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Car Design Director with 20 years’ international experience at leading carmakers across all aspects of the car design process, deep expertise in exterior, interior design, and global design strategy.• Global design leadership:Both in advance and production design, adept at managing and establishing a bold design philosophy and design vision.• Design for capital raising:Experienced in managing the design strategy to attract investors for start-ups.• Implementing rigorous design processes:Driving ideation and creativity through all the process: both guiding the team and individual resources.• Proven ability to establish new design facilities:Responsible for the conception of satellite design studios from concept to full operation, including the recruitment of the team.• Effective team management and coaching:Able to enhance as a team player the creativity and fostering the ideation output from a strategic standpoint.• Creativity management:Skilled at thinking “outside the box” and exploring innovative creative solutions.• Flexibility and adaptability:At ease working in adapting to challenging cultural and organizations contexts in different countries.• Communication:Well-versed in presenting strong and clear visual and verbal messages to internal and external audiences from different backgrounds, including print and TV media.

Listed skills include Design De Produits, Design Industriel, Conception Automobile, Sketch, and 3 others.

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  Strate, Ecole De Design

  Masters (With Distinction)