Franz-Josef Paefgen
Dr.-Ing. Franz-Josef Paefgen[1] (born 10 May 1946 in Büttgen) is a German engineer and manager. In 1976, Paefgen earned a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from the RWTH Aachen University[2]. He was most recently the CEO of Bentley Motors[3] and Bugatti Automobiles SAS[4], from which he retired in 2011.[5]
Prior to the roles at Bentley and Bugatti, Dr Paefgen held several positions at Ford Motor Company and Audi where he also served as CEO.[6]
During his time as the Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Motors Ltd., he was responsible for the Bentley Mulsanne[7] and the Bentley Continental[8] series of cars. From 2003 to 2005, Dr. Paefgen was responsible for the development of the Bugatti Veyron[9].
Since departing from Bentley and Bugatti, Dr Paefgen has accepted a position of a Board Member at the Finnish automotive company Valmet Automotive.[10]
[edit] Further reading
- Richard Feast - Kidnap of the Flying Lady: How Germany Captured Both Rolls-Royce and Bentley (Motorbooks, 2003) ISBN 0-7603-1686-4
- Andrew Frankel - Bentley - the Story (Redwood Publishing, 2005) ISBN 0-9517751-9-7
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=21933831&ticker=VOW:GR
- ^ http://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bdz/
- ^ http://www.bentleymotors.com/
- ^ http://www.bugatti.com/en/home.html Buggatti
- ^ http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/11/paefgen-hands-durheimer-the-keys-to-bentley-and-bugatti/
- ^ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=21933831&ticker=VOW:GR
- ^ http://mulsanne.bentleymotors.com/
- ^ http://www.continentalgt.bentleymotors.com/
- ^ http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron-16.4.html
- ^ http://www.valmet-automotive.com/automotive/bulletin.nsf/headlinespubliceng/1FAF3B6E5BE7755EC2257842004A7900
  |
This German engineer, inventor or industrial designer biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
