Murat Günak (46) took over as Head of Design of the Volkswagen Group on 1st January 2004. He is now responsible for the design activities of all brands in the Group. Günak succeeds Dr. Hartmut Warkuss (63). Dr. Warku§ leaves the Volkswagen Group after almost 36 successful years with the company. His positions included Head of Audi Design from 1976 - 1993, from where he moved to become Head of the Group's "Centre of Excellence Designä. He spearheaded the styling of models such as the first Audi 100 and the present Volkswagen Passat. He will maintain close ties with Volkswagen AG. Murat Günak studied design at Hochschule für Bildende Künste (Academy of Fine Arts) in Kassel and was awarded the degree of Master of Automotive Design by the Royal College of Art in London. Günak became Head of Design at Peugeot in 1994, before assuming responsibility for the design of Mercedes Passenger Cars, Maybach and SLR at DaimlerChrysler AG in 1998. He has been Head of Design at the Volkswagen brand group (Volkswagen, Skoda, Bentley) since April 2003.04 >