Audi
In this session Daniel Weissland, President Audi America will be joined by Franziska Trautmann, Co-Founder & CEO of Glass Half Full
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Franziska TrautmannCo-Founder and CEO, Glass Half FullFranziska Trautmann
Co-Founder and CEO, Glass Half Full
Franziska Trautmann, a Louisiana native, graduated with honors from Tulane University with her degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. While she was still a senior in college, she combined her love for the environment and research in order to found and grow Glass Half Full alongside Max Steitz in the spring of 2020. Glass Half Full now recycles over 2 million pounds of glass every year into sand and gravel for disaster relief, coastal restoration, and more. Within the company, she manages communications, recycling operations, and research on expanding their impact, such as their work on coastal restoration. She also prides herself on keeping up with Glass Half Full’s social media network of over 250,000 people from around the world. Franziska co-founded Nola Alchemy, which creates jewelry and Mardi Gras Beads from recycled glass, and Glassroots, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding accessibility to recycling.
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Daniel WeisslandPresident of Audi of AmericaDaniel Weissland
President of Audi of America
AudiDaniel Weissland was born on March 26, 1973 in Gunzenhausen, Germany. After an industrial apprenticeship (skilled electrician) at the German Federal Railways (Deutsche Bundesbahn) in Munich, he studied Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich. He completed his education with an MBA at the same university. Daniel Weissland began his career at Audi in 1999. In the following years, he held positions in the areas of sales, marketing and product management. In 2005, Weissland was part of the team that founded the National Sales Company (NSC) for Volkswagen and Audi in Dubai. As Sales Director and Deputy Managing Director, he was responsible for the Near and Middle Eastern markets. From 2007 to 2010, he was Assistant to the Board of Management Member for Marketing and Sales of AUDI AG. In 2011, he became Director for Sales Southern Europe at AUDI AG. In this position, he was responsible for a sustainable dealer network and gained leadership of the premium segment for the company in Spain and Greece. Daniel Weissland moved to Canada in 2015, where he held various positions until 2019: CEO of Audi Canada (2015-2017), President of Volkswagen Group Canada (2017-2019) and President of Volkswagen Canada (2018-2019). Since September 1, 2019, Daniel Weissland has been President of Audi of America.