Automotive News Names Axalta Scientist, Lei Qiao, as聽One of 100 Leading Women in North American Auto Industry
Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) announced that Dr. Lei Qiao, Vice President of Technology, Mobility, has been recognized as one of the 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry by Automotive News. Dr. Qiao leads the Mobility technology team at Axalta's Global Innovation Center in Philadelphia, overseeing all technology growth initiatives in the company's Mobility business unit. Previously, she led Axalta's R&D team and managed the regional Mobility technology team in China. Dr. Qiao holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science from UPenn and an Executive MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.
The 2025 class emerged from a competitive nomination and judging process across the US, Canada, and Mexico, marking the sixth edition of this prestigious list that recognizes female leaders in various automotive industry roles.
Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) ha annunciato che la Dott.ssa Lei Qiao, Vicepresidente della Tecnologia per la Mobilit脿, 猫 stata riconosciuta come una delle 100 Donne Leader nell'Industria Automobilistica Nordamericana da Automotive News. La Dott.ssa Qiao guida il team tecnologico della Mobilit脿 presso il Global Innovation Center di Axalta a Philadelphia, supervisionando tutte le iniziative di crescita tecnologica nell'unit脿 di business Mobilit脿 dell'azienda. In precedenza, ha diretto il team di Ricerca e Sviluppo di Axalta e gestito il team tecnologico regionale per la Mobilit脿 in Cina. La Dott.ssa Qiao 猫 in possesso di un dottorato in Scienza dei Materiali presso UPenn e di un Executive MBA presso la Washington University di St. Louis.
La classe del 2025 猫 stata selezionata attraverso un processo competitivo di nomination e valutazione che ha coinvolto USA, Canada e Messico, segnando la sesta edizione di questa prestigiosa lista che riconosce le donne leader in vari ruoli dell'industria automobilistica.
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Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) a annonc茅 que le Dr Lei Qiao, vice-pr茅sidente de la technologie mobilit茅, a 茅t茅 reconnue comme l'une des 100 femmes leaders de l'industrie automobile nord-am茅ricaine par Automotive News. Le Dr Qiao dirige l'茅quipe technologique mobilit茅 au Centre mondial d'innovation d'Axalta 脿 Philadelphie, supervisant toutes les initiatives de croissance technologique au sein de l'unit茅 commerciale Mobilit茅 de l'entreprise. Auparavant, elle a dirig茅 l'茅quipe R&D d'Axalta et g茅r茅 l'茅quipe technologique r茅gionale Mobilit茅 en Chine. Le Dr Qiao est titulaire d'un doctorat en science des mat茅riaux de l'UPenn et d'un Executive MBA de l'Universit茅 de Washington 脿 St. Louis.
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Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) gab bekannt, dass Dr. Lei Qiao, Vizepr盲sidentin f眉r Technologie im Bereich Mobilit盲t, von Automotive News als eine der 100 f眉hrenden Frauen in der nordamerikanischen Automobilindustrie ausgezeichnet wurde. Dr. Qiao leitet das Mobilit盲tstechnologie-Team im Global Innovation Center von Axalta in Philadelphia und 眉berwacht alle technologischen Wachstumsinitiativen der Mobilit盲tssparte des Unternehmens. Zuvor leitete sie das F&E-Team von Axalta und f眉hrte das regionale Mobilit盲tstechnologie-Team in China. Dr. Qiao hat einen Doktortitel in Materialwissenschaften von der UPenn und einen Executive MBA von der Washington University in St. Louis.
Die Klasse von 2025 entstand aus einem wettbewerbsorientierten Nominierungs- und Bewertungsprozess in den USA, Kanada und Mexiko und markiert die sechste Ausgabe dieser renommierten Liste, die weibliche F眉hrungskr盲fte in verschiedenen Rollen der Automobilindustrie anerkennt.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (AXTA), a leading global coatings company, announced today that Dr. Lei Qiao, Vice President of Technology, Mobility, has been named as one of the 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry by Automotive News. The award recognizes exceptional female leaders in the automotive field who make major decisions with significant impact at their companies.
Dr. Qiao currently leads the Mobility technology team and is based at Axalta鈥檚 Global Innovation Center in Philadelphia 鈥� one of the largest coatings research and development facilities in the region. She has global responsibility for all technology growth initiatives in Axalta鈥檚 Mobility business unit. Before her current role, she led the Axalta Research and Development team and managed Axalta鈥檚 regional Mobility technology team in China. Dr. Qiao holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Pennsylvania and an Executive MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.
鈥淔rom Shanghai to Philadelphia, Lei has played an integral role in driving innovation across the enterprise,鈥� said Dr. Robert Roop, Axalta鈥檚 Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer. 鈥淗er dynamic ability to blend her technical acumen with a commercial mindset has enabled her to help Axalta deliver innovative and functional products that solve our customers鈥� evolving challenges.鈥�
The 2025 class of Automotive News鈥� 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry emerged from a months-long nomination and judging process that attracted hundreds of entries from the United States, Canada and Mexico. This sixth list includes engineers, mobility leaders, manufacturing and marketing executives, financiers, dealer principals and designers.
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