Karim Habib is the New Head of BMW Design

Karim Habib is the new head of BMWBMWGermany, 1918 > present87 models
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Brand design and will take over the position on June 1, 2012. He has been in charge of BMW Exterior Design since March 2011 and had a major hand in sculpting the current 7-SeriesBMW 7 Series Gen.5Germany, 2009 > present50 versions
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. Adrian van Hooydonk is still leading BMW Group Design. 

“I feel very honored and I look forward to this new challenge. Now I have the opportunity of working together with a great team to shape the future face of the BMW brand,” said Karim Habib.

Habib was born in Lebanon but grew up in Canada. He began working for BMW in 1998. He worked his way up through the organization working on interior and exterior design, then becoming a Team Leader for Advanced Design and finally heading the Exterior Design Department.

“Karim Habib is an outstanding designer who has had a significant impact on the design of the BMW brand over many years. His longstanding experience and subtle instinct for timely elegance and dynamics are the ideal prerequisites for this demanding task," said van Hooydonk.