The original BMW G30 5-Series exterior was designed by Karim Habib, a Canadian of Lebanese descent.
He worked for BMW first in 1998 and was responsible for the interior design of the E60 5-Series( 2004-2009) and also worked on the exterior design of the BMW 7 Series F01 (2010-2015). Then he left to Mercedes Benz in 2009. Habib returned to BMW in 2011 as head of exterior design until January of 2017. He left for a few years to become the head of design at Infiniti and as of September 2019 he became the SVP and head of the KIA design center.
He also worked on the BMW X3, X6, current 7 Series G11/G12 and BMW 6 Series Grand Coupe.
At BMW:
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2017 BMW 530i, Sport Line,Alpine White, Canberra Beige Sensatec, 19 inch V-Spoke wheels, basic plain Jane build with no options whatsoever..... "Less is more".
Before: 2011 BMW 328i E90 sedan, Platinum Bronze Metallic, Dakota Brown leather, 17 inch wheels, 6-speed auto, N52 6 Cyl inline N/A goodness....