Aston Martin’s transformation continues

Aston Martin has strengthened its industrial and electrification leadership with four new senior appointments.

Experienced luxury automotive executives Vincenzo Regazzoni (formerly with Ferrari) and Giorgio Lasagni (formerly with Ferrari and Maserati) have been appointed as chief industrial officer (overseeing all manufacturing) and chief procurement officer respectively.

Michael Straughan starts a new executive role supporting chief executive Amedeo Felisa, and EV technology leader Paul Thomas has been appointed as Aston Martin’s first chief engineer specialising in battery electric vehicle (BEV) development.

The British ultra-luxury automotive manufacturer says Thomas is responsible for its in-house specialist electrification team as it enters a highly significant period of new product launches.

Having spent 16 years within the company’s engineering function from 1998 to 2014, Thomas returns to Aston Martin with extensive experience in BEV vehicle development, previously working in senior engineering and chief technology officer positions at organisations such as Tesla, Rimac and Project 3. He will report to group chief technology officer Roberto Fedeli.

Aston Martin starts delivery of its first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) Valhalla next year with its first BEV product targeted for launch in 2025 and a fully electrified sports cars and SUV portfolio by 2030.