Jaguar design director Julian Thomson to leave company

By CARSIFU | 6 May 2021


LONDON: Jaguar design director Julian Thomson will leave the company at the end of the month after less than two years in the role.

According to Autocar, Thomson's reasons for departure were not known but Jaguar had issued a statement that he would be exploring opportunities outside Jaguar Land Rover.

Thomson joined Jaguar in 2000, following 12 years at Lotus where he penned the original Elise.

He had also worked in Ford and Volkswagen.

F-Type
F-Type


Thomson also had a two-year stint as advanced design director at Land Rover where he was involved in the LRX concept which later went into production as the Evoque.

In addition, Thomson was part of the team that created the final designs for Jaguar models including the XE, XF and F-Type.

He was appointed design director in 2019 when previous head Ian Callum departed to pursue other avenues.

XF
XF


Thomson is said to be a disciple of Callum, where both men had worked together in Ford before getting together again in Jaguar.

Callum tweeted: "So sad and disappointed to see Julian Thomson leave Jaguar Design. Especially at a time when Jaguar needs directors of such a high calibre, leadership skills and talent. I wish Julian the very best for whatever he does next. He will be sorely missed."

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