The Bugatti Trust Welcomes

Caroline Bugatti, Viola Procovio and Clive Godsell as New Trustees

New appointments bring heritage, creative perspective and strategic experience to support the Trust’s future

Prescott, Gloucestershire, June 19th , 2026. The Bugatti Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of three new Trustees: Caroline Bugatti, Viola Procovio and Clive Godsell. These appointments mark an important step in the continued development of the Trust and reflect its commitment to preserving the Bugatti family legacy while strengthening its public, archival, educational and cultural mission for the years ahead.

Caroline Bugatti joins the Board with a uniquely personal connection to one of the great names in engineering and design history. Granddaughter of Ettore Bugatti she has extensive experience in motorsport operations, including service as operations director at the Anneau du Rhin circuit in Alsace. ‘Cars are part of my daily life, in my work at the racetrack, and in my blood. I have the privilege and, above all, the pleasure of driving a piece of history in my hands, and what could be more rewarding than seeing the smiles of the people you meet or take for rides ? It is important to share this heritage, which I gladly do, as do the Trust and other enthusiasts around the world. I have a very fond memory of a visit to the Trust with our two daughters. That day, a group of children were gathered for a tour at the end of which they were given paper and pencils to draw their own Bugatti. It is they who will continue this history tomorrow.’

Viola Procovio brings an international outlook and a valuable creative dimension to the Board. Her love of Bugatti is a family inheritance. The passion was passed down by her father, founder of the Italian Bugatti Club, and as a second-generation Bugatti owner she has grown up immersed in the marque’s history and community. As a Trustee, she brings her international connections within the Bugatti world and her years of experience fundraising for local charities. She sees her role as helping the Trust grow as a living repository of Bugatti knowledge — encouraging owners everywhere to share the histories, documents and details of their cars so that this collective record of the cars made at Molsheim is safeguarded for future generations.

Clive Godsell’s interest in Bugatti has been longstanding and was shaped from an early age by his grandfather, who encouraged a hands-on approach and curiosity for engineering and design. Studying electronics and computing at university gave him a strong technical foundation and a deeper understanding of engineering principles. Combined with his experience in commerce and a substantialinterest in history – both in the people behind it and the technical developments that shaped it – he enjoys using his skills and knowledge to help educate others and share these interests more widely.

Allan Rippon, Chairman of The Bugatti Trust, said: “The appointments of Caroline Bugatti, Viola Procovio and Clive Godsell are vital to The Bugatti Trust and its future direction. No organisation can stand still or rely on the same trusted individuals for ever and these appointments will bring a fresh eye and additional expertise to the oversight of the affairs of the Trust. I am grateful to each of them for agreeing to serve as Trustees. Each is deeply rooted in the Bugatti community and I am sure that they will, in their turn, help develop The Trust to meet the significant opportunities and challenges in the decades to come.”