Ivan Jakubec

Ivan Jakubec is an experienced engineering professional currently serving as the Director of Engineering at Adient since May 2014, where responsibilities include leading EMEA Trim engineering and overseeing global headrest and armrest engineering. Previously, Ivan held the position of Chief Engineer, managing the EMEA R&D department across multiple countries and leading the development of seating components. Prior experience includes serving as Engineering Manager at Johnson Controls, where Ivan managed two local R&D departments, and as Lead Engineer at ZF Friedrichshafen, focusing on R&D for clutch systems in passenger vehicles. Ivan holds a Dipl. Ing degree in Management of Industrial Engineering Plants from the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava.