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This list is from 2006:
ASTON MARTIN
Marek Reichman, design director
Studio:
Banbury Road, Gaydon,
Gaydon, Warwickshire CV35 0DB, UK
AUDI
Walter de' Silva, head of design,
Audi brand group
Stefan Sielaff, head of design, Audi
Studios:
Audi Design I/ED
85045 Ingolstadt, Germany
Seat Design Center
08870 Sitges, Barcelona, Spain
Design Center California
82 W. Cochran Street
Simi Valley, California 93065, USA
BENTLEY MOTORS
Dirk van Braeckel, director of design
Other senior design styling managers:
Raul Pires, head of exterior design
Robin Page, head of interior design
Luis Santos, design project manager
Studio:
Bentley Motor Cars
Pym's Lane
Crewe, Cheshire CW1 3PL, UK
BERTONE
David Wilkie, design director
Eugenio Manassero, managing director
Studio:
Stile Bertone, Via Roma 1
10040 Caprie, Turin, Italy
BMW
Chris Bangle, director of design
Other senior styling managers:
Adrian van Hooydonk, director design, BMW cars
Michael Ninic, head of interior
design, BMW
Thomas Plath, head of advanced design, steering and strategy, BMW group
Gert Hildebrand, director design, Mini
Verena Kloos, president BMW group DesignworksUSA
Ulf Weidhase, director design of M and individual cars
Ian Cameron, director design, Rolls-Royce
Markus Syring, head of interior design, Mini
Joachim Kolling, head of advanced design, BMW group
Studios:
Forschungs- und Innovationszentrum
(Research and Innovation Center)
Knorrstrasse 147
80788 Munich, Germany
DesignworksUSA
2201 Corporate Center Drive
Newbury Park, California 91320-1421, USA
CITROEN
Jean-Pierre Ploue, director of Centre de Creation Citroen
Other senior styling managers:
Oleg Son, head of platform two
Carlo Bonzanigo, head of platform three
Gilles Vidal, concept cars
Studio:
Centre Technique de Velizy
Centre de Creation Citroen, Route de Gizy
78973 Velizy-Villacoublay Cedex, France
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
Peter Pfeiffer, senior vice president design; head of design,
Mercedes Car Group
Other senior styling managers:
Hans-Dieter Futschik, director design draft exterior and interior
Karlheinz Bauer, director design
program management and operations
Gerhard Honer, director design
commercial vehicles
Studios:
Advanced Design Sindelfingen
Dept DE/AS, HPC X805
71059 Sindelfingen, Germany
Senior manager: Andreas Langenbeck
DaimlerChrysler
Advanced Design Italia
Largo Spluga, 1,
22100 Como, Italy
Studio director: vacant
Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design of North America
17742 Cowan Street
Irvine, California 92614, USA
Studio director: Gordon Wagener
DaimlerChrysler Japan Holding,
Mercedes-Benz Advanced
Design Center of Japan
1-17 Chigasakiminami 2-Chome
Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama,
Kanagawa 224-0037, Japan
Studio director: Olivier Boulay
EDAG (Engineering & Design AG)
Johannes Barckmann, head of design
Studio:
EDAG Design Studio
Reesbergstr. 1
36039 Fulda, Germany
FIAT AUTO
Wolfgang Egger, vice president design, Alfa Romeo
Flavio Manzoni, coordinator exterior design, Fiat, Lancia and LCVs
Roberto Giolito, coordinator interior design, Fiat, Lancia and LCVs
Studios:
