Bryan Nesbitt

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Bryan Nesbitt is an automobile designer. Currently working for General Motors, Nesbitt designed the Chevrolet HHR and has been criticized for the similarity of that vehicle to his previous Chrysler PT Cruiser design for Chrysler. Since February 2004, Nesbitt has been the Executive Director at GM Europe's design center. In this capacity, he heads the GM Europe design organization, responsible for all Opel, Saab and Vauxhall design activities.

Bryan Nesbitt was born in Phoenix, Arizona on January 24, 1969. He studied Architecture and Industrial Design at the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds a Bachelor's Degree with Honors in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

After working at DaimlerChrysler, Nesbitt joined General Motors in April 2001, as chief designer for the Chevrolet brand. In January 2002, Nesbitt was appointed executive director in design and body-frame integral architectures for all North American GM brands.

Since joining GM, Nesbitt has supported development of the exteriors of such new models as the Pontiac Solstice, Pontiac G6 coupe, Cadillac DTS and BLS, Buick Lucerne, Chevrolet Impala, HHR and Cobalt coupe, Saturn Aura and Sky, and GMC Acadia, Saturn Outlook, and Buick Enclave.