Ivan Hodac

Ivan Hodac is ACEA Secretary-General since 2001. Building on a large experience in EU affairs, he maintains close relationships with the European Commission, the European Parliament and the EU representatives of the Member States. As representative in Brussels of the 14 European automobile manufacturers, Hodac is also counterpart for other industry associations, NGOs and consumer organisations in Brussels.

Hodac (1946) was born in Prague and holds a Danish passport. He studied mechanical engineering in Prague, economics and political science in Copenhagen and European studies at the College of Europe, Bruges. Before joining ACEA, he was senior vice president and head of Time Warner Europe office. His responsibilities included the co-ordinating of public and corporate affairs activities of all Time Warner operating divisions in Europe and representing Time Warner corporate interests vis-à-vis the institutions of the European Union, international organisations and governments of EU Member States and other European countries.

Previously, Hodac was secretary-general of trade organisation IFMA/IMACE, senior economist at Didier & Associates and assistant at the College of Europe, Bruges. Hodac is married and has two grown-up sons.