From 1 September, Oliver Stefani will be responsible for design at Škoda Auto. 53-year-old, studied design in Braunschweig and Pasadena (California). In addition, he worked at the Design Center Europe in Sitges (Spain) for three years. Most recently, he was Head of Exterior Design for the Volkswagen brand.

In his career to date, Oliver Stefani has proven his ability on more than one occasion. He started at Volkswagen in 2002 and many VW production cars from the last ten years and numerous concept cars bear his signature. He played a crucial role in developing the up!, Polo, Jetta, Tiguan and the current Golf models, as well as the ID show car family. His expertise fits in perfectly with the Škoda brand, with its numerous Simply Clever ideas and expressive, crystalline design language.