Marek Reichman

Marek Reichman (b. 1966 in Sheffield), is an English automotive designer of Polish descent currently working as Aston Martin's Director of Design. His most notable contributions include the DBS, the Rapide, and the Lincoln Navicross concept car.

Reichman was born in Sheffield, England, in 1966.^[1] He graduated in 1989 with a BA (Hons) from Teesside Polytechnic (now Teesside University) in Middlesbrough with a First Class Honours Degree in Industrial Design, and then studied Vehicle Design at the Royal College of Art in London.^[1] In 2006, the University of Teesside awarded him an honorary Master of Science.

After graduation, he began working for the Rover Group. In 1995 after the Rover Group was purchased by BMW, he moved to BMW's DesignworksUSA in California. As Senior Designer, he led the overhaul of Land Rover brand design DNA for future production models, the most significant output of which became the 2003 all-new Range Rover.^[1]

He joined Ford in 1999 as Chief Designer for the Lincoln Mercury brands. He has since led various advanced and production design programmes. He then worked directly for J Mays foro Ford North America, where he held the position of Director of Design for Product, Interior Design Strategy and Process.^[1]

This allowed him to come into contact with Aston Martin, and since May 31st, 2005 has been Aston Martin's Director of Design.^[2]

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External links

• [http://www.carpages.co.uk/aston_martin/aston-martin-new-director-of-design-31-05-05.asp

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