Volvo Personvagnars Designchef Peter Horbury Får Ny Roll Inom Geely Group

2011-10-28 11:32 CEST Volvo Personvagnars designchef Peter Horbury får ny roll inom Geely Group Peter Horbury, för närvarande designchef på Volvo Personvagnar, har utsetts till designchef på Geely Group. Peter Horburys historia på Volvo Personvagnar går tillbaka till 1991, då han för första gången fick ansvaret för designavdelningen. 2002 lämnade han företaget för att istället leda designarbetet på Premier Automotive Group som bestod av Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover och Volvo. 2004 flyttade han till Detroit för att bli Executive Director of Design på Ford. Peter Horbury återvände till Volvo Personvagnar 2009, återigen som designchef. – Peter har spelat en mycket viktig roll för Volvos design under lång tid och har en stark ställning inom bilvärlden, säger Stefan Jacoby, vd för Volvo Personvagnar. – Jag önskar honom lycka till i sin nya roll inom Geely Group. Li Shufu, ordförande för Geely Holding Group och Volvo Personvagnar, kommenterar: – Det är mycket tillfredställande att Peter Horbury har accepterat erbjudandet att leda designutvecklingen för varumärkena inom Geely Group. Hans stora erfarenhet kommer att bli spela en viktig roll för den framtida designen på bilar från Geely. Efterträdaren till Peter Horbury kommer att meddelas vid ett senare tillfälle. Volvo Personbilar Sverige. Vi förbehåller oss rätten att när som helst och utan föregående varning ändra färger, specifikationer, tillbehör, material och modeller. Klicka på länken nedan för att läsa mer on-line https://www.media.volvocars.com/go/f91d480b-e4f0-4088-abcb- 8b6ffb9edb71.aspx Mediakontakt Per-Åke Fröberg Corporate Spokesman Volvo Car Corporation Telefon: +46 31 596525 Mobil: +46 31 596525 [email protected] Volvo Personbilar Sverige Public Affairs Avd. 14100 VCI-2 SE-405 31Göteborg Sweden Telefon: +46 (0) 31 325 25 68 Fax: +46 (0) 31 325 27 70 www.media.volvocars.com/se Kontaktpersoner Annika Bjerstaf Presskontakt Press Manager [email protected] Mobil: +46 708 66 86 13.

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