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BIOGRAPHY: CHRISTOPHER EDWARD BANGLE
Wed Nov 12 12:00:00 CET 2003 Press Release
Chris Bangle is Chief of Design in the Development Division of BMW AG in Munich, Germany. He is responsible for overseeing every aspect of BMW Group design globally including BMW cars and Sport Activity Vehicles, BMW Motorcycles, BMW Motorsports, MINI cars, Rolls-Royce prototypes and lifestyle accessories.
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Chris Bangle is Chief of Design in the Development Division of BMW AG in
Munich, Germany. He is responsible for overseeing every aspect of BMW Group
design globally including BMW cars and Sport Activity Vehicles, BMW
Motorcycles, BMW Motorsports, MINI cars, Rolls-Royce prototypes and lifestyle
accessories.
Mr. Bangle is also a member of the Board of Directors of DESIGNWORKS/USA, BMW's
wholly-owned design subsidiary located in Newbury Park, CA. DESIGNWORKS/USA is
an internationally recognized industrial design firm with the unique capability
of designing and modeling precision consumer products, full-size cars, trains
and airplanes. His design philosophy was recently published in a by-lined
article in Harvard Business Review.
Mr. Bangle joined BMW AG in October 1992, after serving as the Director of Fiat
Centro Stile/Design. Mr. Bangle held various positions at Fiat Centro Stile,
including Head of Exterior Design and Head of the Exterior Studio. Earlier,
Mr. Bangle worked at Adam Opel AG as an Interior Designer and the Deputy
Director of Interior Design. From 1978 until 1981, Mr. Bangle was an Assistant
Designer at Hartkopf Associates.
Mr. Bangle attended the University of Wisconsin and earned a bachelor of
science degree from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
He currently lives in Munich, Germany with his wife and son.
Mr. Bangle also designs and creates multi-media works of art including
large-scale portraits, furniture, carpets and shoes.