The guy who designed the new MINI

[Alex Baumann]

http://www.cardesignnews.com/news/2001/010417mini-munichstudio/

[Kaz]

Is this the person who originally penned it under Rover, or whoever took over after BMW got their hands on the project (or is it one in the same)?

I recall reading in the UK press that BMW basically redid the majority of it (and pretty much all of the mechanicals/assembly/etc.) after taking it over.