Dr. Ulrich Bez
Dr. Ulrich Bez became Chairman and Chief Executive of Aston Martin in July 2000.
Since joining Aston Martin he has led the regeneration of the marque with new facilities, new dealers, new corporate identity and the introduction of eight new models. The number of employees has risen from 600 in 2000 to the current figure of 1800
Dr. Bez, has more than 30 years experience in the motor industry, and is one of the world’s foremost and innovative automotive engineers and strategists with worldwide experience of the design and manufacture of cars.
Previous to his joining Aston Martin he was a business adviser to Ford Motor Company in the United States. He was also responsible for product design and development at Porsche, BMW and Daewoo.
Born at Bad Cannstatt in Germany, he has a Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Berlin and is the author of more than 40 scientific publications on subjects related to Passive Safety, Aerodynamics, Material and Design.
He was the recipient of an NHTSA Safety Award in 1982 for his research into side impact protection and aluminium structures.
