Eman Martin-Vignerte has been the Head of Political Affairs and Government Relations at Bosch, since 2013. Born in Qatar, Martin-Vignerte has a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Paderborn and a degree in medical equipment engineering from Ulm University, both in Germany. She first joined Bosch, the world’s largest automotive supplier, in 1999 to work on software and hardware development. Starting with common-rail diesel engines, she then went into sales, rising to the position of sales and business development director. Alongside her role at Bosch, she is also Vice Chair of CBI (Confederation of British Industries) South East & Thames Valley, a board member of Local Enterprise Partnership Buckinghamshire and the Chair of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion for the Autocouncil.