Chris Benjamin

Chief Design Officer, Scout Motors

Chris Benjamin was appointed Scout Motors Chief Design Officer in May 2023. Benjamin serves as the steward of the Scout Motors design, overseeing interior and exterior design, concept development, CMF, User Experience, and Brand Design, which includes the overall integration of design and in Scout Motors products and physical and digital experiences.

Prior to joining Scout Motors, Benjamin was the Vice President of Jeep, Wagoneer, Chrysler, Dodge and Ram Interior Design. Prior to that he had extensive automotive design experience with increasing responsibilities. Benjamin launched his automotive design career by joining the design team at Mercedes-Benz, then he pushed design and creativity at BMW, Volvo, and Stellantis. He has been based in Europe and the United States.

Key highlights of Benjamin’s career are:

2023, Chief Design Officer, Scout Motors

2021, Head of Jeep®, Wagoneer, Chrysler, Dodge, RAM Interior Design

2017, Head of Jeep®, Wagoneer, Chrysler and Advanced Interior Design

2015, Head of Interior Design, FCA – North America

2013, Chief Designer, Chrysler Brand Interiors, FCA – North America

2010, Design Director, Volvo Cars North America

2008, Exterior Program Chief Designer, Volvo Cars (Gothenburg, Sweden)

2007, Senior Designer, Volvo Cars

2006, Lead Designer, BMW Designworks

2004, Senior Designer, Mercedes-Benz (Sindelfingen, Germany)

2002, Designer, Mercedes-Benz (Sindelfingen, Germany)

1999, Jr. Designer, Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design California

Benjamin earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in transportation industrial design from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit in 1999.