CHAIRMAN OF PININFARINA
Paolo Pininfarina is Chairman of Pininfarina S.p.A. since 2008. For 30 years he was President and CEO of Pininfarina Extra S.r.l., a Group company specialized in industrial, architectural, nautical, aeronautical and furnishing design. More than 600 projects have been developed under his leadership. Moreover, Paolo has consolidated relationships with prestigious international companies such as Alenia Aermacchi, Bovet, Calligaris, Chivas Regal, Coca-Cola, Costa Coffee, Gorenje, Juventus, Lavazza, Motorola, Petronas, Samsung, Schaefer, Snaidero and Unilever.
Previously, he was Program Manager in the GM 200 Engineering program for General Motors. Paolo was also Head of Quality and Reliability in the Allanté program for Cadillac and began his career with training in Detroit, again for Cadillac, and in Japan for Honda. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Turin Polytechnic in 1982.
In 2019 he was appointed Vice President of the Italian Historic Automotoclub (ASI), the most important national association of historic vehicle owners.