Nissan AMIEO DEI Annual Report FY2024

Awards & Recognition

Global Recognition

In FY2025, our DEI progress continued to gain recognition from respected external organisations and awards bodies. These accolades, both for our business and for our people, reaffirm the important role Nissan AMIEO is playing in driving positive transformation across our industry and society as a whole.

Our external award highlights during FY2024 were:

Friederike Kienitz among Top 25 Women in Automotive

Friederike Kienitz, Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Corporate Affairs and Governance, Nissan AMIEO, was named by Automobilwoche as one of the Top 25 Women in Automotive. The award highlighted Friederike’s impressive contribution to diverse leadership, female advocacy and sustainability, describing her as “a beacon of progressive change”.

Alan Johnson wins Allyship award

Alan Johnson, Senior Vice President, Region Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Purchasing, Nissan AMIEO was awarded the Allyship Award at the Women Automotive Awards 2024. This prestigious award recognised Alan’s dedication to Nissan’s DEI engagement initiatives in the region, as well as his drive to support women in the workplace.

Four finalists in Top Women in EV awards

Four Nissan employees were recognised as finalists in the ElectricDrives Top Women in EV Awards across engineering, logistics, customer experience, and innovation. The four finalists were:

  • Nicola Stoker, European Parts Logistics Director, Nissan Manufacturing UK
  • Larissa Da Silva, Infotainment & Connected Services Validation Lead, Nissan Technical Centre Europe
  • Kgaugelo Mogano, Process Engineering Manager, Nissan Africa
  • Jana Bujalkova, Model Engineer, TCS Field Quality Improvement, Nissan Technical Centre Europe

Autocar’s Great Women

An impressive nine women from Nissan were named in the Top 100 Most Influential Women list announced by Autocar Great Women for their 2024 awards:

  • Emma Deutsch, Director of Customer Orientated Engineering, Test Operations and DP office at Nissan Technical Centre Europe
  • Carol Jeffrie, Regional Director, Indirect Purchasing (AMIEO region)
  • Helen Perry, Transformation Director, M&S, Nissan AMIEO
  • Diana Torres, Managing Director, Nissan GB
  • Fiona Mackay, Marketing Director, Nissan GB
  • Claire Curtis, Production Control Director, Nissan Manufacturing UK
  • Jennifer Sarah Bolton, Production Director, Nissan Manufacturing UK
  • Nicola Stoker, European Parts Logistics Director, Nissan Manufacturing UK
  • Marion Berlier, General Manager, Global Talent Management (Yokohama)