Derek Jenkins Biography
Derek Jenkins is a car designer from the United States. He is the vice president of design at Lucid Motors. He is well-known for his contributions to the Mazda MX-5 and the Lucid Air designs.
How old is Derek Jenkins? – Age
Jenkins was born in California, United States. He has not revealed his birth date and age.
Derek Jenkins Net Worth
Jenkins has a good fortune which he has made from his great work. He has not revealed his wealth records making it difficult to calculate his net worth.
Derek Jenkins Career
He earned a Bachelor of Science in transportation design from the ArtCenter College of Design. Jenkins worked for Audi for eight years, first as a lead exterior designer and then as an assistant chief designer for Audi Architecture. He was the lead designer on the A2 concept and production vehicles, as well as the Audi A8 in 2002. Jenkins went on to work for Volkswagen North America for nine years, where he was responsible for a range of cars, including the Scirocco concept, Ragster, Microbus concept, VW GX3, and Concept T.
Jenkins then moved on to Mazda North America Operations as director of design, where he was in charge of all design developments both locally and internationally. In 2016, he was the lead designer for the Mazda MX-5, which won World Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year. He worked on the Shinari concept, CX-5, Mazda6, Mazda3, and 2017 CX-9 as a lead or contributing designer.
Jenkins left Mazda in 2015 to join Lucid Motors. Along with Peter Rawlinson, he serves as vice president of design, overseeing all design developments, including exterior and interior design, user interface, color and material, accessories, and the overall design strategy. Jenkins is also in charge of Lucid’s brand creative and strategy.