Ferrari Names Flavio Manzoni as Design Director

Since Donato Coco recently jumped ship to Lotus, Ferrari appointed Flavio Manzoni as its new design director.

Manzoni was previously the head of creative design at Volkswagen, but he’s no stranger to the Fiat group. He began his career at Lancia in 1993, before briefly jumping over to Volkswagen’s Seat brand -- under the tutelage of Walter de Silva -- in 1998. He returned to Fiat in 2001, and helped oversee the development of the 500, along with the Lancia Delta.

In 2007, de Silva -- now the head of Volkswagen’s design staff -- lured Manzoni back to Volkswagen. During this stint, he was deeply involved with the first three Up! concepts, and also had a hand in developing the new Scirocco and the current Golf.

Ferrari says Manzoni will report directly to CEO Luca di Montezemolo, and “will be responsible for creating and defining the styling of Ferrari’s new cars.”

Source: Ferrari, Automotive News