Gorden Wagener retired from Mercedes-Benz as Chief of Design effectively on January 31st. He was employed at the company for 30 years and had held the Chief of Design role since 2016. Beforehand he had been Head of Design since 2008.
Gorden Wagener retired from Mercedes-Benz as Chief of Design effectively on January 31st. He was employed at the company for 30 years and had held the Chief of Design role since 2016. Beforehand he had been Head of Design since 2008. Chief of Design was the new title for Head of Design and came with more control in terms of what designs were greenlighted for production. Former Mercedes-AMG Chief of Design Bastian Baudy suceeded him on February 1st. Besides Gorden Wagener he led design of the W214 which is the sixth generation E-Class that was unveiled in 2024. Some of the notable Mercedes branded models Gorden Wagener led development on were the 1st generation CLS, SLR McLaren, SLS-AMG, 1st & 2nd generation AMG-GT, AMG-One, Vision Iconic Concept, GLC & GLE Coupe, Vision One Eleven Concept, GLC EV, ànd the R-Class. submitted by /u/Quick_Coyote_7649 [link] [comments]
