Anthony Williams-Kenny

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Anthony (Tony) Williams-Kenny is a British car designer and is the Director of Design at the Chinese car manufacturer Zotye Auto as of June 2022.

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Career

Williams-Kenny graduated from Coventry University in 1997 with a degree in Transport Design and in 1998 with a masters in automotive design.

He worked as a designer for Mitsubishi Motors [1] at their German design centre before joining MG Rover in 2000 as a design manager. [2]

Williams-Kenny joined SAIC in 2005 and worked for the UK based SAIC Motor UK. In 2011 he was promoted to global design director in Shanghai [3] and returned to the UK in 2016. [4]

In September 2018, Williams-Kenny moved to another Chinese car manufacturer, Zotye. [5]

Notable designs

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References

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