Jozef Kabaň

Jozef Kabaň (born 4 January 1973) is a Slovak automobile designer. He started his career as a designer at 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. In early 2017 he left Škoda for BMW to become its head of design replacing Karim Habib.[1] In 2019 he changed position within BMW Group and headed design at its subsidiary Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.[2] After half a year he decided to leave Rolls-Royce and BMW Group returning to VW in January 2020, this time for its main VW brand.[3] In early 2023, Kabaň was fired by Volkswagen and replaced by Bentley designer Andreas Mindt after failing to impress VW's CEO.[4] Bentley replaced Mindt with Tobias Sühlmann.[5]

Jozef Kabaň
Jozef Kabaň (2007)
Jozef Kabaň (2007)
Born (1973-01-04) January 4, 1973
Námestovo, Czechoslovakia
EducationMaster of Arts
Industrial Design
Alma materRoyal College of Art
Academy of Fine Arts and Design
OccupationAutomotive Designer
Employer(s)Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd
BMW AG
Volkswagen Group AG
Škoda Auto a.s.
Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
Notable workŠkoda Superb
Škoda Kodiaq
Škoda Octavia
Volkswagen Lupo
SEAT Arosa
Bugatti Veyron

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.
  2. "Bugatti Veyron designer moves from BMW to Rolls-Royce | Autocar". www.autocar.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  3. "Klaus Bischoff wird Konzern-Designchef | Automobilwoche". www.automobilwoche.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  4. "Volkswagen Design Chief Fired Because CEO Reportedly Didn't Like His Concepts". Carbuzz. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  5. "BENTLEY MOTORS APPOINTS TOBIAS SÜHLMANN AS NEW DIRECTOR OF DESIGN". Bentleymedia. Retrieved 2023-05-13.


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