Fisker promotes former Aston Martin engineer to CTO

U.S electric vehicle start-up Fisker has promoted former Aston Martin engineer David King to the position of chief technology officer.

King replaces Burkhard Huhnke, who has left the company, Fisker said in a statement.

Prior to his promotion, King was head of body engineering for Fisker and oversaw the company’s Ocean program at the Magna Steyr contract manufacturing plant in Austria.

King was also in charge of Fisker’s U.K.-based Magic Works special vehicle division, which has been working on the planned Ronin convertible sports car, among other projects.

As CTO, King is tasked with “leading the company into the next phase of its growth,” CEO Henrik Fisker said in the statement.

The company has promised to bring “several” new vehicles to market by 2025, including the Pear compact model, Ronin convertible and Alaska pickup.

King, who has already taken up his new role, reports directly to Henrik Fisker.

King joined Fisker in 2021 after 26 years at Aston Martin, where he rose to the position of director of special projects.

Huhnke, a former Volkswagen Group executive, had been Fisker’s CTO since 2020. He joined from software company Synopsis, where he was head of automotive.

Fisker said Huhnke left “for personal reasons.” His LinkedIn profile says he is currently in a “transition phase.”