Piston Automotive Names Jana Rosemann President

Piston Automotive in Redford Township, a subsidiary of the Piston Group family of companies in Southfield, today named Jana Rosenmann as its new president.
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Jana Rosenmann
Jana Rosenmann

Piston Automotive in Redford Township, a subsidiary of the Piston Group family of companies in Southfield, today named Jana Rosenmann as its new president.

In her role, she will report to founder and chairman Vinnie Johnson and Bob Holloway, COO of the Piston Group. Holloway, former Piston Automotive president, was promoted to the Piston Group COO position last December.

“Without question, Jana will be a game changer for Piston Automotive and our entire fleet of Piston Group companies,” says Johnson. “Her global experience in leading multicultural commercial, operations, strategy, and marketing teams, with a track record of pivoting businesses into new areas will significantly enhance our leadership team’s core competencies, reinforce our growth strategy, and strengthen our market performance and competitiveness.”

Rosenmann has worked as a senior executive in the automotive and defense industries. Prior to joining Piston Automotive, Rosenmann served as an executive vice president for ZF Group in Northville Township and led the electronics and advanced driver assistance systems division.

Her responsibilities included growing and transforming the business, providing organizational leadership to develop and articulate strategy, implementing business plans, and managing operations.

Rosenmann was born and educated in South Africa. Her first job was in the mining industry as an export manager. She left South Africa when she was 26 and studied for a master’s degree in the United Kingdom. In 1998, Rosenmann moved to Germany and accepted an internship at the United Nations. She then moved on to research assistant at the German Ministry of Defense.

Rosenmann earned a master’s degree in international relations theory and European Studies from the University of Kent. She also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.