Esteban is the Global CIO and Digital Leader at Iochpe-Maxion, S. A. & Maxion Wheels, the world's largest manufacturer of steel and aluminum wheels and a global leader for the automotive industry. He has over 25 years of experience in IT strategic leadership, governance, and innovation, with a focus on smart manufacturing and industry 4.0.

He leads the corporate IT and digital strategy definition, development, and deployment, as well as the due diligence and integration process for strategic acquisitions and mergers. He also leverages on new and existing IT and digital technology best practices for manufacturing and the automotive industry, enabling IoT, big data & and AI Technology solutions. Esteban holds a PMP certificate and a postgraduate diploma in digital strategies for business from Columbia Business School. He is also a founding member and past chairman of the China CIO Alliance, a platform for exchanging best practices and insights among CIOs in China as well as advisory board member for the Gartner C-Suite DACH community and the the Global CIO Institute.

Overview Iochpe-Maxion is a global company, the world leader in the production of automotive wheels and a leading producer of automotive structural components in the Americas. We have 33 manufacturing plants located in 14 countries and approximately 17,000 employees, which enables us to serve our customers around the world according to their delivery terms, quality standards and competitiveness requirements. Our Company holds a high level of technical knowledge, and permanently seeks to provide innovative solutions in the areas in which it operates, using global macro-trends that guide the development of new products and technologies, whether independently or in cooperation with strategic partners. We operate our core business through : Maxion Wheels and Maxion Structural Components. At Maxion Wheels, we produce and sell a wide range of steel wheels for light and commercial vehicles and agricultural machinery and aluminum wheels for light vehicles. At Maxion Structural Components, we produce side rails, cross members and full frames for commercial vehicles and structural components for light vehicles. In addition, through AmstedMaxion (associated company), we produce railway wheels and castings, industrial castings and freight cars.