Walter de Silva
Walter Maria de Silva | |
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| Born | 27 February 1951 Lecco, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Designer |
| Years active | 1972-present |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | walterdesilva.com |
Walter Maria de Silva (born 27 February 1951) is an Italian car designer and former head of Volkswagen Group Design, until 2015. Since beginning his car design career in 1972 as trainee car designer for Fiat's Style Centre, De Silva has also worked as a designer at I.DE.A Institute, and as head of design for Alfa Romeo, SEAT and the 'Audi brand group'. He is presently President of the Design Studio Walter De Silva Automotive.