Providing standards, tools and services
for the automotive supply chain

Outstanding Contributors

The work of Odette can only be achieved with the support of volunteers from member companies. The Odette Awards for Outstanding Contribution recognise the extraordinary commitment that some of these volunteers give to the automotive community while still managing the significant responsibilities they have in their own companies.

The awardees are, however, just a few of the thousands of company volunteers who have contributed to the work of Odette over the past 40 years. The automotive community owes a debt of gratitude to all the fine brains who have come together under the Odette banner during that time to develop best-practice recommendations and digital tools for the automotive supply chain. Your ideas have saved billions for the industry globally and have helped to create a supply chain that is world-class.

Thank you all for your hard work and dedication.

Awards 2023

For Outstanding Contribution to the development of the Supply Chain Management Capability Assessment - MMOG/LE

For Outstanding Contribution to the digitalisation of Finished Vehicle Logistics

  • Benedict Bayer

    Volkswagen Group Logistics

    Contributor to Finished Logistics Digitalisation

    Benedict Bayer

  • Jenny Hertzfeldt

    VDA

    Contributor to Finished Logistics Digitalisation

    Jenny Hertzfeldt

  • Szilvi Kiss

    ECG

    Contributor to Finished Logistics Digitalisation

    Szilvi Kiss

  • Herve Moulin

    Renault

    Contributor to Finished Logistics Digitalisation

    Herve Moulin

For Outstanding Contribution to the development of the Odette File Transfer Protocol - OFTP2

  • Harald Koch

    C-Works

    Contributor to OFTP2

    Harald Koch

  • Daniel Kopp

    Huengsberg

    Contributor to OFTP2

  • Markus Melber

    T-Systems

    Contributor to OFTP2

For Outstanding Contribution as an Odette Service Partner

  • Mingguang Cheng

    Cedex

    Support in the deployment of Odette standards and services in China

    www.cedex.cn

For Outstanding Contribution to the success of Odette Conferences

  • Pascal Born

    XPO

    A decade of support and contribution to Odette Conferences and network

    Pascal Born

Awards 2018

  • Valery Braem

    Continental

    Awarded to Valery Braem and Sylvie Desmaele for demonstrating how international, customer-supplier cooperation can bring significant mutual benefits. Sylvie and Valery have collaborated for many years in the development of one of Odette’s flagship tools, MMOG/LE.

    Valery Braem

  • Sylvie Desmaele

    Volvo GTO

    Awarded to Sylvie Desmaele and Valery Braem for demonstrating how international, customer-supplier cooperation can bring significant mutual benefits. Sylvie and Valery have collaborated for many years in the development of one of Odette’s flagship tools, MMOG/LE.

    Sylvie Desmaele

  • Jean-Luc Faye

    Michelin

    Awarded to Jean-Luc Faye for outstanding contributions as a speaker at several Odette Conferences, and for being extremely effective in persuading all tiers of our industry to fully realise the benefits of electronic invoicing.

    Jean-Luc Faye

  • Ridha Kriaa

    ArcelorMittal

    Awarded to Ridha Kriaa for his continuous support of the Odette Conference since its inception in 1996. Ridha is the only person who has attended all 20 Odette Conferences over the past 22 years.

    Ridha Kriaa

  • Michal Nettl

    Skoda

    A lifetime award for Michal Nettl for tirelessly promoting Odette standards throughout the automotive supply chain in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. An enthusiastic supporter of Odette projects, Michal represented Odette Czech Republic on the Odette Board from 1992 to 2018.

  • John F. Reimers

    Robert Bosch

    Awarded to John F. Reimers for his outstanding skills in leading the Automotive Business Vocabulary project and bringing it to completion ahead of schedule.

    John F. Reimers

  • Henry Rosten

    Volvo GTO

    A lifetime award for Henry Rosten who had been an active member in several Odette Committees over the past 20 years and who also served as Odette Chairman during a period of major change. Henry became the catalyst for the modernisation of the Odette organisation.

    Henry Rosten

  • Thomas Sieck

    Volkswagen

    Awarded to Thomas Sieck, a relentless promoter of the Global Transport Label and the JAIF Global EDI Messages. Thomas is also a fervent supporter of the Odette Conference. He said: “I need to come to the Odette Conference because I solve as many problems in these 2 days as I can in one month from the office”.

    Thomas Sieck

Awards 2017

  • Lars Cederholm

    AB Volvo

    A lifetime award for Lars Cederholm for 25 years of support for Odette activities. Lars is an EDI syntax guru (we do not have too many of those around), an EDI messages champion, as well as an expert on bar-code labels and RFID.

  • Jan de Wit

    Renault

    Awarded to Jan de Wit and Andrea Sümer for an outstanding display of collaboration between Renault and Volkswagen on the Returnable Packaging Management project, considered to be a show case for international cooperation.

    Jan de Wit

  • Pierre Gabaud

    Peugeot Group

    Awarded to Pierre Gabaud for outstanding support for Odette projects over many years, at both national and international level. Pierre has raised awareness of the benefits of Odette standards within PSA and is a firm believer in the benefits of exchanging experiences at the Odette Conference.

    Pierre Gabaud

  • Beysun Sen Duru

    Ford Otosan

    Awarded to Beysun Sen Duru for being an MMOG champion in Turkey. Beysun has also significantly increased the awareness of Odette and the importance of the use of Odette standards in Turkey.

    Beysun Sen Duru

  • Andrea Suemer

    Volkswagen

    Awarded to Andrea Sümer and Jan de Wit for an outstanding display of collaboration between Volkswagen and Renault on the Returnable Packaging Management project, considered to be a show case for international cooperation.

    Andrea Suemer

  • Udo Thienelt

    Hella

    Awarded to Udo Thienelt for his outstanding contribution to countless Odette initiatives such as the development of EDI Messages, Packaging Management, Transport Labels, etc., etc.. Udo also puts great emphasis on the importance of knowledge transmission and is training the next generation of experts, raising awareness about the benefits of collaboration and standardisation.

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