Sasha, a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, started his career at Volkswagen in 2005. In 2010 he briefly joined Lamborghini, where he contributed to the Lamborghini Huracan.
In 2014 Sasha was appointed Head of Exterior Design, Creative at Bugatti. He was responsible for the exterior of the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo and Bugatti Chiron.
In 2017 Sasha was appointed Head of Global Advanced Design at Genesis. His team worked on recent Genesis show cars: Genesis Essentia and Genesis Mint.
Sasha will also serve as Managing Director and Chief Designer at the newly established RAW Design House in Ängelholm, Sweden. The company will offer a broad spectrum of design services to a select group of clients.
Sasha Selipanov commented on his new appointment:
“This is a dream come true”.
“I have followed the Koenigsegg path for many years and have become a huge fan of the company’s free spirit and commitment to innovation. In today’s world, the story and achievements of Koenigsegg are unmatched; I am honored to offer Koenigsegg my professional expertise and my lifelong passion for sports cars.”
“It shows how far Koenigsegg has come so we can attract talent like Sasha. I look forward to blending the Koenigsegg way of developing and designing cars with Sasha’s experience and radical methods. I expect spectacular results” said Christian von Koenigsegg, Founder and CEO.
Sasha will start work at Koenigsegg and RAW Design House in October 2019.