Geely-owned Polestar has announced that it has appointed Philipp Römers as Head of Design.

Mr Römers joins the firm from Audi AG, and previously worked as a leading designer at Volkswagen AG.

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Philipp Römers said: “I’m looking forward to working with the creative team to design the next generation of Polestar cars.”

He will succeed Maximilian Missoni, who after six years with Polestar and a total of twelve years in Sweden, has decided to take up a new role outside of Polestar.

Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO, said: “I am delighted to welcome Philipp to Polestar. Philipp’s modern approach to automotive design and experience from the luxury, performance segment will really support us as we take the next step in developing our model line-up.”

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