EXECUTIVE TEAM

Marco Schnabl is CEO and co-Founder of automotiveMastermind (Mastermind), the leading provider of predictive analytics and marketing automation technology for the automotive industry. In his role, Schnabl leads sales, service and operations for Mastermind, which has nearly doubled its employee count…

Johannes Gnauck is co-Founder of automotiveMastermind (Mastermind), where he serves as a strategic advisor focusing on big data analysis and the company’s future product road map. With a strong background in the automotive retail world, Gnauck recognized an opportunity to improve and enhance sales at automotive dealerships.

Andrew Rains is the Chief Commercial Officer for automotiveMastermind (Mastermind), where he oversees new business, customer retention, account management and marketing. He is responsible for aligning all departments to achieve the strategic vision of the company as a whole.

Kos Jha is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at automotiveMastermind (Mastermind) and is responsible for managing the company’s technology and global engineering teams, while closely aligning with the product organization.

Joseph Kacala is the Chief Product Officer at automotiveMastermind (Mastermind), where he oversees the expansion of Market EyeQ into new partnerships with dealerships and OEMs.

Matt Leone is the Chief Operating Officer of automotiveMastermind (Mastermind). He oversees the operations, finance, and HR departments of the company.

Marina Angelides is Vice President of Finance for automotiveMastermind (Mastermind) where she is responsible for executing strategic plans to improve profitability, as well as implementing new initiatives to improve systems and financial planning for the company. She joined Mastermind in 2017 as the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).

Giorgia Favaretto-Illig is Vice President of Marketing at automotiveMastermind (Mastermind) where she oversees the brand, digital, and event marketing teams as well as the marketing operations and demand generation teams. She collaborates closely with the product, sales, and dealer relations teams to ensure the Mastermind brand and messaging is cohesively represented across channels and the industry.

Tomas (Tomy) Szczypiorski is the vice president of national enterprise accounts at automotiveMastermind (Mastermind). In his current role, Szczypiorski oversees the national enterprise account team and relationship management among all dealer group partnerships. He is also responsible for supervising all business development activities.

Erik Hess is the Vice President of Business Operations at automotiveMastermind (Mastermind), where he oversees the reporting and analysis of our internal business execution and our Project Management Office. He is responsible for providing data driven insights about our business and driving continuous operational improvements across the company.

Charity Taylor is the vice president of data analytics for automotiveMastermind (Mastermind). She leads the data science and product insights teams, working to harness the power of IHS Market partner data, strengthen Mastermind’s product suite and improve sales efficiency for Mastermind clients.

Chris Long is Vice President of Consumer at automotiveMastermind (Mastermind), where he oversees the lead consumer product and marketing team, responsible for strategy and execution, along with development of an omnichannel marketing platform.

Yong Xiang Li is the Vice President of Architecture at automotiveMastermind (Mastermind), where he leads the transformation of the Market EyeQ platform to handle its rapid expansion. He works with the team product specialists and engineers to plan and manage high priority projects.

Michael Ferreira is the Vice President of Information Technology for automotiveMastermind (Mastermind). He is responsible for leading the team in establishing strong information security, systems infrastructure and network architecture. He also assists with the service desk and CRM operations team; where he has helped establish strong benchmarks.