Steven Wynants started working at Toyota Motor Europe in 2004 as a Contract Specialist. Over the last years, he self-studied to become an expert in the field of Software License Management from a SAM process perspective, and with a focus on Microsoft licensing. In 2013, he negotiated Toyota Motor Europe’s Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft, allowing all Toyota entities to subscribe into one agreement and successfully standardizing the Microsoft footprint for Toyota in Europe. Currently, he’s working on integrating software compliance reporting across Toyota Motor Europe’s affiliates.
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Toyota first began selling cars in Europe under an official distributor agreement in 1963. Since then, the company has matured into the leading Japanese car manufacturer in this highly competitive market. Toyota, directly and indirectly, employs around 94,000 people in Europe and has invested over EUR 8 billion since 1990. Toyota’s operations in Europe are supported by a network of 30 National Marketing and Sales Companies across 56 countries, a total of around 3,000 sales outlets, and nine manufacturing plants.
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