J. C. Mays

Background

Mays, J. C. was born in 1955.

Education

Graduate, Art Center College of Design, 1980.

Career

Designer Audi AG, Ingolstad, Germany, 1980—1983, Bayerische Motoren Werke, Munich, 1983—1984. Senior designer Audi AG, Ingolstad, Germany, 1984—1989. Chief designer Volkswagon of America, Simi Valley, California, 1989—1993.

Design director Audi AG, Ingolstad, Germany, 1993—1995. Vice president design development SHR Perceptual Management, Scottsdale, 1995—1997. Vice president design Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1997—2003, group vice president design, since 2003, chief creative officer, since 2005.

Achievements

• J. C. Mays has been listed as a noteworthy automotive executive by Marquis Who's Who.