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Bentley Batur designer to shape Bentley Motors’ electrified future

Passat, Arteon and Touareg designer ready to lead a 'reimagining' of the design language at Bentley

Bentley Motors has drafted Tobias Sühlmann as its new director of design,

Officially starting in the role on 1 February 2023, he succeeds Andreas Mindt who moves to the head of design role at Volkswagen Passenger Cars.

Sühlmann joined the luxury marque in October 2021 to take on the position of head of exterior design at Bentley.

With a 20-year career in automotive design, Sühlmann has held senior design positions at McLaren, Aston Martin, Bugatti and Volkswagen’s Potsdam Design Centre which he joined in 2005 before moving to Volkswagen Design in Wolfsburg in 2007, explained Bentley Motors, adding that he has worked on the Passat, Arteon and Touareg as well as different Showcars.

He was instrumental in the design of the Bentley Batur, working under the direction of Andreas Mindt. Batur embodies the start of a design revolution at Bentley, showcasing a new design DNA that will ultimately guide the design of Bentley’s future range of battery electric vehicles.

Sühlmann will report directly to Dr. Matthias Rabe, Bentley’s Board Member for Research and Development.

Rabe commented: “Tobias has made a very significant, positive impression since joining us in 2021 in what was, and still is, a critical, yet exciting time for the business as we accelerate our journey to full electrification by 2030.

“His previous experiences from luxury automotive, combined with a strong understanding of the Bentley brand and the Volkswagen Group means he is perfectly positioned to enable us to achieve our future ambitions as the leader in sustainable luxury mobility.

“We would like you to join us thanking Andreas for his significant impact on the future product design during his time at Bentley, and in wishing both him and Tobias every success in their new roles.”

Working at Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe, UK, Sühlmann will lead a team of approximately 50 design experts with responsibility for the exterior, interior and colour and trim design for the full current and future Bentley product portfolio, concept and showcars. Commenting on his new role.

“We are currently reimagining our design language at Bentley and so having the responsibility to lead this, working closely with all my colleagues, is a privilege,” said
Sühlmann. “Together, we look forward to taking Bentley to a new direction and making sure modern-day Bentley’s are potent, inspirational and harmonious.”

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