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Karim Habib

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Karim Habib
Born(1970-03-17)March 17, 1970(age 54)
Beirut,Lebanon
CitizenshipLebanese
Alma materMcGill University
OccupationAutomotive Designer
Years active1998–present
Known forAutomotive Design

Karim Antoine Habib(born 1970[1]) is a Lebanese automotive designer. He is currently the executive vice president and head of Kia global design[2]for the Korean vehicle manufacturerKia.He previously worked forBMWandInfiniti.[3][4][5]He is fluent in Arabic, English, French, German, and Italian.

Career

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Born inLebanon,Habib had to leave the country due to the ensueingcivil warand moved to Canada in his teenage years,[6]and was educated atMcGill University,as well as Transportation Design at theArt Center College of Design.[3]

In 1998, he was hired by BMW. He got his first break at BMW designing the interior of theE60 5 Series.[7]Later he designed the exterior of theBMW 7 Series F01.[3][4][5]He left to work forMercedes-Benzin 2009 for a few years and came back to BMW in 2011 as exterior designer until January 2017.[3][4][5]

He started employment with Infiniti in July 2017[8]and left the company in August 2019, being replaced by Taisuke Nakamura.[9][10]

In September 2019, Habib joinedKiaas Senior Vice President and Head of Kia Design Center.[11]

Notable works

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References

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  1. ^"Karim Habib of BMW".Retrieved2015-05-17.
  2. ^"Hyundai Motor Group Announces 2022 Second-half Executive Appointments".HYUNDAI MOTORS.Retrieved2022-12-22.
  3. ^abcdLightstone, Miranda."Interview: Karim-Antoine Habib".Archived fromthe originalon 2017-10-30.Retrieved2015-05-17.
  4. ^abc"Who's Where: Karim Habib appointed Head of BMW Design - Car Design News".www.cardesignnews.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-01-18.Retrieved2015-05-17.
  5. ^abc"BMW designer, Karim Habib (*1970) | Facebook".www.facebook.com.Retrieved2015-05-17.
  6. ^MyGrandStory.org (2021-10-18)."Karim Habib".MyGrandStory(in German).Retrieved2022-12-22.
  7. ^"BMW Automobiles Design Boss Karim Habib Resigns. Again".Form Trends.17 January 2017.Retrieved29 June2018.
  8. ^"Karim Habib devient responsable du design chez Infiniti - le blog auto".le blog auto(in French). 2017-03-14.Retrieved2017-04-29.
  9. ^"Taisuke Nakamura named head of INFINITI Design".Nissan Online Newsroom.26 August 2019.Retrieved2019-08-27.
  10. ^"Montreal's Karim Habib is Leaving Infiniti After Two Years".The Car Guide.Retrieved2021-02-22.
  11. ^"Former BMW Design Boss Karim Habib Will Now Head Kia Design".
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