| Date of Birth | 14 April 1964 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Instituut voor de Autohandel Driebergen, Nederlands |
Graduated 1984 - Marketing Degree
On June 1st 2013, Vincent Wijnen was appointed Vice President, After Sales, Nissan Europe, reporting to Paul Willcox SVP Sales and Marketing Nissan Europe.
He started his career with Nissan in 1986 as Customer Order Controller in the distribution department, Nissan Motor Parts Centre moving to the Sales Department in 1989 and was promoted to Manager of the Sales Promotion Department, Parts and Accessories in 1992.
In 1993 he was appointed Area Manager Northern Europe covering Scandinavia, UK and Ireland moving in 1995 to Area Manager Central Europe and in 1996 was Manager Sales Operations responsible for Nissan Parts and Accessories Sales in Europe.
In 2001 he was promoted to Marketing Director, Nissan Motor Nederland responsible for vehicle Marketing & Distribution in the Dutch market. Appointed as Director Aftersales & Quality for Nissan Motor GB in 2003 he subsequently held the positions of Director Sales & Network and Marketing Director in the UK.
In 2008 he moved to Nissan International SA appointed Chief Marketing Manager responsible for Small and Sports Cars in Europe where he oversaw the extremely successful launch of Pixo and GT‑R. In September 2009 was promoted to Vice President Marketing Europe. Vincent's subsequent role was Managing Director, RBU Center where he was in charge of the central European markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Vincent has a degree from the Institute Voor de Autohandel in Driebergen the Netherlands as well as a marketing degree. He is fluent in English and German.