Group Lotus has appointed Claudio Berro to the new role of Director of Motorsport. Claudio Berro spent 14 years at Ferrari, Maserati and Fiat where he held such positions as Formula One Team Manager and Director responsible for all sport activities for Ferrari and Maserati (excluding F1).

Dany Bahar, Group Lotus CEO, welcomes Claudio Berro to Lotus, “I am delighted that Claudio is joining us as Director of Motorsport. He has a proven track record of not only setting up and managing the motorsport’s divisions within sportscar brands but also winning championships in GT racing and rallying. His skills will be very valuable as we look to return Lotus to high level motorsport around the world. ”

Claudio Berro said, “There is no other car company in the world which can lay claim to so many accolades and championships in such a wide variety of motorsport fields, and I am looking forward to re-introducing Lotus to high level motorsport to not only compete and win but also to demonstrate the shared technology between Lotus sportscars and future racing cars.”

Claudio Berro joins Lotus on the 2nd of November 2009.