Felix Kilbertus is the new Chief Creative Officer of Pininfarina. Felix will provide creative and strategic guidance at group level on all aspects of Design (Mobility, Product & Experience Design, Architecture). He will report to Silvio Angori, CEO of Pininfarina, and will supervise all design teams located in the different global geographic areas (Italy, China, America). As of 17 April, Felix will take over the role previously held by Kevin Rice, who left the company last December.

With a 20-year career in automotive design, Felix, 44, most recently held the position of Head of Exterior Design at Rolls-Royce, where he was responsible for the development of the brand’s product range since 2017, leading a creative team in Munich, Germany, and Goodwood, UK. Felix previously held senior design positions at Renault, Nissan, Fiat and also Pininfarina, where he was lead designer from 2011 to 2014. Among many projects, he led the design process, and was responsible for the exterior styling, of the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé concept presented at Villa D’Este 2013.