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Hyundai-Kia names former Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley designer as design chief

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Luc Donckerwolke, former designer for both

Bentley

,

Audi

and

Lamborghini

, is succeeding Peter Schreyer as the lead designer for both

Hyundai

and

Kia

. This follows a significant shuffle within the Korean automaker’s upper management. Schreyer — himself a former

Volkswagen

Group designer — will head design management. Chung Eui-sun, the son of company chairman and CEO Chung Mong-koo, was promoted as executive vice chairman. The head of Hyundai Motor America, Kyung Soo-lee, is

leaving his position

after just more than a year on the job.

That’s a lot of moving pieces at the top of Korea’s largest automaker. Donckerwolke has been with Hyundai-Kia since 2015 when he left the Volkswagen Group to take over

Genesis

design. Some of his most famous designs include the Lamborghini Murciélago,

Lamborghini Gallardo

,

Bentley Flying Spur

and Bentley EXP 10 Speed 6. Schreyer led the design of the original

Audi TT

and has helped push forward Hyundai and Kia. The pair’s influence can be seen and felt throughout the company’s lineup.

According to Reuters

, part of the shakeup within the leadership follows a company announcement that third-quarter profits have fallen, sending shares to their lowest level in nine years.

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