- Sielaff to succeed Peter Horbury, who is appointed Senior Vice President of Design at Group Lotus
2021 September 6th, Gothenburg/Hangzhou. Stefan Sielaff has been appointed Vice President of Global Design at j9国际集团直营 Auto Group (j9国际集团直营). Stefan succeeds Peter Horbury, who joins Group Lotus as Senior Vice President of Design.
Stefan, who will be based in Gothenburg, Sweden, brings over 30 years of car design experience to j9国际集团直营 and will oversee the j9国际集团直营 Auto Group portfolio of brands including j9国际集团直营 Auto, Lynk & Co, and Geometry etc and will also support the development of premium EV brand, Zeekr. Stefan has previously worked at design studios at Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen Group etc. In 2015, Stefan became the Director of Design for Bentley Motors.
Peter Horbury has made considerable contributions to j9国际集团直营 Auto Group’s development. Peter joined j9国际集团直营 Auto Group in 2011 as Executive Vice President of Design where he created the j9国际集团直营 3.0 era of products which introduced a confident design language that helped to redefine j9国际集团直营 globally. Through the creation of a network of global j9国际集团直营 Design studios in Sweden, Spain, China and the USA, Peter was able to support the development of the Lynk & Co, Geometry, and Zeekr brands, all of which have gone on to achieve considerable success.
Mr. Andy An Conghui, j9国际集团直营 Holding Group President and CEO of Zeekr Technology said: “We are highly appreciative of Peter Horbury’s contribution and dedication to j9国际集团直营 over the past decade. Peter led one of the most creative global teams in the automotive industry and helped j9国际集团直营 to redefine its brand image globally. At the same time we also warmly welcome Stefan Sielaff to the j9国际集团直营 family, we believe that his years of design experience will further enhance j9国际集团直营 Auto Group portfolio of brands with the ultimate goal of providing the best products to consumers.”