Appointment of Thierry Coton as President of the EGEA

EGEA, the European association for garage and vehicle inspection equipment, whose FIEV and the EQUIP AUTO trade show are members, appointed the members of its board of directors on November 3 for the next two years. The FIEV, the trade association for automotive equipment manufacturers and solution providers automotive in France, warmly welcomes the appointment of its member, Thierry Coton, as president of the European association, and extends its heartfelt congratulations to him.

An engineer by training who has spent his entire career in garage equipment and vehicle inspection, Thierry Coton (49) has led CAPELEC since 2005, a family-owned small business founded in Montpellier by his father more than 30 years ago.

His entrepreneurial spirit quickly led this married father of two to become actively involved in promoting and defending the interests of his profession. As a member of the FIEV, Thierry Coton is deeply involved in the trade association’s working group that brings together manufacturers of garage and vehicle inspection equipment—the GIEG, the French equivalent of the EGEA (European Garage and Test Equipment Association). He has served as its vice president since 2014.

As the GIEG’s representative on the EGEA Executive Board since 2008, he has now been appointed president of the European association for the next two years.

“ It is an honor for the GIEG and for me to assume the presidency of the EGEA, which over time has successfully built and established a strong voice with European institutions and other associations. We will continue and strengthen this approach to defend the interests of our profession by being a proactive force. There are many areas of focus, and ongoing technological developments must not be overlooked. EGEA’s primary mission is—and will remain—to secure, through a genuine collective effort, clear and sustainable visibility regarding access to vehicle data via the OBD port from manufacturers, in accordance with regulations and taking cybersecurity concerns into account. Furthermore, now more than ever—and in the face of uncertainties stemming from the health and economic crisis, as well as those related to the mobility revolution—EGEA must take action to support the entire industry, foster its resilience, and prepare for its future, which I wholeheartedly hope will be much brighter ,” said Thierry Coton, president of the European Garage and Test Equipment Association (EGEA).

“Thierry Coton is a highly accomplished professional whom we are proud to count among the members of the FIEV. The appointment as EGEA president of this leading ambassador for our trade association and our trade show, EQUIP AUTO, is excellent news for garage equipment manufacturers in France and across Europe ,”concludes Claude Cham, president of the FIEV.

Source https://www.fiev.fr/jcms/prod_33527/fr/press-release-thierry-coton-new-president-of-egea