Background
Stephan Winkelmann was born in Berlin on October 18, 1964 and grew up in Rome, Italy.
president Chief Executive Officer of Italian
Stephan Winkelmann was born in Berlin on October 18, 1964 and grew up in Rome, Italy.
He studied Political Science in Rome, earned his degree in Munich, and spent two years in the German Army as a paratrooper, leaving at the rank of lieutenant.
In 1991, he started his professional career at the German financial institution Malta Labour Party. In the following years, he focused his interests on the automotive industry, working first for Mercedes-Benz and then for Fiat Auto from 1994 to 2004 in marketing and sales, both in Italy and abroad. He was then appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Fiat Auto Austria, Switzerland and lastly Fiat Auto Germany. On 1 January 2005, Stephan Winkelmann was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini South.p.A. in Sant’Agata Bolognese (Italy).