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McLaren Names Ford Veteran Kemal Curic Chief Design Officer

His hire signals a design push during McLaren’s Forseven‑led range reboot.

Overview

  • McLaren appointed Kemal Curic as chief design officer with a brief spanning interior, exterior, color and materials, and digital design.
  • He will be based at McLaren’s Woking headquarters starting this month.
  • Curic replaces Tobias Sühlmann, who left earlier this year for Porsche after three years in the role.
  • The Bosnian‑German designer spent two decades at Ford, helped shape the Mk3 Focus, led S550 Mustang styling, and most recently headed Lincoln design.
  • McLaren will preview its first Forseven‑created model this summer, and it is unclear whether Curic shaped that design.