Centro Stile Fiat
Via La Manta 22
10137 Turin, Italy
Studio director passenger cars:
Christopher Reitz
Studio director LCVs: Peter Jansen
Centro Stile Lancia
Viale Fausto Coppi 2
10043 Orbassano, Turin, Italy
Studio director: Marco Tencone
Fiat Auto Advanced Design
Corso Settembrini 40
10137 Turin, Italy
Studio director: Roberto Giolito
FIORAVANTI
Senior design executives:
Leonardo and Matteo Fioravanti
Studio:
Fioravanti SrL Styling Studio
P. Vittorio Emanuele 4
Moncalieri, Italy
FORD OF EUROPE
Martin Smith, executive design director
Other senior styling managers:
Chris Bird, director of design operations and integration
Terry Wolkind, business and operations manager
Stefan Lamm, chief designer exterior design
Claudio Messale, chief designer exterior execution and feasibility
Nikolaus Vidakovic, chief designer
interior design
Ruth Pauli, chief designer color and materials
Studio:
Merkenich Design Center
John Andrews Entwicklungszentrum
Spessartstrasse
50725 Cologne, Germany
FUORE DESIGN
Erwin Leo Himmel, CEO
Studio:
C/Teodor Roviralta 31
08022 Barcelona, Spain
HEULIEZ
Alain Masquelet, research and
development director
Jean-Marc Guillez, advanced
engineering director
Studio:
Heuliez R&D Center
7 Rue Louis Heuliez
79140 Cerizay, France
HONDA
Studios:
Honda R&D Europe
Carl-Legien-Strasse 30
83073 Offenbach, Germany
Senior design executive:
Makoto Yamashita
Honda R&D Co. Ltd.
Wako R&D Center
Tokyo Studio
33 F Jzumi Garden Tower
1-6-1 Roppongi Mineto-ku Tokyo
106-6033 Japan
Senior design executive:
Kiyoshi Nishigata
Honda R&D North America
1900 Harpers Way
Torrance, CA 90501, USA
Senior design executive:
Masahito Okubo
HYUNDAI
Byung-Seob Lee,
European design director
Thomas Buerkle, Hyundai Europe
lead designer
Studio:
Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre
Am Hyundai-Platz
Marie-Curie-Strasse 2
65428 Rüsselsheim, Germany
I.DE.A. INSTITUTE
Ugo Palma, design director
Umberto Palermo, advanced design director
Studio:
I.DE.A. Institute
Strada del Portone, 61
10137, Turin, Italy
ITALDESIGN GIUGIARO
Fabrizio Giugiaro, styling area director
Studios:
Italdesign
Via Achille Grandi, 25
10024 Moncalieri, Turin, Italy
Diseno Industrial
C/Isaac Peral 13
08960 Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain
Italdesign France
Rue de Forny 254
7830 Buc, France
JAGUAR
Ian Callum, director of design
Other senior design managers:
Julian Thomson, chief designer, advanced design
Giles Taylor, senior design manager, sports cars
Kim Challinor, manager, color and trim
Studio:
Jaguar Cars
Engineering Centre
Design Studio (W/3/026), Abbey Road
Whitley, Coventry CV3 4LF, UK
JOHNSON CONTROLS
Han Hendriks, vice president industrial design, marketing, communication & advanced sales
Studio:
Industrial Design Studio Europe
Johnson Controls GmbH
Automotive Group
European Headquarters
Industriestrasse 20-30
51399 Burscheid, Germany
KARMANN
Jörg Steuernagel, studio head
Other senior styling managers:
Marian Dziubiel, deputy studio head
Jutta Sommer, head of color and trim
Studio:
designStudio Wilhelm Karmann
Karmannstrasse 1
49984 Osnabrück, Germany
KIA
Peter Schreyer
Senior executive vice president
and chief design officer
Kia Motor Corp.
