<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hirings-firings/" rel="tag">Hirings/Firings/Layoffs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/" rel="tag">Design/Style</a></p><a href="http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100920/CARNEWS/100929987"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" align="right" class="right border" alt="Joel Piaskowski, designer" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/traverse.jpg" /></a>According to <em>AutoWeek</em>, Joel Piaskowski, formerly of <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/gm">General Motors</a>, <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/hyundai">Hyundai</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz">Mercedes-Benz</a>, is now making his way to <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/ford">Ford</a> to head the exterior design team for the automaker in the Americas.<br />
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Piaskowski is perhaps best known for penning the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/genesis+coupe">Hyundai Genesis coupe</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/genesis+sedan">sedan</a> - two vehicles that helped change the Korean automaker's image here in the United States. He then left Hyundai at the end of 2008 to become the head of design at Mercedes-Benz's advanced design studio in Irvine, California. Following his departure in March of this year, Piaskowski officially joins Ford Motor Company on October 1.<br />
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With recent debuts like the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/fiesta">Fiesta</a> as well as the upcoming <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/focus">Focus</a>, Ford is proving that it's capable of creating great design. Adding Piaskowski to the mix of clever-eyed design team should only strengthen Ford's future portfolio, and we're eager to see what new designs come out of the Blue Oval under the journeyman's leadership.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100920/CARNEWS/100929987">AutoWeek</a> | Image: General Motors]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/ex-hyundai-and-benz-stylist-piaskowski-joins-ford-as-head-of-ext/">Ex-Hyundai and Benz stylist Piaskowski joins Ford as head of exterior design</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100920/CARNEWS/100929987>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/ex-hyundai-and-benz-stylist-piaskowski-joins-ford-as-head-of-ext/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19642632/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/ex-hyundai-and-benz-stylist-piaskowski-joins-ford-as-head-of-ext/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Piaskowski is perhaps best known for penning the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/genesis+coupe">Hyundai Genesis coupe</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/genesis+sedan">sedan</a> - two vehicles that helped change the Korean automaker's image here in the United States. He then left Hyundai at the end of 2008 to become the head of design at Mercedes-Benz's advanced design studio in Irvine, California. Following his departure in March of this year, Piaskowski officially joins Ford Motor Company on October 1.<br />
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With recent debuts like the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/fiesta">Fiesta</a> as well as the upcoming <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/focus">Focus</a>, Ford is proving that it's capable of creating great design. Adding Piaskowski to the mix of clever-eyed design team should only strengthen Ford's future portfolio, and we're eager to see what new designs come out of the Blue Oval under the journeyman's leadership.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100920/CARNEWS/100929987">AutoWeek</a> | Image: General Motors]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/ex-hyundai-and-benz-stylist-piaskowski-joins-ford-as-head-of-ext/">Ex-Hyundai and Benz stylist Piaskowski joins Ford as head of exterior design</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100920/CARNEWS/100929987>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/ex-hyundai-and-benz-stylist-piaskowski-joins-ford-as-head-of-ext/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19642632/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/ex-hyundai-and-benz-stylist-piaskowski-joins-ford-as-head-of-ext/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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