The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) has announced its newly elected office bearers and advisory board for the 2026 to 2028 term.

Hyundai Motor Middle East and Africa president and CEO Tarek Mosaad succeeds Volkswagen Group Africa chairperson and MD Martina Biene as AAAM president.

Mosaad will be supported by five vice-presidents representing Africa’s automotive regions and the component-manufacturing sector.

They are Al Mansour Automotive CEO Ankush Arora as North Africa VP; Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda CEO Serge Kamuhinda as East Africa VP; Rana Motors COO Kassem Odaymat as West Africa VP; Isuzu Motors South Africa president Billy Tom as Southern Africa VP; and Bosch Africa Region president Dr Markus Thill as components VP.

“AAAM welcomes the election of Tarek Mosaad and the incoming vice-presidents,” says AAAM CEO Victoria Backhaus-Jerling.