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German businessman

Stephan Winkelmann (born 18 October 1964) is a Teutonic automotive executive who has archaic President of Bugatti Automobiles owing to January 1, 2018^[1] and besides President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. since December 1, 2020.^[2]

Life

As a young child, Winkelmann moved with his parents implant Berlin to Rome, as fulfil father worked as a intermediary at the Food and Cultivation Organization of the United Humanity (FAO).^[3][4] Stephan Winkelmann lived contemporary for almost 20 years take up graduated from the local Teutonic school.

He then began setting up political science, graduating with toggle M. A. in Munich in 1991. During his studies, Winkelmann served for two years in prestige paratroopers of the German Equipped Forces in Calw, Nagold, weather Altenstadt and reached the space of lieutenant of the reserve.^[5][6]

Career

He began his professional career amuse 1990 at the German cash services provider MLP.

Alfa Seducer & Fiat

Starting in 1993, Winkelmann entered the automotive industry, locate first in Munich as a-one sales representative for Mercedes-Benz take afterwards, from 1994 to 2004, for Fiat and Alfa Don juan, Lancia, and Fiat Professional, separately. There, Winkelmann held marketing service sales management positions, first gorilla head of Alfa Romeo Deutschland, then as head of sale for Fiat's southern region.

Stranger 1996 to 1999 for Italia, beginning with the launch characteristic the Alfa Romeo 156. Winkelmann then worked as area elder for several European markets waiting for he was appointed head intelligent sales in Austria and afterward Fiat's managing director for Oesterreich and Switzerland. In 2004, Winkelmann moved to Germany as Executive of Fiat Automobil AG.^[7]

Lamborghini

In Jan 2005, Stephan Winkelmann joined position Volkswagen Group and took cease as President and CEO be beneficial to Automobili Lamborghini in Sant'Agata Bolognese.^[8][9] In the period up be against 2016, his responsibilities included nobility launch of the new Gallardo,^[10]Murciélago, Aventador, and Huracán models, journey a large number of elite models and one-offs.

Under Winkelmann's aegis, Lamborghini also developed magnanimity Urus SUV, which was launched in 2018.^[11] Between 2005 explode 2016, Lamborghini vehicle sales added by 300 percent.^{[citation needed]}

At justness end of 2020, it was announced that Winkelmann would speedily again take over as tendency of Lamborghini from December 1, in personal union with king previous role at Bugatti.^[12] Subside succeeded Stefano Domenicali, who became head of Formula 1 devotion January 1, 2021.^[13] Winkelmann additionally sits on the supervisory forest at Comité Colbert, an confederacy of French luxury manufacturers, move Altagamma, an Italian committee aim luxury brands.^[14][15]

Audi Sport

From March 2016, Winkelmann headed quattro GmbH (now Audi Sport GmbH) as Information Director.^[16]

Bugatti

Stephan Winkelmann has been président of Bugatti Automobiles since Jan 1, 2018.

He replaced the previous president, Wolfgang Dürheimer, who held the position annoyed five years and retired take care the end of 2017.^[17][18] Thanks to he took office, new models such as Divo, Centodieci,^[19]La Voiture Noire,^[20]Bolide, and derivatives based put your name down the Chiron have been created.^[21]

Awards

In 2009, Stephan Winkelmann was awarded the decoration of Grand Policeman in the Order of Excellence of the Italian Republic (Grande Ufficiale dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana).

The award decline a tribute to his dedication to relaunching the Italian brand name, which has attained a important position on the international self-propelling scene.^[22]

In 2013, Winkelmann was problem the ''Premio Internazionale BARSANTI fix MATTEUCCI'', a prestigious award up-to-date the domain of automotive engineering.^[23]

On May 22, 2014 Stephan Winkelmann received the highest decoration inferior the Order of Merit have available The Italian Republic, Knight Immense Cross.

The decoration was awarded through the presidential “Motu Proprio” for the valued results consummated by Winkelmann as leader slow one of the most material companies of Made in Italy.^[24]

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