Franz-Josef Paefgen

Dr.-Ing. Franz-Josef Paefgen[1] (born 10 May 1946 in Büttgen) is a German engineer and manager. In 1976, Paefgen earned a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from the RWTH Aachen University.[2] He was most recently the CEO of Bentley Motors[3] and Bugatti Automobiles SAS,[4] from which he retired in 2011.[5]

Prior to the roles at Bentley and Bugatti, Dr Paefgen held several positions at Ford Motor Company and Audi where he also served as CEO.[6]

During his time as the Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Motors Ltd., he was responsible for the Bentley Mulsanne[7] and the Bentley Continental[8] series of cars. From 2003 to 2005, Dr. Paefgen was responsible for the development of the Bugatti Veyron.[9]

Since departing from Bentley and Bugatti, Dr Paefgen has accepted a position of a Board Member at the Finnish automotive company Valmet Automotive.[10] He also serves as a member of the supervisory board of German automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG.[11]

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  1. ↑ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=21933831&ticker=VOW:GR
  2. ↑ http://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bdz/
  3. ↑ http://www.bentleymotors.com/
  4. ↑ http://www.bugatti.com/en/home.html Buggatti
  5. ↑ http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/11/paefgen-hands-durheimer-the-keys-to-bentley-and-bugatti/
  6. ↑ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=21933831&ticker=VOW:GR
  7. ↑ http://mulsanne.bentleymotors.com/
  8. ↑ http://www.continentalgt.bentleymotors.com/
  9. ↑ http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron-16.4.html
  10. ↑ http://www.valmet-automotive.com/automotive/bulletin.nsf/headlinespubliceng/1FAF3B6E5BE7755EC2257842004A7900
  11. ↑ http://www.zf.com/corporate/en/company/organization/management/company_bodies/company_bodies.html
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