Mark Lichte | |
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| Born | August 9, 1969 |
| Known for | Head of Audi Design |
Marc Lichte is a German automobile designer, the head of design at Audi since February 2014. [1]
He grew up in the north-west of West Germany.
He studied Transportation Design at university.
He joined Volkswagen Group in 1996. At VW he was taught by Hartmut Warkuß, the designer of the first Audi 80, and the former head of design at Audi for twenty five years. [2]
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