after the departure of the controversial design chief Chris bangle, BMW has appointed Karim Habib is set to take on the post of head of exterior design at BMW from March next year, replacing Anders Warming,who took over from Chris bangle.
The 40-year-old designer already spent the first 10 years of his career working at BMW, during which time he was responsible for the current BMW 7 Series range and the BMW Concept CS. Habib now returns to the Group following an absence of two years.
On completing his studies in California, Karim Habib held various posts in interior and exterior design before being appointed as team leader of advance design for the BMW Group
Speaking about his new position, Habib exclaimed: "I'm really delighted about coming back to the BMW brand and being given the opportunity to help shape the future of BMW as part of an outstanding team."
Adrian van Hooydonk, director of BMW design said: "Karim Habib is an excellent designer who has already made a major contribution to the BMW design with the current BMW 7 Series. I look forward to resuming our collaboration."
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