Mark Adams (designer) explained

Mark Adams
Birth Date:11 December 1961
Birth Place:London, England
Nationality:British
Occupation:Car designer
Education:Royal College of Art
Employer:Opel Automobile

Mark Adams (born 11 December 1961) is an English car designer. He is current senior car designer at Opel Automobile and has worked as for brands including Cadillac, Buick and Opel.

Career

Adams was born, in London. He studied both engineering and design and has a master's degree in automotive design from the Royal College of Art in London.[1]

Adams started his career with Ford.

Adams joined GM's former German brand Opel in 2002 as the newly created Director of Exterior Design role, responsible for exterior design of all Opel vehicles. He was appointed Vice President GM Europe Design in June 2007 where he created the consolidated GM Europe Design Center in Rüsselsheim, Germany and was responsible for designing cars across GM's Opel, Saab and Saturn marques.

In August 2012 he became Executive Director of Design for Cadillac and Buick in the US.[2]

In August 2013 Adams returned to Europe to work with Opel to develop better links between the German marque and Buick.[3]

Design work

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Adams, Vice President, Opel/Vauxhall Design. Opel. 18 August 2014.
  2. Web site: "We want to be the emotional German brand.". Opel. 18 August 2014. 24 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Moss. Darren. Mark Adams returns to Vauxhall. Autocar. 18 August 2014. 27 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Adcock. Ian. 5 Questions with Mark Adams – Executive Director, Global Cadillac & Buick Design. Road and Track. 7 October 2014. 27 August 2012.