Volvo Cars has announced today that Thomas Ingenlath, Senior Vice President Design at Volvo, will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer at Polestar and the appointment of Robin Page as Senior Vice President Design. The appointment comes with the announcement by Volvo that Polestar, its performance car arm, is to become a new separately-branded electrified global high performance car company, marking the latest stage in Volvo’s ongoing transformation. Thomas Ingenlath has been the inspiration behind Volvo’s award winning design renaissance in recent years.
«I am really excited to take up the challenge of establishing this exciting brand, developing a fabulous portfolio of bespoke products and channeling the passion we have throughout the Polestar team. The next chapter in Polestar’s history is just beginning», said Ingenlath. Robin Page, head of interior design for the past four years, will be responsible for running Volvo’s design operations. Thomas Ingenlath will maintain overall responsibility for the design of Volvo Cars as Chief Design Officer and remain on the Volvo Cars Executive Management Team.