predecessor home_town nationality relatives name parents birth_date known_for article_title birth_name alma_mater
andrea pininfarina , 2001-2008 turin italian andrea pininfarina , brother paolo pininfarina sergio pininfarina giorgia gianolio 28 august 1958 being ceo of pininfarina , 2008-present paolo pininfarina
 paolo farina politecnico di torino
paolo pininfarina

paolo pininfarina -lrb- august 28 , 1958 -rrb- is an italian engineer , designer and businessman , known as the manager of the world famous pininfarina design company of his hometown of turin -lrb- 2008 -rrb- .
he studied mechanical engineering at politecnico di torino before joining his father sergio pininfarina 's firm -lrb- 1982 -rrb- , as trainee stationed abroad with cadillac and honda -lrb- 1983 -rrb- , and then as quality manager of the cadillac allanté project -lrb- 1984-86 -rrb- and program manager of the `` engineering gm 200 '' at general motors -lrb- 1987-89 -rrb- which led to chevrolet lumina apv , oldsmobile silhouette and pontiac trans sport .
paolo pininfarina became the first manager of the new `` pininfarina extra s.r.l. '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- which does design for non-automotive industries -lrb- furniture , appliances , maritime -rrb- , while being in the upper management of the automobile firm as well -lrb- board member 1988 , deputy chairman 2006 -rrb- where he now is chairman -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , succeeding his brother andrea pininfarina -lrb- 1957-2008 -rrb- .
being a well known designer , he has been member in the steering board of turin 's istituto europeo di design -lrb- 1996-2004 -rrb- and is `` emeritus participating founder '' of the associazione per il disegno industriale of milan .
