Stephan Winkelmann

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Stephan Winkelmann
Born 18 October 1964
Berlin, Germany
Occupation President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.

Stephan Winkelmann (born 18 October 1964) is the current President and CEO of Italian sports car manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.. [1]

Life

Stephan Winkelmann was born in Berlin on 18 October 1964 and grew up in Rome, Italy. He studied Political Science in Rome, earned his degree in Munich, and spent two years in the German Army as a paratrooper, leaving at the rank of lieutenant.

Overall, he spent more than 30 years in Italy - Mr. Winkelmann lived for 20 years in Rome and for three years in Turin. For the past eight years, he has lived in Bologna.

Career

In 1991, he started his professional career at the German financial institution MLP. In the following years, he focused his interests on the automotive industry, working first for Mercedes-Benz and then for Fiat Auto from 1994 to 2004 in marketing and sales, both in Italy and abroad. He was then appointed as CEO of Fiat Auto Austria, Switzerland and lastly Fiat Auto Germany.

On 1 January 2005, Stephan Winkelmann was appointed President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. in Sant’Agata Bolognese (Italy).[2]


Awards

In 2009, Stephan Winkelmann was awarded the decoration of Grand Officer in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Grande Ufficiale dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). The award is a tribute to Mr. Winkelmann’s commitment to relaunching the Italian marque, which has attained a leading position on the international automotive scene.[3]

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