Ogi Redzic was appointed Alliance Senior Vice President, Connected Vehicles and Mobility Services on January 7th, 2016.

 

He jointly reports to Nissan Chief Competitive Officer Hiroto Saikawa and Renault Chief Competitive Officer Thierry Bollore.

 

Redzic is responsible for accelerating the validation process for connectivity applications so customers can experience it across all Alliance brands. The team develops and manages partnerships with technology companies and relevant suppliers, and encourages a startup mindset within one of the world’s top four car groups. Finally, the team is also introducing new mobility services on behalf of the Alliance.

 

Redzic is based in Paris and oversees teams in Renault’s TechnoCentre in France and Nissan Technical Center in Atsugi, Japan.

 

Before joining Renault-Nissan Ogi Redzic had several positions at Nokia, NAVTEQ, Motorola, and at wireless communication startup cyberPIXIE. He most recently served as Senior Vice President, Automotive at Nokia HERE, where he led the Automotive Business Group. In this role, he managed a team of more than 600 people on five continents, with major development centers in Germany and the United States. His team led HERE’s efforts in Embedded Navigation, Automotive Cloud Services, Intelligent Transportation Services and Automated Driving, including HD Live Map.

 

Redzic has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Northeastern Illinois University, a master’s degree in computer science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and a master’s degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Redzic is also a member of the Global Agenda Council on the Future of Automotive & Personal Transportation organized by World Economic Forum. He was born in 1971.