Currently reading: Rolls-Royce design boss Giles Taylor departs

Taylor oversaw design at the luxury car brand from 2012 and was responsible for the current Phantom and Cullinan, among others

Rolls-Royce’s head of design, Giles Taylor, has resigned from the company, with his successor yet to be announced by the Goodwood-based car manufacturer. 

Taylor had been head of design at the BMW-owned brand since 2012. Rolls-Royce said that he had departed to “pursue alternative business interests”. 

Taylor joined Rolls-Royce in 2011 as head of exterior design, having moved from the position of chief designer at Jaguar where he served for 14 years. Between 1992 and 1997 he worked a designer for Peugeot and Citroën. 

During his tenure at the helm of Rolls-Royce design he ushered in the brand's new identity, with the advent of the new Rolls-Royce Phantom and Cullinan marking a change in styling direction.

In a statement Rolls-Royce said it will announce Taylor’s successor in due course.

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