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Dirk van Braeckel was born on 19 February, 1958 in Deinze, Belgium, is a Dirk van Braeckel is Belgian car designer Belgian car designer. Discover Dirk van Braeckel's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

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Occupation Car designer
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 19 February 1958
Birthday 19 February
Birthplace Deinze, Belgium
Nationality Belgium

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Dirk van Braeckel Net Worth

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1958

Dirk van Braeckel (born 19 February 1958 in Deinze), is a Belgian car designer.

He is known for the designing of various models for Volkswagen Group, especially for the Bentley brand.

Born in Deinze, after leaving school, van Braeckel studied electrical engineering, before joining Ford as an apprentice car designer in Cologne, West Germany.

Ford then agreed to sponsor him undertake a degree in car design at the Royal College of Art, London.

1984

On graduation, he joined Audi in 1984, working on external design including the Audi A8 concept and Audi A3.

1993

In 1993, Volkswagen Group boss Ferdinand Piëch personally chose him to be the design head for Volkswagen's newly purchased Škoda Auto division, where he revised the entire model line-up, designing the Octavia and Fabia models.

1998

After Volkswagen purchased Bentley in 1998 from Vickers plc, van Braeckel joined the British-based company in August 1999 as Director of Design and Styling.

His brief was to design a car that could sell in higher volumes than the $240,000 Bentley Arnage model.

2004

Van Braeckel designed the Bentley Continental GT, which in 2004 sold 5,983 units, exceeding forecasts by 62%, and in 2009 the Bentley Mulsanne which was designed by him was launched.

2007

In 2007, van Braeckel was awarded the laureate of Antwerp's Christophe Plantin Prize, which honours Belgian citizens whose cultural, artistic or scientific activities contribute to the country's prestige abroad.

2008

In 2008, van Braeckel was awarded the European Automotive Design Award by Designers (Europe).