Henrik Fisker
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Fisker
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Founder, Chairman & CEO
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2016 - Present
Henrik Fisker is the founder, Chairman and CEO of Fisker Inc., an American automaker based in California USA, revolutionizing the development of electric vehicles with game changing battery solutions. Developing unique, high-performance, electric vehicles with new game-changing battery technology, our mission is to bring to life the next generation of electric vehicles to meet the challenges of range and cost.
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CEO
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Jun 2013 - Present
Los Angeles, California Henrik Fisker is an entrepreneur and one of the world’s leading automotive designers. Fisker is Founder and CEO of HF Group, a Los Angeles based innovation and industrial Group that works across numerous categories including luxury travel, automotive, architectural design, furniture, smart devices, consumer products and technology. HF Group owns a) HF Design that launched 2015 Mustang Rocket with Galpin Auto Sports, and recently announced a partnership with Bennett Yachts, b) a shareholder of… Show more Henrik Fisker is an entrepreneur and one of the world’s leading automotive designers. Fisker is Founder and CEO of HF Group, a Los Angeles based innovation and industrial Group that works across numerous categories including luxury travel, automotive, architectural design, furniture, smart devices, consumer products and technology. HF Group owns a) HF Design that launched 2015 Mustang Rocket with Galpin Auto Sports, and recently announced a partnership with Bennett Yachts, b) a shareholder of VLF Automotive, c) and has various other ventures underway Show less
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McKinsey & Company
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Advisor
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Aug 2016 - Jul 2020
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VLF Automotive
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder
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Dec 2015 - Dec 2017
Auburn Hills, Michigan VLF Automotive is an American luxury sports car company founded in 2015 by former General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, industrialist Gilbert Villarreal and entrepreneur and designer Henrik Fisker. VLF Automotive has a state-of-the-art development and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills and a design and technology center in Los Angeles. With Lutz as chairman, Villarreal as CEO and Fisker as head of design and product strategy, the team represent more than 100 years experience in the… Show more VLF Automotive is an American luxury sports car company founded in 2015 by former General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, industrialist Gilbert Villarreal and entrepreneur and designer Henrik Fisker. VLF Automotive has a state-of-the-art development and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills and a design and technology center in Los Angeles. With Lutz as chairman, Villarreal as CEO and Fisker as head of design and product strategy, the team represent more than 100 years experience in the automotive industry and has been instrumental in creating iconic cars such as BMWs, Vipers, Aston Martin’s, Corvettes and Fisker. VLF Automotive will remain a low volume manufacturer of luxury and sporty automobiles, bringing together true American luxury and performance with reliability for everyday enjoyment. Show less
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Fisker
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Founder, Executive Chairman & Chief Design Officer
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2007 - Mar 2013
Henrik Fisker is the Founder, Executive Chairman & Chief Design Officer of Fisker Automotive. Henrik co-founded Fisker Automotive in 2007 to create the first green lifestyle automotive company. At Fisker, Henrik raised more than $1bn in capital and took the company from concept to full scale production, sales and marketing of the company's first model: Fisker Karma. Henrik has also designed all future products for the company. As a design led company, Henrik has positioned Fisker Automotive as… Show more Henrik Fisker is the Founder, Executive Chairman & Chief Design Officer of Fisker Automotive. Henrik co-founded Fisker Automotive in 2007 to create the first green lifestyle automotive company. At Fisker, Henrik raised more than $1bn in capital and took the company from concept to full scale production, sales and marketing of the company's first model: Fisker Karma. Henrik has also designed all future products for the company. As a design led company, Henrik has positioned Fisker Automotive as a sustainable luxury lifestyle automotive company within 9 months of launching the Fisker Karma, creating a world record in establishing a luxury brand with >$200m revenue in first 9 months. Show less
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Founder & CEO
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2005 - 2007
California Henrik founded Fisker Coachbuild in 2005 as an automotive design house that revived the art of coachbuilding by combining beautiful design with existing world-class engineering. Fisker Coachbuild generated revenues from projects with other OEM's to create cars such as the Artega GT, and the design and production of low volume cars such as the Fisker Latigo & Fisker Tramonto.
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Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Board Member & Design Director
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2000 - 2005
From 2001 to 2005, Fisker held prominent executive positions at Ford Motor Company. He was creative director at Ingeni, Ford's London-based design and creativity center. From 2001 to 2005 as Ford owned Aston Martin, Henrik served as Board Member and Design Director at Aston Martin in Gaydon, UK. During his tenure, as a board member he was part of a team that led the turnaround of Aston Martin. Henrik also designed the Aston Martin V8 Vantage and was responsible for the production launch design… Show more From 2001 to 2005, Fisker held prominent executive positions at Ford Motor Company. He was creative director at Ingeni, Ford's London-based design and creativity center. From 2001 to 2005 as Ford owned Aston Martin, Henrik served as Board Member and Design Director at Aston Martin in Gaydon, UK. During his tenure, as a board member he was part of a team that led the turnaround of Aston Martin. Henrik also designed the Aston Martin V8 Vantage and was responsible for the production launch design of the DB9, variants of which were James Bond's preferred vehicles. Fisker was also director of Ford's Global Advanced Design Studio in southern California. Designed under his direction were several show cars including the Shelby GR1 concept showcased at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. Show less
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Ford Motor Company
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Creative Director
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2000 - 2005
London, United Kingdom From 2001 to 2005, Fisker held prominent executive positions at Ford Motor Company. He was creative director at Ingeni, Ford's London-based design and creativity center.
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Designworks, A BMW Group Company
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United States
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Design Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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President & CEO
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1999 - 2000
As president and chief executive officer of DesignworksUSA, BMW's California-based industrial design subsidiary, Henrik led a team of 130 people and was responsible for both internal and external clients. Henrik created notable cars such as the BMW Z07 concept (1997) and Z8 roadster (1999), another Bond car.
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Designer
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Jan 1990 - Jan 1998
Munich Area, Germany Held various design roles.
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Education
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Arts Centre College of Design
BS, Automotive Design