Erik Jonnaert is the Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), a position he has held since July 2013. ACEA brings together all major manufacturers of passenger cars, vans, trucks and buses with production in the EU, including BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford of Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Iveco, Jaguar Land Rover, Opel Group, PSA Group, Renault Group, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars, and Volvo Group.

Prior to his appointment at ACEA, Mr Jonnaert was Procter & Gamble's (P&G) Vice President for External Relations in Europe and Asia. Mr Jonnaert began his career at Linklaters law firm, before moving on to gain over 25 years of public and regulatory affairs, communications, and stakeholder relations experience in various leadership roles at P&G.

In addition to his ACEA posting, Mr Jonnaert is currently Vice Chairman of the iMobility Forum. He is also on the Global Agenda Council for the World Economic Forum, which focuses on the future of automotive and personal transportation. He is on the Supervisory Board of ERTICO (advocating intelligent mobility solutions) and on the Board of the MaaS Alliance (supporting mobility as a service).

A Belgian national, Mr Jonnaert holds masters in law from Ghent University, Belgium and from Harvard Law School, USA.