Ian Callum steps down from Jaguar design position after 20 years
Ian Callum has stepped down from his position as design director at Jaguar after twenty years within the high submit.
In an announcement launched Tuesday, Jaguar stated Callum is leaving to pursue different design tasks however will stay near the automaker in a consulting capability. Happily, the model’s design digs stay in good arms. Changing Callum is Julian Thomson, who labored beneath his predecessor for the previous 18 years.
Callum has been accountable for a number of the most stunning vehicles on the street over the previous few many years and has had earlier stints at Aston Martin, Ford and TWR. Amongst his extra well-known efforts outdoors of Jaguar embody the unique Aston Martin Vanquish and the uncommon Ford RS200 homologation particular.
2007 Jaguar C-XF Idea
He’s additionally credited with ushering the glossy, fashionable look of present Jaguars and the profitable transition of that look onto SUVs. It began with the reveal of the C-XF idea in 2007, which previewed the unique XF.
On high of this, Callum is a big automotive nut, even going as far as to fee a bespoke Jaguar Mark 2. He’s additionally very a lot an approachable, likable automotive man, one thing that may’t be stated for lots of the stuffy varieties you usually discover in design circles, particularly these with abilities on the similar stage as Callum.
“I’ve had an unimaginable profession at Jaguar,” Callum stated. “One in every of my largest highlights was creating XF as a result of it represented the start of a brand new period transferring Jaguar from custom to modern design–it was a major turning level in our story.”
