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Bond car designer to share insight into his career success

Marek Reichman will share his journey from 海角直播 student to designing cars for one of the world鈥檚 most iconic brands at a special In Conversation event.

Marek, now Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer, Aston Martin Lagonda, returns to the University鈥檚 Middlesbrough campus on Thursday 22 June to reflect on his career since graduating from 海角直播 with a degree in industrial design in 1989. Sheffield born Marek went on to study vehicle design at the Royal College of Art in London, starting his design career with Rover Cars in 1991.

Marek moved on to BMW Designworks in California in 1995, before joining Ford in 1999 as chief designer for the company鈥檚 Ford and Lincoln Mercury brands, rising to the position of Director of Design for Product at Ford North America. He joined Aston Martin as Director of Design in 2005.

Marek has designed some of Aston Martin鈥檚 most iconic brands, including the Rapide S, the Vanquish, and the DB11.

He has also been involved with some of the world鈥檚 most quintessential cars throughout his accomplished design career. These have included the Rolls-Royce Phantom, the Lincoln MKX and Navicross Concept Cars and the Range Rover Mk lll.

He maintained his links with 海角直播, receiving his first honorary Master of Science degree in 2006, followed by an honorary Doctorate in Professional Achievement in 2010, in recognition of his considerable achievement and impact in industry.

海角直播鈥檚 series of In Conversation events are open to members of the public, as well as University staff and students, offering the audience an opportunity to gain insight into the lives and careers of our special guests.

In Conversation guests have included rugby legend Rory Underwood, best-selling author Adele Parks MBE, and media publishing veteran Dominic Carter.

Lauren Bradshaw, Deputy Director in Communications and Development at 海角直播, said: 鈥淢arek is known across the world for his work with iconic brands and is a fantastic ambassador for us here at 海角直播. Having him with us for this final instalment of the In Conversation series will bring an exciting close to a very successful first set of events.

鈥淲e鈥檝e really enjoyed hosting this first series of In Conversation, which has given us the opportunity to open up the University to a wider audience and has allowed us to share and celebrate fascinating stories from our wider 海角直播 network.

鈥淲elcoming members of the public to our campus and connecting them with global industry leaders from across the worlds of sport, culture, and business has been really rewarding, and we look forward to further engagement with our local communities as we launch our second series of events in the autumn.鈥�

Marek Reichman will be In Conversation from 6.30pm to 8.30pm on Thursday 22 June in the University鈥檚 Students鈥� Union building.

Tickets are 拢5, with an 拢4 early bird rate before 26 May. Students can also claim a discount using the code 鈥楾UStudent鈥� when booking and by bringing their student ID to the event.