Franz-Josef Paefgen Explained

Franz-Josef Paefgen^[1] (born 10 May 1946 in Büttgen) is a German engineer and manager. In 1976, Paefgen earned a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from the RWTH Aachen University.^[2] He was most recently the CEO of Bentley Motors^[3] and Bugatti Automobiles SAS,^[4] from which he retired in 2011.^[5]

Prior to the roles at Bentley and Bugatti, Dr Paefgen held several positions at Ford Motor Company and Audi where he also was CEO.^[1]

During his time as the Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Motors Ltd., he was responsible for the Bentley Mulsanne^[6] and the Bentley Continental^[7] series of cars. From 2003 to 2005, Dr. Paefgen was responsible for the development of the Bugatti Veyron.^[8]

Since departing from Bentley and Bugatti, Dr Paefgen has accepted a position of a Board Member at the Finnish automotive company Valmet Automotive.^[9] He is a member of the supervisory board of German automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG.^[10]

Further reading

• Richard Feast - Kidnap of the Flying Lady: How Germany Captured Both Rolls-Royce and Bentley (Motorbooks, 2003)
• Andrew Frankel - Bentley - the Story (Redwood Publishing, 2005)

External links

• Bentley Motors

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stocks . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012124900/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=21933831&ticker=VOW:GR . dead . October 12, 2012 .
2. Web site: RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY - Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule - English. www.rwth-aachen.de.
3. Web site: Bentley Motors website home page. en.
4. http://www.bugatti.com/en/home.html Buggatti
5. Web site: Paefgen hands Dürheimer the keys to Bentley... And Bugatti.
6. Web site: Models. en.
7. Web site: Continental (2010-2018). bentleymotors.com/.
8. Web site: Bugatti.com - Veyron 16.4 . 2011-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110923155133/http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron-16.4.html . 2011-09-23 . dead .
9. Web site: Valmet Automotive appoints three new board members . www.valmet-automotive.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110306023949/http://www.valmet-automotive.com/automotive/bulletin.nsf/headlinespubliceng/1FAF3B6E5BE7755EC2257842004A7900 . 2011-03-06.
10. Web site: Company organizetion . 2012-04-13 . 2012-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314132556/http://www.zf.com/corporate/en/company/organization/management/company_bodies/company_bodies.html . dead .