Hyundai-platz
65428 Rüsselsheim
LAMBORGHINI
Interim senior design executive:
Walter de' Silva, head of design, Audi brand group
Studio:
Via Modena, 12
40019 Sant' Agata Bolognese,
Bologna, Italy
LAND ROVER
Gerry McGovern, design director, (above)
succeeds Geoff Upex next month)
Other senior styling manager:
David Saddington, chief platform
director, Discovery and Defender
Studio:
Design, G-DEC Land Rover
Banbury Road, Lighthorne
Warwick CV 35 0RR, UK
LOTUS
Russell Carr, chief designer
Steve Crijns, design manager
John Statham, design manager
Barney Hatt, principal designer
Richard Kilgren, designer
Anthony Bushell, designer
Neil Lloyd, studio manager
Studio:
Group Lotus plc
Potash Lane, Hethel, Norfolk
NR14 8EZ, UK
MAGNA STEYR
Andreas Wolfsgruber, head of
Graz styling studio
Studio:
Styling Studio Europe, Magna Steyr
Liebenauer Hauptstrasse 317
8041 Graz, Austria
MAZDA
Laurens van den Acker,
general manager, design division
Other senior styling manager:
Atsushi Yamada, chief designer, Mazda R&D center Yokohama
Peter Birtwhistle, chief designer, Europe
Franz von Holzhausen, chief designer California
Studios:
Mazda Motor Corporation
3-1 Shinchi Fuchucho Akigun
Hiroshima 730-8670, Japan
Mazda R&D Center Yokohama
2-5 Moriya Kanagawaku Yokohamashi
Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Mazda Europe GmbH
European R&D and Production
Hiroshimastrasse 1
61440 Oberursel, Germany
Mazda North American Operations
1422 Reynolds Avenue
Irvine, California 92614, USA
MITSUBISHI
Studio:
Mitsubishi Design Europe
Head Office & Design Studio
Diamantstrasse 1
65468 Trebur, Germany
General manager: Satomi Tsujimoto
NISSAN
Sataru Tai, vice president design
Other senior styling manager:
Stephane Schwarz, design director
Studio:
Nissan Design Europe
181 Harrow Road
London W2 6NB, UK
OPEL
Bryan Nesbitt, executive director design General Motors Europe
Studio:
General Motors Europe
International Technical Design Center
IPC 86-01/Rugbyring
65423 Rüsselsheim, Germany
PSA/PEUGEOT-CITROEN
Gerard Welter, chief designer
Other senior styling managers:
Robert Peugeot, executive vice
president innovation and quality
Jean-Pierre Ploue, chief designer Citroen
Studio:
Automotive Design Network (ADN)
Route de Gisy
78943 Velizy Villacoublay Cedex,
France
PININFARINA
Andrea Pininfarina, interim director
of design
Studio:
Pininfarina Ricerca e Sviluppo
Strada Nazionale 30,
Cambiano, Turin, Italy
PORSCHE
Michael Mauer, chief designer
Studio:
Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche
Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum
(Research and Development Center)
Porschestrasse
71287 Weissach, Germany
RENAULT
Patrick Le Quement, senior vice
president, corporate design
Other senior styling managers:
Anthony Grade,
vice president, interior design
Thierry Metroz,
vice president, exterior design
Patrick Lecharpy,
vice president, advance design
Studio:
Technocenter, Direction du Design
Industriel, 1 Avenue du Golf
78288 Guyancourt, France
SAAB
Simon Padian, design manager
Studio:
Saab Automobile
461 80 Trollhättan, Sweden
SEAT
Luc Donckerwolke, design director
Other senior styling managers:
Juan Perez, exterior design
Juan Manuel Lopez, interior design
Jordi Font, color and trim
Studio:
Centro Technico de SEAT, SA
E/D Diserio,
Autovia A-2, KM 585,
Apartado de Correos 91
08760 Martorell, Spain
SKODA
Jens Manske, head of design center
Other senior styling managers:
