Donato Coco

Donato Coco (born 1956 in Foggia, Italy) is an automobile designer, currently chief designer at Ferrari. Born in Italy, Coco studied architecture in Besançon, France, before taking a masters degree in vehicle design at the Royal College of Art in London.

Coco rose to become chief designer for small cars at Citroën following a design competition in 1983. There, he oversaw the design of the Xsara Picasso, C2, C3, and C4. He was appointed to the Ferrari role on November 8, 2005, following the departure of Frank Stephenson, who moved to Fiat/Lancia.

On December 15 2009, Lotus appointed Coco as its new design director, working under Russell Carr.

Works

 * Xsara Picasso
 * C2
 * C3
 * C4
 * Ferrari 458 Italia
 * Ferrari California
 * Ferrari F430 Scuderia
 * Ferrari F430 Spider 16M
 * Ferrari 599XX