Robert Melville has been promoted to the role of chief designer at McLaren Automotive bringing with him more than a decade of experience covering a wide range of projects for leading brands in the luxury segment.

A graduate of the Royal College of Arts in 2003 having studied automotive design, he joined McLaren in 2009 as a senior designer and has since worked on the designs of the P1, 650S and, most recently, the Sports Series due to be launched later this year.

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Melville reports to design director Frank Stephenson and will lead a team tasked with developing the future visual direction of the brand including building up on the new family look that debuted with the P1.

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