Frank Schaffer, head of interior
Karl Neuhold, head of exterior
Radek Simon, head of styling and surfacing
Vaclav Capouch, head of visibility
Studio:
Skoda Auto Design
Vaclava Klementa 869
293 60 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
SMART
Hartmut Sinkwitz, chief designer
Studio:
Leibnitzstrasse 2
71032 Böblingen, Germany
TORINO DESIGN
Roberto Piatti, CEO, managing director
Other senior styling managers:
Giuliano Biasio, design director
Claudio Villani, engineering director
Studio:
Torino Design
Strada Genova 214
10024 Moncalieri
Turin, Italy
TOYOTA
Kazuo Okamoto, executive vice
president in charge of research and
development, design group
Hirai Wahei, managing officer in charge of global design management division, Toyota and Lexus design divisions
Tokuo Fukuichi, president Toyota Europe Design Development
Studios:
Toyota Europe Design Development (ED2)
2650 Route des Colles, BP 253
06905 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
Toyota Technical Center (Head Office)
Toyota City, Aichi prefecture, Japan
Tokyo Design Research and Laboratory (Technical Center)
Ishikawa, Hachioji City Tokyo, Japan
Calty Design Research
Newport Beach, California 92660, USA
ULTRAMOTIVE
(formerly MEL Design)
Andrew Hill, head of design
Other senior styling manager:
Andrew Miles, modeling manager
Studio:
Leafield Technical Centre
Langley, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 9EF, UK
VALMET
Aimo Ahlman, vice president product development
Other senior styling managers:
Jouni Koskinen, head of exterior design
Esa Kiiski, head of interior design
Studio:
Valmet Automotive Technical Center
PO Box 4, FIN 23501,
Autotehtaankatu 14
23500 Uusikaupunki, Finland
VOLKSWAGEN
Murat Günak, vice president of design
Studios:
Volkswagen Design Center
Brieffach 1683
28436 Wolfsburg, Germany
DCC Design Center California
82 W. Cochran Street
Simi Valley, California 93065, USA
VOLVO
Steve Mattin, senior vice president
& design director
Other senior styling managers:
Jan Hedegaard-Broch,
vice president & general manager
David Ancona, manager & chief designer
Studios:
Volvo Car Corp., Product Design,
51000 PVS
405 31 Gothenburg, Sweden
Volvo Monitoring and Concept Center
700 Via Alondra
Camarillo, CA 93012, USA
Volvo Barcelona Studio,
Calle Diputacio 246 3-1
08007 Barcelona, Spain
ZAGATO
Andrea Zagato, chairman and CEO
Studio:
Via Arese, 30
20017 Terrazzano di Rho, Milan, Italy
ASTON MARTIN
Marek Reichman, design director
Studio:
Banbury Road, Gaydon,
Gaydon, Warwickshire CV35 0DB, UK
AUDI
Walter de' Silva, head of design,
Audi brand group
Stefan Sielaff, head of design, Audi
Studios:
Audi Design I/ED
85045 Ingolstadt, Germany
Seat Design Center
08870 Sitges, Barcelona, Spain
Design Center California
82 W. Cochran Street
Simi Valley, California 93065, USA
BENTLEY MOTORS
Dirk van Braeckel, director of design
Other senior design styling managers:
Raul Pires, head of exterior design
Robin Page, head of interior design
Luis Santos, design project manager
Studio:
Bentley Motor Cars
Pym's Lane
Crewe, Cheshire CW1 3PL, UK
BERTONE
David Wilkie, design director
Eugenio Manassero, managing director
Studio:
Stile Bertone, Via Roma 1
10040 Caprie, Turin, Italy
BMW
Chris Bangle, director of design
Other senior styling managers:
Adrian van Hooydonk, director design, BMW cars
Michael Ninic, head of interior
design, BMW
Thomas Plath, head of advanced design, steering and strategy, BMW group
