He was appointed Ferrari’s Chief Design Officer in January 2010. 
From 2007 to 2010 he was Director of Creative Design at the Volkswagen Group where he was involved in designing most of the Skoda, Bentley, Bugatti and Volkswagen recent cars as well as redefining the aesthetic philosophy of these brands. 
From 2001 to 2006, he worked at Fiat Group as Head of Design for Lancia, Fiat and LCV. He has also held design positions at Lancia and Seat. 
Mr. Manzoni holds a degree in architecture with a thesis in industrial design from the University of Florence. 
On 28 June 2019, at the University of Sassari, he was awarded an honorary Master’s degree in ‘Humanities, Modern Philology and Cultural Industry’. In 2023 he received an honorary Master’s degree in Design by the University of Florence.