All Who's Where articles – Page 6
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ArticleMoray Callum of Ford to retire
Moray Callum, Ford’s hugely influential VP of design, is due to retire
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NewsHead of design at Geely UK joins Paramex
British designer Wayne Burgess has joined design and engineering consultancy, Paramex, as chief design officer. Burgess, who was previously head of design and vice-president at Geely UK, has headed up design teams at some of the biggest names in car design, including Aston Martin, Rolls Royce and Jaguar Land Rover.
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NewsVolvo hires new Colour and Material and UX leaders
Claudia Braun has a longstanding track record in premium car design. At Daimler, she was responsible for colour and trim design for the Mercedes, AMG and Maybach brands, while she also played a significant role in colour and trim design at Porsche earlier in her career. “Volvo is the most stylish and sustainable brand. It is a perfect match to my vision of Scandinavian sustainable design and a responsible way of life,” she commented.
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ArticleGustavo Guerra appointed design director at Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks has promoted Gustavo Guerra to design director
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NewsLuc Donckerwolke resigns from Hyundai
Surprise resignation at Hyundai: Luc Donckerwolke has resigned from his position as chief designer of the Group
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ArticleJochen Paesen joins Kia as vice president of interior design
Former NIO designer takes on the new role at Kia
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NewsMatthew Weaver promoted to Nissan Design Europe vice president
Matthew Weaver, already the design director of Nissan Design Europe, is being promoted to the role of vice president within the Japanese OEM’s London-based studio, in step with Nissan lifer Mamoru Aoki stepping down to retire after 39 years with the company
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NewsKevin Rice moves to Pininfarina SpA
The talented British designer is moving from Chery to be chief creative officer at the Italian design house
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NewsRemembering Syd Mead, 1933-2019
Syd Mead, visual futurist, automotive designer, motion picture concept designer, industrial designer, and an inspiration to almost everyone working in these design fields, has died at the age of 86, succumbing to complications of lymphoma, which he had fought for the last three years.
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NewsWho’s Where: Klaus Zyciora promoted, Jozef Kabaň to join VW
VW Group reshuffles its design management, with longtime head of VW design moving up, and ex-BMW man Kabaň slotting into the vacated space
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NewsWho’s Where: Fengyou Gong moves to Qoros
Former Peugeot China design director for their Shanghai R&D centre, Fengyou ‘Peter’ Gong, has started his new job as VP of design at Qoros, owned by Baoneng Motors
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NewsCarsten Monnerjan becomes head of design at Italdesign
Carsten Monnerjan has been promoted by Italdesign to become the famous Italian design house’s head of design, effective immediately.
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NewsWho’s Where: Chen Zheng becomes Chang An brand chief officer
Chen Zheng, Chang An’s global design director, has been given the roles of brand chief officer and press spokesman alongside his existing role. This promotion will effectively make him the public face of the company
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NewsWho’s Where: Jozef Kabaň has left Rolls-Royce already
Jozef Kabaň has departed from his role as head of design at Rolls-Royce, the company announced last week.
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InterviewKemal Curic Replaces David Woodhouse at Lincoln
Kemal Curic has replaced David Woodhouse as design director of Ford premium subsidiary, Lincoln, where he had already worked on the Continental, Aviator and Corsair models. Car Design News interviewed him about his new role, his inspirations, and his tight-knit team
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ArticleSyd Mead announces retirement
Syd Mead, former Car Design News lifetime achievement award winner, has officially retired from professional design, according to an announcement on social media
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NewsBMW restructures design teams (again), Mini to keep a friendly face
BMW Design has announced a major reorganisation of the way the brands and functions hang together. Under the new structure Domagoj Dukec leads BMW Design including the i M sub brands
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NewsWho’s Where: Harry Sze becomes GM’s China Advanced Studio director
Outgoing BMW Designworks Shanghai studio director moves across town to join GM
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NewsWho’s Where: Filippo Perini takes charge of Genesis’s European design studio
Genesis has announced that Filippo Perini will join the company to become the chief designer of their Advanced Design studio in Germany. He will begin his new role on 16th September, after leaving his current post as head of design and innovation at the legendary Italdesign.
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NewsKia appoints Karim Habib to devise new design direction
Karim Habib, whose departure from Infiniti was recently announced, has been appointed as senior vice president and head of Kia Design Center, effective from October 2019. He is tasked with devising and developing the future design direction for Kia vehicles, as well as overseeing the design – exterior, interior, and colour and materials – of new models already in the pipeline, and will be based in the Kia studio in Namyang, South Korea, within the Hyundai Motor Group’s new, state-of-the-art, global design centre.