Gert Hildebrand, director design, Mini
Verena Kloos, president BMW group DesignworksUSA
Ulf Weidhase, director design of M and individual cars
Ian Cameron, director design, Rolls-Royce
Markus Syring, head of interior design, Mini
Joachim Kolling, head of advanced design, BMW group
Studios:
Forschungs- und Innovationszentrum
(Research and Innovation Center)
Knorrstrasse 147
80788 Munich, Germany
DesignworksUSA
2201 Corporate Center Drive
Newbury Park, California 91320-1421, USA
CITROEN
Jean-Pierre Ploue, director of Centre de Creation Citroen
Other senior styling managers:
Oleg Son, head of platform two
Carlo Bonzanigo, head of platform three
Gilles Vidal, concept cars
Studio:
Centre Technique de Velizy
Centre de Creation Citroen, Route de Gizy
78973 Velizy-Villacoublay Cedex, France
DAIMLERCHRYSLER
Peter Pfeiffer, senior vice president design; head of design,
Mercedes Car Group
Other senior styling managers:
Hans-Dieter Futschik, director design draft exterior and interior
Karlheinz Bauer, director design
program management and operations
Gerhard Honer, director design
commercial vehicles
Studios:
Advanced Design Sindelfingen
Dept DE/AS, HPC X805
71059 Sindelfingen, Germany
Senior manager: Andreas Langenbeck
DaimlerChrysler
Advanced Design Italia
Largo Spluga, 1,
22100 Como, Italy
Studio director: vacant
Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design of North America
17742 Cowan Street
Irvine, California 92614, USA
Studio director: Gordon Wagener
DaimlerChrysler Japan Holding,
Mercedes-Benz Advanced
Design Center of Japan
1-17 Chigasakiminami 2-Chome
Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama,
Kanagawa 224-0037, Japan
Studio director: Olivier Boulay
EDAG (Engineering & Design AG)
Johannes Barckmann, head of design
Studio:
EDAG Design Studio
Reesbergstr. 1
36039 Fulda, Germany
FIAT AUTO
Wolfgang Egger, vice president design, Alfa Romeo
Flavio Manzoni, coordinator exterior design, Fiat, Lancia and LCVs
Roberto Giolito, coordinator interior design, Fiat, Lancia and LCVs
Studios:
Centro Stile Fiat
Via La Manta 22
10137 Turin, Italy
Studio director passenger cars:
Christopher Reitz
Studio director LCVs: Peter Jansen
Centro Stile Lancia
Viale Fausto Coppi 2
10043 Orbassano, Turin, Italy
Studio director: Marco Tencone
Fiat Auto Advanced Design
Corso Settembrini 40
10137 Turin, Italy
Studio director: Roberto Giolito
FIORAVANTI
Senior design executives:
Leonardo and Matteo Fioravanti
Studio:
Fioravanti SrL Styling Studio
P. Vittorio Emanuele 4
Moncalieri, Italy
FORD OF EUROPE
Martin Smith, executive design director
Other senior styling managers:
Chris Bird, director of design operations and integration
Terry Wolkind, business and operations manager
Stefan Lamm, chief designer exterior design
Claudio Messale, chief designer exterior execution and feasibility
Nikolaus Vidakovic, chief designer
interior design
Ruth Pauli, chief designer color and materials
Studio:
Merkenich Design Center
John Andrews Entwicklungszentrum
Spessartstrasse
50725 Cologne, Germany
FUORE DESIGN
Erwin Leo Himmel, CEO
Studio:
C/Teodor Roviralta 31
08022 Barcelona, Spain
HEULIEZ
Alain Masquelet, research and
development director
Jean-Marc Guillez, advanced
engineering director
Studio:
Heuliez R&D Center
7 Rue Louis Heuliez
79140 Cerizay, France
HONDA
Studios:
Honda R&D Europe
Carl-Legien-Strasse 30
83073 Offenbach, Germany
Senior design executive:
Makoto Yamashita
Honda R&D Co. Ltd.
