Henrik Fisker
| Henrik Fisker | |
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Fisker in 2016
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| Born |
10 August 1963 Allerød, Denmark |
| Residence | Los Angeles, CA, United States |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | Art Center College of Design |
| Occupation | President & CEO, Designworks (1999-01) Design director, Aston Martin (2001-05) Founder & CEO, Fisker Coachbuild (2005-07) Founder, chairman & CEO, Fisker Automotive (2007-13) Founder & CEO, HF Design (2013-present) Founder & design chief, VLF Automotive (2015-present) Chairman & CEO, Fisker Inc (2016-present) |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Known for |
BMW Z8 BMW X5 Aston Martin DB9 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Fisker Tramonto Fisker Latigo CS Artega GT Fisker Karma Fisker Sunset Fisker Surf Fisker Atlantic Galpin-Fisker Mustang Rocket VLF Force 1 VLF Destino V8 Viking motorcycle Benetti Fisker 50 superyacht Fisker eMotion |
| Spouse(s) |
Patricia Fisker (m. 1989–2011) Geeta Fisker (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website |
henrikfisker fiskerinc vlfautomotive |
Henrik Fisker (born 10 August 1963) is a Danish-born automotive designer and entrepreneur residing in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for designing iconic luxury cars including the BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Fisker Karma, Galpin-Fisker Mustang Rocket, VLF Force 1 V10 and the VLF Destino V8. He also designed the Viking motorcycle and Benetti Fisker 50 superyacht. He is the founder of HF Design & Technology, co-founder of VLF Automotive, founder and former CEO of Fisker Coachbuild, founder of Fisker Automotive, where he served as chairman and CEO until March 2013, and founder, chairman and CEO of Fisker Inc.
His Fisker Karma was the world's first premium plug-in hybrid and received a handful of accolades, including the International Design Awards Product Design of the Year, Silver Edison Award,Automobile magazine's Design of the Year Award,Top Gear Car of the Year,Fast Company's Innovation By Design Award, and was named one of Time magazine's 50 Best Inventions of 2011. Fisker was named one of the 10 Most Interesting People of 2015 by The Drive. Goliath.com named him one of the 10 greatest car designers in automotive history, writing that he has created "some of the modern masterpieces in the automobile industry."
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