Dr. Teresio Gigi Gaudio
Group Chairman and CEO
A top manager with a long and successful career, who has managed several Italian and multinational companies, with a wide experience in the Far East.
His valuable experience has been developed over more than 40 years of activity with the following key positions:
C.E.O. of Stile Bertone S.p.A., a leading company in Design and Engineering of Automotive products;
C.E.O. of FIAMM S.p.A., a world leading company for the production of horns and accumulators, with 12 plants (Europe, USA, India, China, Brazil) and more than 500 Million EUR turnover;
C.E.O. of Aprilia S.p.A., at the time the second motorbike maker in Europe, with over 500 Million Euros turnover and 4 production plants;
President and C.E.O. of Waste Management Italia S.p.A., which was the leader in Italy for waste treatment and environmental solutions, with more than 320 Million EUR turnover;
Executive Deputy Chairman of Coeclerici S.p.A., a leading company in Italy for integrated logistics (bulk sea transportation, port logistics and coal and iron ore trading), with a turnover of about 700 Million EUR;
Icona’s Global Design Director, Samuel Chuffart, was one of the company’s founding members in 2010. With a team of just two designers, from these humble beginnings, Samuel Chuffart has grown the company to astonishing heights. Eight years on, Icona’s client list is now a Who’s Who of global and Chinese automakers, and the company had a turnover of 18 million Euro in 2017. Mr. Chuffart manages a team of 74 designers across three continents and dozens of projects simultaneously. At Icona, he has been responsible for such iconic and successful designs as the revered Fuselage, Maxus SUV D90 concept and Lvchi Urano, as well as the Icona Vulcano, the world’s first titanium supercar.
After graduating from Art Center College of Design California in 1998, Mr. Chuffart began his career at Nissan’s European design studio in Munich, followed by London and later Michigan and California.
Over eight years at Nissan’s design studios Mr. Chuffart was directly responsible for several highly acclaimed design concepts and production cars for Nissan. They ranged from compact cars such as the Micra production and Evalia Concept to large iconic cars like the Crossbow. Mr Chuffart was instrumental in the creation and realization of the Nissan DNA which is known today.
Following Nissan, Mr. Chuffart was a Senior Designer at Jaguar Land Rover where his talent was immediately utilized for the creation of the next generation L405 Range Rover which appeared in 2012. He was later appointed Chief Designer at Stile Bertone in Turin in 2008. As Chief designer of Stile Bertone Mr. Chuffart garnered worldwide experience, successfully realizing numerous design projects.
Samuel Chuffart
Global Design Director
Tecnocad Progetti S.p.A.
Engineering
www.tecnocadgroup.com
Established in 1986 and located in Torino, the company has more than 25 years experience in engineering of complete vehicles, body in white, internal trims, complete dashboard modules, external trims, lighting clusters and lightweight parts (magnesium and composite materials).
More specifically, they focus on the following R&D activities:
– initial product concept
– styling feasibility
– product engineering
– analysis and simulation (CAE)
– construction of prototypes
– support to production trials
– on-site assistance for production start-up.
– Maximising this significant experience, Tecnocad develops and produces tooling and equipment for interior/ exterior trims, including in particular:
– foaming molds and carriers
– complete foaming system
– thermoforming molds
– thermo coating equipment
– control gauges
– Limited series production of different interior and exterior car trimming parts can also be done.
Located in La Loggia (Torino), Cecomp has become one of the global leader in Automotive industry and well known in modelling and prototyping business, through more than 30 years of successful activity.
Innovative production systems and machineries enable Cecomp to perform almost every phase of the development process, from the manufacturing of scale models (as first “shooting” of styling) to small scale production of parts, groups and vehicles (Cecomp is actually involved in small scale production of a complete new electric car).
Founded in 1978 by Giovanni Forneris, who was trained in Fiat Design Center and in some of the most prestigious designers and ‘carrozzieri’ in Torino, such as Michelotti and Giugiaro, the company has three manufacturing facilities in the heart of Europe and is still managed by Forneris family.
Cecomp S.p.A.
