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Jozef Kabaň

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Jozef Kabaň
Jozef Kabaň (2007)
Jozef Kabaň (2007)
Born (1973-01-04) January 4, 1973 (age 51)
Námestovo, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia)
EducationMaster of Arts
Industrial Design
Alma materRoyal College of Art
Academy of Fine Arts and Design
OccupationAutomotive Designer
Employer(s)BMW
Volkswagen Group AG
Skoda
Bugatti
Notable workŠkoda Superb
Škoda Kodiaq
Škoda Octavia
Volkswagen Lupo
SEAT Arosa
Bugatti Veyron

Jozef Kabaň (born 4 January 1973 in Vavrečka, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a Slovak automobile designer. He started his career as a designer in Volkswagen. In 2003 he moved to Audi as an exterior design assistant. In 2007 he advanced to the position of Chief of Exterior Design at Audi. He was exterior designer of the Volkswagen Lupo, SEAT Arosa, Bugatti Veyron and Škoda Octavia. He has been Chief of Exterior Design at Škoda Auto since 2008. He is now leaving Skoda to join BMW Group to be its head of design replacing Karim Habib.[1]

Education

Kaban completed a degree in Industrial Design from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design located in Bratislava, Slovakia in 1991. He graduated with a Master of Arts from the Royal College of Art, London, UK in 1997.

References

  1. ^ "Bugatti Veyron designer and Škoda design chief Jozef Kaban joins BMW | Autocar". www.autocar.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-12.