Engineer Filippo Preziosi, the current General
Manager of Ducati Corse, will now assume the position of Director of
Research & Development for Ducati Motor Holding and report directly
to Claudio Domenicali, General Manager of Ducati Motor Holding. The
prestigious and strategic company role will enable 44-year-old Preziosi
to apply the valuable experience of his 18 years in Ducati, 12 of which
in Ducati Corse, to the development of new product.
Paolo
Ciabatti (55) has been appointed the new Ducati MotoGP Project Director.
The Italian now returns to the Borgo Panigale headquarters in Bologna
to take advantage of his extensive experience in the world of motorcycle
competition, which has included coordinating the World Superbike
Championship as General Director.
After two seasons in the
position, Engineer Ernesto Marinelli (39), is confirmed to continue as
Ducati Superbike Project Director, with the activities of both Marinelli
and Ciabatti coordinated by Mr. Gobmeier.
All appointments will commence from January 2013.
"With these new appointments and the 2013 riders announced in MotoGP
and World Superbike, we are well prepared to move forward into the new
racing season," said the CEO of Ducati Motor Holding, Gabriele Del
Torchio. "We are confident that with this new organisation and focused
strategy, we will achieve our targets and continue with the
fundamentally important transfer of ‘know-how' from racing into
production, an element that characterises every Ducati motorcycle."