Wako R&D Center
Tokyo Studio
33 F Jzumi Garden Tower
1-6-1 Roppongi Mineto-ku Tokyo
106-6033 Japan
Senior design executive:
Kiyoshi Nishigata
Honda R&D North America
1900 Harpers Way
Torrance, CA 90501, USA
Senior design executive:
Masahito Okubo
HYUNDAI
Byung-Seob Lee,
European design director
Thomas Buerkle, Hyundai Europe
lead designer
Studio:
Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre
Am Hyundai-Platz
Marie-Curie-Strasse 2
65428 Rüsselsheim, Germany
I.DE.A. INSTITUTE
Ugo Palma, design director
Umberto Palermo, advanced design director
Studio:
I.DE.A. Institute
Strada del Portone, 61
10137, Turin, Italy
ITALDESIGN GIUGIARO
Fabrizio Giugiaro, styling area director
Studios:
Italdesign
Via Achille Grandi, 25
10024 Moncalieri, Turin, Italy
Diseno Industrial
C/Isaac Peral 13
08960 Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain
Italdesign France
Rue de Forny 254
7830 Buc, France
JAGUAR
Ian Callum, director of design
Other senior design managers:
Julian Thomson, chief designer, advanced design
Giles Taylor, senior design manager, sports cars
Kim Challinor, manager, color and trim
Studio:
Jaguar Cars
Engineering Centre
Design Studio (W/3/026), Abbey Road
Whitley, Coventry CV3 4LF, UK
JOHNSON CONTROLS
Han Hendriks, vice president industrial design, marketing, communication & advanced sales
Studio:
Industrial Design Studio Europe
Johnson Controls GmbH
Automotive Group
European Headquarters
Industriestrasse 20-30
51399 Burscheid, Germany
KARMANN
Jörg Steuernagel, studio head
Other senior styling managers:
Marian Dziubiel, deputy studio head
Jutta Sommer, head of color and trim
Studio:
designStudio Wilhelm Karmann
Karmannstrasse 1
49984 Osnabrück, Germany
KIA
Peter Schreyer
Senior executive vice president
and chief design officer
Kia Motor Corp.
Hyundai-platz
65428 Rüsselsheim
LAMBORGHINI
Interim senior design executive:
Walter de' Silva, head of design, Audi brand group
Studio:
Via Modena, 12
40019 Sant' Agata Bolognese,
Bologna, Italy
LAND ROVER
Gerry McGovern, design director, (above)
succeeds Geoff Upex next month)
Other senior styling manager:
David Saddington, chief platform
director, Discovery and Defender
Studio:
Design, G-DEC Land Rover
Banbury Road, Lighthorne
Warwick CV 35 0RR, UK
LOTUS
Russell Carr, chief designer
Steve Crijns, design manager
John Statham, design manager
Barney Hatt, principal designer
Richard Kilgren, designer
Anthony Bushell, designer
Neil Lloyd, studio manager
Studio:
Group Lotus plc
Potash Lane, Hethel, Norfolk
NR14 8EZ, UK
MAGNA STEYR
Andreas Wolfsgruber, head of
Graz styling studio
Studio:
Styling Studio Europe, Magna Steyr
Liebenauer Hauptstrasse 317
8041 Graz, Austria
MAZDA
Laurens van den Acker,
general manager, design division
Other senior styling manager:
Atsushi Yamada, chief designer, Mazda R&D center Yokohama
Peter Birtwhistle, chief designer, Europe
Franz von Holzhausen, chief designer California
Studios:
Mazda Motor Corporation
3-1 Shinchi Fuchucho Akigun
Hiroshima 730-8670, Japan
Mazda R&D Center Yokohama
2-5 Moriya Kanagawaku Yokohamashi
Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Mazda Europe GmbH
European R&D and Production
Hiroshimastrasse 1
61440 Oberursel, Germany
Mazda North American Operations
1422 Reynolds Avenue
Irvine, California 92614, USA
MITSUBISHI
Studio:
Mitsubishi Design Europe
Head Office & Design Studio
Diamantstrasse 1
65468 Trebur, Germany
General manager: Satomi Tsujimoto
NISSAN
Sataru Tai, vice president design
Other senior styling manager:
Stephane Schwarz, design director
Studio:
Nissan Design Europe
181 Harrow Road
London W2 6NB, UK
OPEL
Bryan Nesbitt, executive director design General Motors Europe
Studio:
General Motors Europe
International Technical Design Center
IPC 86-01/Rugbyring
65423 Rüsselsheim, Germany
PSA/PEUGEOT-CITROEN
