Volvo gains two additions to its global design team

Volvo Cars has recently welcomed two exciting new additions to its global design team, with Claudia Braun and Thomas Stovicek joining the company's design operations.

Claudia Braun joined Volvo Cars from Daimler Benz, and is the company's new Vice President of Colour and Material Design. In this role she is responsible for the strategic direction in the area of colours and interior materials for both the Volvo and Polestar brands.

Claudia Braun has a longstanding track record in premium car design. At Daimler, she was responsible for colour and trim design for the Mercedes-Benz, AMG and Maybach brands, while she also played a significant role in colour and trim design at Porsche earlier in her career.

Thomas Stovicek meanwhile, joined Volvo Cars from Facebook two years ago and was recently picked to lead Volvo Cars' user experience and interaction design operations.

In this role, he oversees the development of every digital interaction that customers have with the Volvo brand and the company, be it in their car, via the Volvo Cars website or via an app. Mr. Stovicek recently led the work on the soon-to-be-launched update of the Volvo Cars website.

Over the past decade, the global design team has been an important factor in establishing Volvo Cars as one of the world's leading premium car brands.