Virginia Grando

Virginia Grando has extensive work experience in quality management, with their most recent role being the VP Group Quality at GRUNDFOS since June 2022. Prior to that, they worked as the EVP Quality at Kongsberg Automotive from November 2017 to June 2022. Virginia also held the position of Head of Corporate Quality Planning at MAHLE from February 2013 to October 2017. Before joining MAHLE, they served at MAHLE Powertrain Ltd in various roles, including Quality Manager from September 2010 to January 2013, Quality System Engineer from November 2007 to August 2010, and Product & Systems Development Engineer from October 2005 to October 2007. Virginia'scareer in quality began at Valeo Transmission, where they worked as a Test and Development Engineer from an unspecified time frame in 2002 to 2005.

Virginia Grando's education history includes a period of study at IMD from 2020 to 2021, where they pursued Global Management Foundations. Prior to that, they obtained an Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, although the exact dates are not provided.

In addition to their formal education, Virginia Grando has obtained several certifications. These include IATF 16949 - Upgrade training for 1st and 2nd party auditors from Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) e.V. in an unspecified year, 1st and 2nd Party Lead Process Auditor VDA 6.3 from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) in May 2012, IOSH Managing Safely from IOSH in an unspecified year, 1st and 2nd Party Lead Auditor ISO/TS 16949 from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) in November 2009, and Internal Auditor ISO 14001 from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) in an unspecified year.