Samsung hires Mercedes-Benz executive to lead its mobile design team

Samsung Electronics made an announcement on Friday, Dec. 30, about a new appointment in the company. It has hired Mercedes-Benz’s senior designer, Hubert H. Lee, to lead its mobile unit’s design team.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee has been put in charge of Samsung Electronics' Mobile eXperience Design Team. He will be the new head of this group that is responsible for designing the brand’s flagship Galaxy smartphone models, such as the Z series and S Series. The team also designs one of the wearable items, which is the Galaxy Watch.

Prior to joining Samsung, Lee was the chief design officer of Mercedes-Benz China. He has worked for the German luxury automobile manufacturer for more than 20 years.

With his move to the South Korean electronics and tech giant, he is now expected to apply his expertise and knowledge to help create the look and feel of Samsung’s Galaxy products. He is likely to do this by building on the clear-cut design ethos that customers have come to know and love.

Samsung Electronics revealed the addition of Hubert Lee to the company. He has been named as the new executive vice president and head of the company’s MX (Mobile eXperience) Design Team.

“Samsung is known for building some of the world’s most beautiful products with designs that have transformed the mobile industry,” Hubert H. Lee, said in a press release that was posted on Friday. “I am excited to join a company that is on the bleeding edge of mobile innovation and lead the team responsible for creating new mobile experiences through the art of design.”

From 1993 to 1995, Lee took up the industrial and product design course at the Rhode Island School of Design. He then received his bachelor’s degree in applied science and transportation design at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, in 2002. Lastly, Hubert Lee is the first Asian designer at Mercedes-Benz.