PROFILE
NAME: Chris Benjamin
TITLE: Design director, Volvo Monitoring and Concept Center
COMPANY: Volvo Cars
LOCATION: Camarillo, California
AGE: 34
FAMILY: Wife, 2 children
BORN: New York, NY
NATIONALITY: USA
LANGUAGES: English, German (working knowledge)
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in automotive design, College for Creative Studies, Detroit
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2010 to present: Design director, Volvo Monitoring and Concept Center, California
2008-2010: Exterior program chief designer, Volvo Cars, Sweden
2007-2008: Senior designer, Volvo Monitoring and Concept Center, California
2006-2007: Lead designer, BMW Designworks USA, California
2002-2006: Senior designer, Mercedes Car Group, Germany
1999-2002: Designer, Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design of North America, California
Success starts with talent and hard work. One without the other is not enough. ... You need to keep your professional and personal life balanced.
