Ulrich Bez

Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Helmut Bez (born November 1943 in Bad Cannstatt, Germany) is a German businessman and was until the end of 2013, CEO of Aston Martin motorcars when he stepped down to serve as non-executive chairman.

He holds a doctorate in engineering from the Technical University of Berlin. Throughout his career he has been responsible for product design and development at Porsche, BMW and Daewoo Motor.

While at Porsche, he led Vehicle Research and Development and motor sport programmes in Formula One and World Endurance Championship in Indianapolis and Le Mans. He directed design and development of the 911 Turbo, the Carrera RS 2.7, the 968 and the 993.

Dr. Bez was the first director of BMW Technik GmbH (BMW Technology), developing a BMW V8 concept engine which helped to replace the big inline 6 cylinder with an 8 Cylinder engine, a DCT, voice activated car systems as well as the world first acoustic wind tunnel and most important the responsibility for the design of BMW Z1, a leading concept in its time for modularity, material, aerodynamics and safety.

At Daewoo Motor, Ulrich Bez was Vice President of Engineering (1993–1998), helping Daewoo Motors to become a globally recognized Brand, involved with the development and launch of a series of models such as the Daewoo Matiz - the first 4-door Mini car, Daewoo Lanos, Daewoo Leganza and the Daewoo Nubira.

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