autobiz strengthens its European leadership with the appointments of Paolo Valenti and David Rojas
autobiz, a European specialist in automotive data and solutions, is strengthening its commercial organisation to support its continued development across Europe. Paolo Valenti has been appointed Head of Corporate and International Sales, while David Rojas, as Country Manager Iberia, will lead autobiz’s business in Spain and Portugal. Both will also join autobiz’s Management Committee. These appointments reinforce autobiz’s commercial leadership across its key European markets, combining stronger European coordination with dedicated local management.
Paolo Valenti returns to autobiz to drive international commercial development
As Head of Corporate and International Sales, Paolo Valenti will oversee commercial development across international corporate accounts, as well as taking responsibility for autobiz’s business in the German, French and Italian markets.
Paolo is returning to autobiz, where he previously served as Head of B2B from 2017 to 2020. Since then, he has further strengthened his experience in the automotive and mobility sectors, holding senior positions in business development and strategic account management across Europe and the United States. Paolo brings more than 18 years of experience in the automotive industry, gained within the captive finance companies of Stellantis, BMW and Santander.
His strong knowledge of autobiz, combined with his experience managing strategic accounts and multi-market business development, will support the company’s ambition to further strengthen its European commercial coordination and key client relationships.
David Rojas Higuera takes the lead of Iberia
As Country Manager Iberia, David Rojas has overall responsibility for autobiz’s business in Spain and Portugal, with a focus on accelerating growth, expanding strategic partnerships and strengthening the company’s position across the region.
David brings more than 20 years of experience in the automotive and financial services industries. Before joining autobiz, he was Market Head for Spain at INDICATA, where he led the growth of the Spanish business, and International Business Development Director at Eurotax, responsible for new business development in Spain and Italy, strategic pan-European agreements and winning business from Asian automotive manufacturers entering Europe. Earlier in his career, he held commercial and business development positions within the captive finance companies of BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Opel.
With his appointment, autobiz gains extensive industry knowledge and international experience to support its next phase of growth in Iberia. David is supported by Juan MENOR at Sales level and by Miguel CASTRO for Iberian RV.
“As autobiz continues to grow across Europe, we want to combine strong local leadership with greater coordination at European level. Paolo’s return brings us both deep knowledge of autobiz and extensive international automotive experience, while David’s proven track record in developing automotive businesses, combined with his deep understanding of the Iberian market, will be key to accelerating our growth in Spain and Portugal. Their appointments to our Management Committee reflect the strategic importance of our European growth ambitions.”
says Emmanuel Labi, CEO, autobiz
With this strengthened organisation, autobiz continues to consolidate its European footprint and its ability to support automotive manufacturers, financial institutions, leasing companies, dealer groups and other mobility players across Europe.
About autobiz
Since 2004, autobiz has been supporting all European players in the automotive industry with trade-in and used car data solutions. Its 280 employees improve every day the company’s unique knowledge based on 20 years of used car data history as well as web, software, tech and used car business operational expertise. autobiz has offices in Paris, Berlin, Valencia, and Milan. The company works with more than 20 leaders in the used car market (manufacturers, banks, leasing companies, auction houses…) as well as 6,500 points-of-sale in 22 countries across Europe.