he is a very famous automobile designer!

2.  BORN : 3 OCTOBER 1959
 NATIONALITY :NORWEIGAN
 STUDIED AT : ART CENTRE
COLLEGE OF DESIGN,
CALIFORNIA
 LANGUAGES KNOWN:
ENGLISH, GERMAN, ITALIAN,
SPANISH, ARABIC
 OCCUPATION : AUTOMOBILE
DESIGNER
 KNOWN FOR : AWARD
WINNING DESIGN OF MINI
HATCH IN 2001

3.  Began at FORD,USA –
penned some features
for Ford Escort RS
 Later moved to BMW ,
spent 11 years , leading
to senior designer ,
designed BMW X5
 His redesign of the
new Mini in 2001 led
to the award-winning
Mini Hatch.

4.  In July 2002, Stephenson was appointed Director
of Ferrari - Maserati Concept Design and
Development. His work with Ferrari included
the design of the Maserati MC12 and Ferrari
F430.

5.  He also oversaw Pininfarina's work on the Maserati
Quattroporte and Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. Stephenson's
success with Ferrari led to his appointment to head of
the company's Fiat, Lancia, and Commercial Vehicle
Styling Centre in Turin, Italy on February 22, 2005.

6.  He was tasked with rebuilding the struggling Fiat
brand. While there, he directed the styling of the
Punto , Bravo , and new Nuova 500.

7.  On June 2007 he was made chief of Alfa Romeo Centro
Stile where he replaced Wolfgang Egger, while Donato
Coco took over his previous position at Fiat.
 He left Fiat in April 2008 and took up the position of
Design Director at McLaren Automotive where he
oversaw the design of the new MP4-12C, and new
range of McLaren's and the P1.

8. Automotive insiders regularly refer to
Stephenson as "one of most influential
automotive designers of our time".