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He succeeds Stephan Winkelmann, who was responsible for the Sant ’Agata Bolognese company’s major turnaround

Sant ’Agata Bolognese, February 23, 2016 – Stefano Domenicali will become
the new President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini on March 15, 2016. He
succeeds Stephan Winkelmann, who will take over as CEO of sports Audi
affiliate quat t ro GmbH.
“Over the past eleven years Stephan Winkelmann has t ransformed
Lamborghini into a global leader in the manufacture of super sports cars. His
successor, who also possesses a wealth of experience in this area, will be
cont inuing this success,” says Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board
Management of AUDI AG and Chairman of the Administ rat ive Board of
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A..
Stefano Domenicali, born on 11 May 1965 in Imola, graduated in 1991 after
studying business administ rat ion at the University of Bologna and began his
professional career in finance with Ferrari. In 1993 he moved to Scuderia
Ferrari, where he took over as Head of Business Planning. He was also
director of the Mugello circuit , which belongs to Ferrari. From 1996,
Domenicali was responsible for sponsors of Scuderia Ferrari, before becoming
sport ing director of the Formula 1 team in 1998. From 2004 to 2007 he
headed the Direzione Sport iva F1. In 2008 he was Team Principal of Scuderia
Ferrari F1, which won the Const ructors’ World Championship that year. From
2009 to 2014 Domenicali represented Ferrari in the F.I.A World Motor Sport
Council and st ill belongs to that body today. He is current ly president of the
F.I.A. Single Seater Commission.
He has been Vice President New Business Init iat ives at AUDI AG since
November 2014.
In 2002 he received the order of merit of the Italian Republic, the Ufficiale
Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana.
Stefano Domenicali says: ” I am very excited to be taking on the challenges of
this great legacy. It is now my duty to continue the successes that my
predecessor Stephan Winkelmann achieved for Automobili Lamborghini.”
Stephan Winkelmann comments: ” I have been responsible for Lamborghini for
a significant period of t ime in its history, and in the process have always
aimed to use the brand’s potent ial to achieve very ambit ious goals.
Lamborghini’s key corporate data displays continual, profitable growth with a
focus on the development of new products, new processes, and many other
corporate sectors. Together with my colleagues from the Board of Directors, I
was able to facilitate successful init ial release of our third model series being
launched in 2018. These successes would not have been possible without the
passion, skill, creat ivity, and courage that are ingrained in the Lamborghini
DNA and in our employees. I would like to thank everyone for this t ime from
the bot tom of my heart .”
Winkelmann was born in Berlin on 18 October 1964 and grew up in Rome. He
held a variety of senior posit ions in the Fiat Group heading up operat ions in
Germany, Aust ria and Switzerland before being appointed President and CEO
of Automobili Lamborghini in 2005.
Between 2004 and 2015 the sales figures at Lamborghini more than doubled,
and the turnover more than t ripled. The dealer network has also t ripled in size
and now encompasses 135 dealers in 50 count ries. During this t ime the
number of employees, today 1,300, pract ically doubled.
Models int roduced under Winkelmann, start ing with derivat ives of the Gallardo
and ranging through to the V10 Huracán and V12 Aventador as well as limited
edit ions and one-offs, set numerous new sales records.
In 2015 the third model line was announced, the luxury SUV “Urus” , to be
const ructed in Sant’Agata Bolognese start ing from 2018, and marking the
beginning of a new era for the company.
Raising the profile of the brand was another focus under Winkelmann’s
leadership, with numerous successful init iat ives launched. These included
motor sports act ivit ies, encompassing the Lamborghini Blancpain Super
Trofeo single-make series, the GT3 championship, and the inst ruct ional driving
courses Accademia and Esperienza, but also the establishment of the fashion
line Collezione Automobili Lamborghini.
Winkelmann’s st rategy was also aimed at taking care of ethical corporate
responsibilit ies such as sustainable development of business and society while
always keeping ecological issues in mind. In 2015, the CO2-neut ral
manufacturing cert ification for the ent ire Lamborghini factory at the historic
Sant ‘Agata Bolognese locat ion, became the most recent success of this
st rategy’s implementat ion.
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