Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos is joining Groupe Renault’s design team. He will report to Laurens van den Acker, executive vice president of corporate design and member of Groupe Renault’s executive committee

Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos is joining Groupe Renault’s design team. He will report to Laurens van den Acker, executive vice president of corporate design and member of Groupe Renault’s executive committee. 

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Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos will work in the design team at Renault

”I am delighted to welcome Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos to the Group’s design department,” Acker comments. ”His excellent work is widely recognised in the automotive industry and his experience, built up with several manufacturers, will strengthen our team. I am convinced that Alejandro, who already knows Groupe Renault, will be of great help in meeting the future challenges facing our brands.”

Mesonero-Romanos was born in Madrid, Spain, and graduated in industrial design from the Elisava Barcelona School of Design. He also holds a master’s degree in automotive design from the London Royal College of Art. 

He held several positions at different marques in the VW Group before joining Renault in 2007 to work in the advanced design department. He was then appointed design director of Renault Samsung Motors in South Korea. 

His last position was design director of Seat, which he started in 2011. He was responsible for the fifth generation Ibiza, as well as the latest versions of the Leon range and the Cupra Formentor and el-Born.