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05-29-2014, 09:20 AM
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The mind behind the look of much of the modern Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) global range is retiring. Martin Smith (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/martin+smith/), Head of Ford Design in Europe, will give up his position on July 1 and will leave the company altogether at the end of the year. He will be replaced by current Strategic Concepts Group leader Joel Piaskowski (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/joel+piaskowski/) (pictured above).
Smith has led Ford of Europe (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+of+europe/) design for the past 10 years, and he was partially responsible for the brand's Kinetic Design language with a large grille and swept-back headlights found on the Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus/), Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta/) and C-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/c-max/), as well as several other vehicles abroad. After stepping down on July 1 until his retirement at the end of 2014, Smith will work on a project to decide the future direction of the company's look with Moray Callum (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/moray+callum/), its vice president of design.
Piaskowski already has some impressive credentials in terms of automotive design as well. He joined Ford in 2010 as director of exterior design and led the teams responsible for the 2015 Ford Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) and next-generation F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/f-150/). He was also previously design director at Ford Asia Pacific. Before working at the Blue Oval, Piaskowski held positions at Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/), Hyundai (http://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/) and General Motors (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/gm/). Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/05/29/joel-piaskowski-martin-smith-ford-europe-design-change/#continued) to read the complete announcement of this changing of the guard.Continue reading Martin Smith retires, Joel Piaskowski in as Ford Europe design chief (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/29/joel-piaskowski-martin-smith-ford-europe-design-change/)
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The mind behind the look of much of the modern Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) global range is retiring. Martin Smith (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/martin+smith/), Head of Ford Design in Europe, will give up his position on July 1 and will leave the company altogether at the end of the year. He will be replaced by current Strategic Concepts Group leader Joel Piaskowski (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/joel+piaskowski/) (pictured above).
Smith has led Ford of Europe (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+of+europe/) design for the past 10 years, and he was partially responsible for the brand's Kinetic Design language with a large grille and swept-back headlights found on the Focus (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/focus/), Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta/) and C-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/c-max/), as well as several other vehicles abroad. After stepping down on July 1 until his retirement at the end of 2014, Smith will work on a project to decide the future direction of the company's look with Moray Callum (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/moray+callum/), its vice president of design.
Piaskowski already has some impressive credentials in terms of automotive design as well. He joined Ford in 2010 as director of exterior design and led the teams responsible for the 2015 Ford Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) and next-generation F-150 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/f-150/). He was also previously design director at Ford Asia Pacific. Before working at the Blue Oval, Piaskowski held positions at Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/), Hyundai (http://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/) and General Motors (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/gm/). Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/05/29/joel-piaskowski-martin-smith-ford-europe-design-change/#continued) to read the complete announcement of this changing of the guard.Continue reading Martin Smith retires, Joel Piaskowski in as Ford Europe design chief (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/29/joel-piaskowski-martin-smith-ford-europe-design-change/)
Martin Smith retires, Joel Piaskowski in as Ford Europe design chief (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/29/joel-piaskowski-martin-smith-ford-europe-design-change/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 29 May 2014 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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