Models, Prototypes & Production
www.cecomp.it
Dr. Teresio Gigi Gaudio
Chairman and CEO
A top manager with a long and successful career, who has managed several Italian and multinational companies, with a wide experience in the Far East.
His valuable experience has been developed over more than 40 years of activity with the following key positions:
C.E.O. of Stile Bertone S.p.A., a leading company in Design and Engineering of Automotive products;
C.E.O. of FIAMM S.p.A., a world leading company for the production of horns and accumulators, with 12 plants (Europe, USA, India, China, Brazil) and more than 500 Million EUR turnover;
C.E.O. of Aprilia S.p.A., at the time the second motorbike maker in Europe, with over 500 Million Euros turnover and 4 production plants;
President and C.E.O. of Waste Management Italia S.p.A., which was the leader in Italy for waste treatment and environmental solutions, with more than 320 Million EUR turnover;
Executive Deputy Chairman of Coeclerici S.p.A., a leading company in Italy for integrated logistics (bulk sea transportation, port logistics and coal and iron ore trading), with a turnover of about 700 Million EUR;
Samuel Chuffart
Global Design Director
Icona’s Global Design Director, Samuel Chuffart, was one of the company’s founding members in 2010. With a team of just two designers, from these humble beginnings, Samuel Chuffart has grown the company to astonishing heights. Eight years on, Icona’s client list is now a Who’s Who of global and Chinese automakers, and the company had a turnover of 18 million Euro in 2017. Mr. Chuffart manages a team of 74 designers across three continents and dozens of projects simultaneously. At Icona, he has been responsible for such iconic and successful designs as the revered Fuselage, Maxus SUV D90 concept and Lvchi Urano, as well as the Icona Vulcano, the world’s first titanium supercar.
After graduating from Art Center College of Design California in 1998, Mr. Chuffart began his career at Nissan’s European design studio in Munich, followed by London and later Michigan and California.
Over eight years at Nissan’s design studios Mr. Chuffart was directly responsible for several highly acclaimed design concepts and production cars for Nissan. They ranged from compact cars such as the Micra production and Evalia Concept to large iconic cars like the Crossbow. Mr Chuffart was instrumental in the creation and realization of the Nissan DNA which is known today.
Following Nissan, Mr. Chuffart was a Senior Designer at Jaguar Land Rover where his talent was immediately utilized for the creation of the next generation L405 Range Rover which appeared in 2012. He was later appointed Chief Designer at Stile Bertone in Turin in 2008. As Chief designer of Stile Bertone Mr. Chuffart garnered worldwide experience, successfully realizing numerous design projects.
Tecnocad Progetti S.p.A.
Engineering
www.tecnocadprogetti.it
Established in 1986 and located in Torino, the company has more than 25 years experience in engineering of complete vehicles, body in white, internal trims, complete dashboard modules, external trims, lighting clusters and lightweight parts (magnesium and composite materials).
More specifically, they focus on the following R&D activities:
– initial product concept
– styling feasibility
– product engineering
– analysis and simulation (CAE)
– construction of prototypes
– support to production trials
– on-site assistance for production start-up.
– Maximising this significant experience, Tecnocad develops and produces tooling and equipment for interior/ exterior trims, including in particular:
– foaming molds and carriers
– complete foaming system
– thermoforming molds
– thermo coating equipment
– control gauges
– Limited series production of different interior and exterior car trimming parts can also be done.
Cecomp S.p.A.
Models, Prototypes & Production
www.cecomp.it
Located in La Loggia (Torino), Cecomp has become one of the global leader in Automotive industry and well known in modelling and prototyping business, through more than 30 years of successful activity.
Innovative production systems and machineries enable Cecomp to perform almost every phase of the development process, from the manufacturing of scale models (as first “shooting” of styling) to small scale production of parts, groups and vehicles (Cecomp is actually involved in small scale production of a complete new electric car).
Founded in 1978 by Giovanni Forneris, who was trained in Fiat Design Center and in some of the most prestigious designers and ‘carrozzieri’ in Torino, such as Michelotti and Giugiaro, the company has three manufacturing facilities in the heart of Europe and is still managed by Forneris family.
