Just weeks after Design Team Chief Trevor Creed announced his retirement; one of the head designers for Chrysler, Michael Castiglione has left the company. Castiglione, whose most well known work in his 15 years with the company stems back to the Chrysler 300, was one of the individuals most involved with the design of the 2006 Dodge Challenger Concept and the 2008 Dodge Challenger production model.
While it is not uncommon for members of the design teams to move around, Castiglione has not left to join the competition, but rather a much smaller design company. His new position is with the little-known Ken Okuyama Design, and as their chief designer he will oversee projects that range from eyeglasses to airplanes. Ken Okuyama Design has dabbled on automobiles, such as the K.O 8 Coupe shown here.