George Ayres
George brings more than 25 years in the automotive industry, including 12 years in connected vehicles and IoT. He has built global automotive ecosystem partnerships, new mobility business models, and connected vehicle services, and has helped technology start-ups scale into automakers, Tier 1 suppliers, and enterprise fleets.
In connected vehicles and new mobility, he led IBM's automotive IoT work with Honda, Toyota, Ford, and GM; ran Verizon Telematics engagements with Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Nissan; and served at connected-car start-up Vinli with ALD Automotive, Airmax, RapidSOS, and Stellantis.
On the automaker side, George was VP Marketing and Residual Values for the US market at Jaguar Cars, and held product planning, retail dealership, and marketing roles at Ford Motor Company. He has led winning teams at IT integrators, telecoms, automakers, and auto tech start-ups.
George founded AutoMobility Advisors in 2021 and leads senior client engagements across strategy, partnerships, and growth in North America and Europe, spanning fleet telematics, data monetization, subscription management, Data-as-a-Service, CV2X, smart cities, and IoT — always focused on new mobility and innovation.
George Ayres, Managing Director of AutoMobility Advisors.
George with the new Ford F-150 Lightning.
George checking out the new VinFast models at the NY Auto Show 2022.
Combining performance and electric technology, two of George's passions.
Meeting Electric Vehicle industry leaders at the NY Auto Show 2022.
George interacting with the VinFast driver information system.
Talking cars with Chris Feuell, CEO of Chrysler.
George riding on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Gratuitous Corvette photo — George's favorite topic.
Dan Teeter
Consulting Director
Dan brings more than 30 years across Ford and Nissan, where he most recently led the Connected Vehicles program for North America. He is a market intelligence expert and a practitioner of Six Sigma applied to transactional business processes, now working with AMA clients on strategy, forecasting, and connected services.
Chip Goetzinger
Solutions Director
Chip studied computer science at MIT and earned his MBA at Kellogg before co-founding and growing Nissan's connected services organization from 3 people to more than 60. He later led Product and PMO at SXM Connected Vehicle, and now helps AMA clients deliver complex connected-car programs end to end.
Denise Barfuss
Director of Client Engagement
Denise has launched brands, built companies, and developed products that grew market share, revenue, and customer satisfaction worldwide. Her work spans mobile apps, CRM programs, product development, and strategic planning across Nissan and INFINITI, and she has chaired and moderated dozens of industry panels on connected services and mobility.
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