Gerard Welter, chief designer
Other senior styling managers:
Robert Peugeot, executive vice
president innovation and quality
Jean-Pierre Ploue, chief designer Citroen
Studio:
Automotive Design Network (ADN)
Route de Gisy
78943 Velizy Villacoublay Cedex,
France
PININFARINA
Andrea Pininfarina, interim director
of design
Studio:
Pininfarina Ricerca e Sviluppo
Strada Nazionale 30,
Cambiano, Turin, Italy
PORSCHE
Michael Mauer, chief designer
Studio:
Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche
Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum
(Research and Development Center)
Porschestrasse
71287 Weissach, Germany
RENAULT
Patrick Le Quement, senior vice
president, corporate design
Other senior styling managers:
Anthony Grade,
vice president, interior design
Thierry Metroz,
vice president, exterior design
Patrick Lecharpy,
vice president, advance design
Studio:
Technocenter, Direction du Design
Industriel, 1 Avenue du Golf
78288 Guyancourt, France
SAAB
Simon Padian, design manager
Studio:
Saab Automobile
461 80 Trollhättan, Sweden
SEAT
Luc Donckerwolke, design director
Other senior styling managers:
Juan Perez, exterior design
Juan Manuel Lopez, interior design
Jordi Font, color and trim
Studio:
Centro Technico de SEAT, SA
E/D Diserio,
Autovia A-2, KM 585,
Apartado de Correos 91
08760 Martorell, Spain
SKODA
Jens Manske, head of design center
Other senior styling managers:
Frank Schaffer, head of interior
Karl Neuhold, head of exterior
Radek Simon, head of styling and surfacing
Vaclav Capouch, head of visibility
Studio:
Skoda Auto Design
Vaclava Klementa 869
293 60 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
SMART
Hartmut Sinkwitz, chief designer
Studio:
Leibnitzstrasse 2
71032 Böblingen, Germany
TORINO DESIGN
Roberto Piatti, CEO, managing director
Other senior styling managers:
Giuliano Biasio, design director
Claudio Villani, engineering director
Studio:
Torino Design
Strada Genova 214
10024 Moncalieri
Turin, Italy
TOYOTA
Kazuo Okamoto, executive vice
president in charge of research and
development, design group
Hirai Wahei, managing officer in charge of global design management division, Toyota and Lexus design divisions
Tokuo Fukuichi, president Toyota Europe Design Development
Studios:
Toyota Europe Design Development (ED2)
2650 Route des Colles, BP 253
06905 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
Toyota Technical Center (Head Office)
Toyota City, Aichi prefecture, Japan
Tokyo Design Research and Laboratory (Technical Center)
Ishikawa, Hachioji City Tokyo, Japan
Calty Design Research
Newport Beach, California 92660, USA
ULTRAMOTIVE
(formerly MEL Design)
Andrew Hill, head of design
Other senior styling manager:
Andrew Miles, modeling manager
Studio:
Leafield Technical Centre
Langley, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 9EF, UK
VALMET
Aimo Ahlman, vice president product development
Other senior styling managers:
Jouni Koskinen, head of exterior design
Esa Kiiski, head of interior design
Studio:
Valmet Automotive Technical Center
PO Box 4, FIN 23501,
Autotehtaankatu 14
23500 Uusikaupunki, Finland
VOLKSWAGEN
Murat Günak, vice president of design
Studios:
Volkswagen Design Center
Brieffach 1683
28436 Wolfsburg, Germany
DCC Design Center California
82 W. Cochran Street
Simi Valley, California 93065, USA
VOLVO
Steve Mattin, senior vice president
& design director
Other senior styling managers:
Jan Hedegaard-Broch,
vice president & general manager
David Ancona, manager & chief designer
Studios:
Volvo Car Corp., Product Design,
51000 PVS
405 31 Gothenburg, Sweden
Volvo Monitoring and Concept Center
700 Via Alondra
Camarillo, CA 93012, USA
Volvo Barcelona Studio,
Calle Diputacio 246 3-1
08007 Barcelona, Spain
ZAGATO
Andrea Zagato, chairman and CEO
Studio:
Via Arese, 30
20017 Terrazzano di Rho, Milan, Italy
