Jack Telnack

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Jack Telnack (born as "John J. Telnack" in 1937) was the former global Vice President of Design of the Ford Motor Company from 1980 to 1997. Telnack began working as a designer for Ford in 1958, and became the head stylist of the Lincoln-Mercury Division in 1965. In 1966, he became the chief designer of Ford's Australian branch and served as the Vice President of Design for Ford of Europe in 1974. Telnack retired from his post at the end of 1997, and was replaced by J Mays.

Telnack was responsible for designing the 1979 Ford Mustang, the 1984 Ford Tempo, 1986 Ford Taurus, 1993 Ford Probe, and also created the "New Edge" style that brought about the 1996 Ford Ka.