Director General

Jacob Bangsgaard was appointed as Director General of FIA Region I on 15 November 2010.

He is responsible for the mobility activities of the FIA in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and support the more than 90 automobile clubs in the region from the new Region I headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

Mr Bangsgaard is a Danish national with a university background in international economics and 19 years experience working in Brussels on transport and mobility issues.

He previously worked as Director of International Relations in FIA Foundation where he was responsible for the deployment support and global campaigning for vehicle safety technologies.

Prior to that he worked for ERTICO - ITS Europe where he was responsible for the international deployment support for intelligent transport systems on markets like China, India, Russia, and Brazil.

Prior to that he represented intelligent transport systems and service interests for a regional authority, a transport consultancy, and he worked for two years in the European Commission in the Transport Directorate.