Chinese car manufacturer Silk-FAW has announced the appointment of Amedeo Felisa as special advisor to the executive chairman and member of the senior advisory board. This comes just a couple of weeks after the company unveiled the Hongqi S9 hypercar.
Felisa has over 40 years of experience in the high-performance luxury car industry and began his career at Alfa Romeo. He has spent the last 26 years of his career at Ferrari and served as the chief executive of the company between 2008 and 2016.
In a statement, Silk-FAW confirmed that Felisa will provide “oversight on all elements” of the company’s business plan and will play a key role in bringing the Hongqi S9 to the market.