Bentley Design Chief Returns to VW

A veteran of Volkswagen design operations, Mindt replaces Jozef Kaban, who has been named creative art director at the German automaker.

Greg Kable, Contributor

January 26, 2023

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Andreas Mindt (3)
Mindt began career with VW in 1996.Bentley Motors

Andreas Mindt has been confirmed as the new director of design at the Volkswagen brand effective Feb. 1. He replaces Jozef Kaban, who has been named creative art director at the German automaker.

A veteran of Volkswagen design operations, having joined the automaker in 1996 after graduating with an automotive design degree from the Pforzheim University School of Design in Germany, Mindt has been the head of Bentley's design operations since 2021.

Kaban similarly started his career at Volkswagen. He has headed Audi exterior design and Skoda design. He returned to the VW brand in 2020 as head of design.

Mindt’s successor at Bentley is Tobias Suehlmann. He joined the U.K. automaker as head of exterior design in 2021. He has also held positions at Aston Martin, Bugatti, McLaren and Volkswagen, including a stint at the latter’s Potsdam design center in Germany.

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Greg Kable

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Greg Kable has reported about the global automotive industry for over 35 years, providing in-depth coverage of its products and evolving technologies. Based in Germany, he is an award-winning journalist known for his extensive insider access and a contact book that includes the names of some of the most influential figures in the automotive world.

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