Tom Adams

30 years in the mobility and automotive industry. I spent 27 years at Bridgestone in senior commercial and regional leadership roles across Europe, including Vice President & Regional Managing Director for West Europe, before becoming CEO of the Automotive Division of BMT International (through 2 legal entities: VCST International and BMT Alutech Solutions), a Tier 1 supplier with 6 production sites across Europe and North America, producing high-precision gears, transmission components and aluminum brake components. I%27m also an independent board member of Nokian Tyres, a listed company in Finland, and previously served as Chairman of the Board of Aliapur and Supervisory Board member of Recybem — France%27s and the Netherlands%27 tire end-of-life recycling organizations. My background spans commercial strategy, OEM/Tier-1 relationships, industrial scale-up, and circular-economy governance in the mobility sector.