Porsche 918 Spyder Project Leader, Frank-Steffen Walliser, Becomes Bentley Motors New CEO

Porsche 918 Spyder Project leader, Frank-Steffen Walliser, becomes new Chairman and CEO at Bentley Motors.

Frank-Steffen Walliser will succeed Adrian Hallmark, who left for Aston Martin in March 2024.

Walliser, who joined Porsche in 1995, took over management of the 911, 718 product lines at the beginning of 2019.

Since 2022, he has been in charge of overall vehicle development (vehicle architecture and characteristics) at Porsche.

British luxury marque, Bentley Motors, has announced that Frank-Steffen Walliser will move from Porsche to take on the post of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), starting July 1st 2024 .

Walliser will succeed Adrian Hallmark, who left for Aston Martin in March 2024. The mechanical engineering graduate joined Porsche in 1995 and in 2010, he became the overall project leader responsible for the development of the future-oriented 918 Spyder super sports car.

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“In Frank-Steffen Walliser, Bentley is getting an experienced engineer with distinct product and technology expertise and entrepreneurial experience who brought brand-defining models to the streets at Porsche, including the Porsche 918 Spyder,” said Gernot Döllner, CEO of AUDI AG.

Walliser became the Head of Motorsport in 2014 before taking over management of the 911 and 718 product lines at the beginning of 2019. Since 2022, he has been in charge of overall vehicle development (vehicle architecture and characteristics) at Porsche.

“I am approaching this job with great respect and looking forward to having a team in Crewe that has shown impressive performance over the last few years,” Frank-Steffen Walliser said.

“The continuing transformation of the automotive industry will be a major task for Bentley as well, a task that I am happy to take on with the team. I am convinced Bentley will continue to set standards in the luxury segment in the future”.

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