JLR design director Massimo Frascella has confirmed he will be leaving the company
Car Design News can confirm reports that Massimo Frascella will be departing JLR. It is not yet clear where he will be moving to next. The news broke unexpectedly, and follows unconfirmed reports that his partner and current director of materiality at JLR, Amy Frascella, will also be leaving the company.
The information was leaked to an Indian website which quotes chief creative officer Gerry McGovern, citing that Frascella would be pursuing “new opportunities.” As such, there is no official press release from JLR just yet, but we expect the announcement to be pushed forward given the sudden leak.
He joined JLR as creative studio chief in November 2011, moving from…
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