Stephan Winkelmann – Chairman and CEO

Stephan Winkelmann was born in Berlin on the 18 October 1964 and grew up in Rome, Italy.

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He studied political science in Rome and took his degree in Munich.

In 1991 he started his professional career at a German financial institution before moving to the automotive industry, working firstly for Mercedes-Benz and then for Fiat Auto from 1994 to 2004, until he was appointed CEO of Fiat Auto Austria, Switzerland and Germany.

Stephan Winkelmann was President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A from 2005 to 2016.

In March 2016, he became CEO of Quattro GmbH (today Audi Sport GmbH) before joining Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. as President at the beginning of 2018.

Winkelmann returned to Lamborghini as Chairman and CEO on 1 December 2020, succeeding Stefano Domenicali, while maintaining his presidency of Bugatti.