Supervises the Africa/India/Middle East, East Asia & Australia Regions Supervises the Africa/India/Middle East, East Asia & Australia Regions Manuel Montana is a graduate of Valencia Polytechnic University in Spain. He also holds an MBA from the Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Business School in Paris. He started his professional career in 2003 as Sales Manager for Arcelor Mittal, and then joined Ros Casares in 2005, where he successively held the positions of Financial Control and Purchasing Director for the French entity, Business Unit Director, and then Chief Executive Officer of the subsidiary. Manuel Montana joined Michelin as Sales Director for the mining market in Europe in 2013. In 2014, he became Commercial Director for the Turkish truck market and was appointed Director of Turkey in 2016. In 2019, he became Regional Director for the East Asia & Australia region. On April 1, 2023, Manuel Montana was appointed Executive Vice President Mining, Beyond Road and Aircraft. He supervises the Africa/India/Middle East, and East Asia & Australia regions. He is a member of the Group Executive Committee.