Polestar has announced that Philipp Romers has been appointed as its new Head of Design.

Romers has over 25 years of experience in automotive design and joins Polestar from Audi, where he has held a number of roles, including Head of Exterior Design. Before joining Audi, he was a leading designer at Volkswagen. Romers is credited with designing cars including the outgoing Audi A6, the A8, and E-tron GT, as well as the Mk7 Volkswagen Golf.

Philipp will succeed Maximilian Missoni, who after six years with Polestar and a total of 12 years in Sweden, has decided to take up a new role outside of Polestar.