The European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) announced today different senior leadership appointments: Michele Colaninno, Chief Executive of global strategy, product, marketing and innovation of the Piaggio Group (PIA.MI), founder and Chair of Piaggio Fast Forward, is the new President of ACEM.

The association also appointed three Vice-Presidents who will support the President in his mission to lead the organisation during his two-year mandate.

The appointed Vice-Presidents are:

Stefan Pierer, CEO of KTM AG, and outgoing ACEM President
Dr Markus Schramm, Head of BMW Motorrad, the motorcycle branch of the BMW Group
Eric de Seynes, President of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.

The election of the new ACEM leadership took place during the annual General Assembly held in Brussels on 15 June 2022.

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Michele Colaninno, new President of the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers, said:

“As the new ACEM President, I would like to congratulate Stefan Pierer who has brilliantly been acting in this role for five years. I am also very thankful to my colleagues for trusting Piaggio in this prestigious and challenging role that I will carry out with the greatest commitment.

“I look forward to working with all members of the association to promote our priorities described in the Vision 2030+. As part of this Vision, the European motorcycle industry will keep working to bring innovative and low-carbon vehicles to the market, for commuting, leisure and urban mobility.

“Also as part of Vision 2030+, we will intensify our dialogue with the EU institutions and we will boost industry cooperation in strategic areas for the future of mobility in Europe, such as connectivity, safety and electrification.”

Antonio Perlot, ACEM Secretary General, said:

“Stefan Pierer has done an excellent job at positioning ACEM for the future, and reinforcing our team in Brussels. This was essential at a time when the mobility and industrial ecosystems in Europe were undergoing rapid and important transformations, and it remains an important factor as these changes continue to take place.

“I look forward to working with Michele Colaninno and our new leadership team, our partners in the European institutions, and other stakeholders in the mobility space, to ensure that opportunities are seized in the interest of the motorcycle sector and society.”

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Note for editors

The European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) represents manufacturers of mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and quadricycles (L-category vehicles) in Europe. ACEM members include 18 manufacturing companies and 18 national industry associations.

ACEM manufacturing members, which include some of the largest multinationals in the sector, are: BMW Motorrad, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), Ducati Motor holding, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, KYMCO, MV Agusta, Peugeot Scooters, Piaggio, Polaris Industries, Renault, Royal Enfield, Suzuki, Triumph Motorcycles and Yamaha.

The motorcycle sector in the EU and the UK supports about 389,000 jobs through different activities including the manufacturing of vehicles, parts and accessories, and personal protective equipment, as well as motorcycle-related activities.

The motorcycle sector contributes about €21.4 billion of GDP across Europe every year. All in all, every €1 of GDP created directly by motorcycle businesses supports a further €1.80 of GDP in other industries, due to the various knock-on expenditure impacts.

To learn more about Vision 2030+ please visit: https://www.acem.eu/vision2030 

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Michele Colaninno is Chief Executive of global strategy, product, marketing and innovation of the Piaggio Group (PIA.MI), founder and Chairman of Piaggio Fast Forward, the Group robotics company headquartered in Boston, USA, whose mission is to develop innovative mobility solutions for the future.

In addition, Michele Colaninno, who was born in 1976, is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Immsi Group, an industrial holding active in the financial, real estate and industrial sectors listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (IMS.MI), with revenues of more than 1.7 billion euro.