual children and an avid sports car fan.

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Leading the Future of Mobility: The Human Challenges Ahead

Leading the Future of Mobility: The Human Challenges Ahead

Culture, Purpose and Process all arise as key considerations for talent as the industry sees new disrupting trends Read more

The Auto Industry Needs HR To Complete Digital Transformation

The Auto Industry Needs HR To Complete Digital Transformation

HR sees itself as separate from Digital Transformation. That is a problem, writes Egon Zehnder's Ian Bolin and Christian Rosen in HR Technologist. Read more

An Auto Exec Reflects On CES: Come For the Cars, Stay For the Chaos

An Auto Exec Reflects On CES: Come For the Cars, Stay For the Chaos

It is an exhilarating time to be in the automobile business, but it also is a time of ambiguity and uncertainty. That’s why CES… Read more

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