Head of Styling

Azlan Othman


Design Visionary, Strategist and Digital Technology Evangelist



Location

Selangor, Malaysia

Industry

Automotive

Current Head of Design at PROTON

Education Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia


Contact InfoSummary

Azlan Othman is currently the Head of Styling for PROTON and has been with the company for over 14 years. His First Degree is in Industrial Design (Automotive Design) and in 2007 he obtained his Masters in Design Technology from UiTM Shah Alam. He is now actively pursuing his Ph.D. Although his expertise is primarily in the automotive sector he has also been actively involved in numerous other fields of art & design. With passion as his main driver, he has won awards for participating in competitions ranging from furniture design, digital arts and industrial design.



In his professional career he has travelled extensively around the globe to work with customers, consultants, clients and counterparts from every level of the automotive value chain. He has also represented PROTON for presentations & events in Asia, UK and Europe on topics ranging from PROTON's function within the Malaysian Industrialization Plan to brand growth strategies for the PROTON Design Group. He has spent 2 years in Norwich and Coventry being seconded to Lotus Design to develop the Satria Neo hatchback and part of the pioneering team for the Malaysian Sports Car project.



Digital design and artistic diversity is the driving force behind his professional philosophy, and he strongly believes that the human touch is the integral band that connects everything in life. In essence, Azlan personifies himself as a Design Visionary, Strategist and Digital Technology Evangelist.



Specialties

Automotive styling

Industrial design

Strategy and product development

People and talent development



Experience

Head of Design PROTON Privately Held; 10,001+ employees; Automotive industry



January 1996 – Present (17 years)



Azlan has 1 recommendation (1 partner) including:



2nd Nicholas Gomez, Executive Assistant to President, Naza Kia Sdn. Bhd.

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Education

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

2011 – 2014 (expected)





Universiti Teknologi MARA MA, Design Technology

1991 – 1995





Recommendations For Azlan

Head of Design PROTON “Azlan is a passionate and dedicated Proton employee.” April 7, 2009



2nd Nicholas Gomez, Executive Assistant to President, Naza Kia Sdn. Bhd.

was with another company when working with Azlan at Proton



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