Ford design chief Moray Callum is retiring after seven years on the helm, to be succeeded within the function by Renault’s Anthony Lo.
Callum, brother of ex-Jaguar designer of 20 years Ian Callum, has been employed in automotive growth since 1982, when he began working for Chrysler. Within the 38 years since, he has hung out within the design departments of the PSA Group, Ghia and Mazda.
He has been in his present function as vice-president of design at Ford since 1 January 2014, when he took over from long-time design boss J Mays. Throughout his tenure, he has led the design of key fashions together with the present Mustang, GT supercar and Mustang Mach-E electrical SUV.
Whereas at Mazda, Callum was chargeable for the styling of the third-generation MX-5 and the big-selling CX-7 SUV.
Moray’s alternative, Lo, joins Ford after a decade at Renault’s Paris design centre, the place he was a part of the group that rolled out the model’s new Cycle of Life design technique, as pioneered by the Dezir and Trezor ideas earlier than being rolled out to all manufacturing fashions over the previous few years.
Earlier than Renault, Lo oversaw design at Saab, Opel and Vauxhall as director of superior design for Normal Motors Europe, having joined that firm after stints at Mercedes-Benz and Audi.
His first job in automotive design was at Lotus within the late-Nineteen Eighties, the place he designed the legendary Vauxhall Lotus Carlton efficiency saloon.
Lo’s departure from the French agency comes as a part of an ongoing shake-up of the Groupe Renault design group. Ex-Peugeot design boss Gilles Vidal was appointed head of design for the Renault model final 12 months, at across the similar time designer Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos was appointed to supervise design at Dacia.
Lo stated: “With the velocity of evolving applied sciences and expectations, I consider vehicles will change extra within the subsequent decade than they’ve within the final century.
“Main this alteration at Ford is a dream job for any automobile designer, and we’re going to embrace this period with open minds, ingenuity and breakthrough design options.”
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