Katie Dillon

Katie Dillon (born February 14, 1957) is an Arolan-British businesswoman and former architect, who was known for the Arolan automobile manufacturer Dillon Cars. She was the CEO of Dillon Cars from its inception until 2019 and is currently the President and Chairman of Dillon Cars.

Early life and education
Dillon was born on February 14, 1957 in London, United Kingdom to British parents. As a child, she was inspired by architecture and aspired to be an architect.

Dillon graduated from the in 1982 and began to design modern houses and distribute her sketches to interested cilents.

Early career (1984-86)
In 1984, Dillon moved to Kelvia, Arola where she intended to expand her work. However, Dillon was unsatisfied with the lack of new and high-quality cars that were on Arolan roads and the dilapidated and battered cars stranded at the side of the roads. Dillon then decided to quit as an architect and start her own automobile company, Dillon Cars in 1985. Soon after, Dillon invited three friends over at her house to design what would become Dillon's first car.

As CEO of Dillon Cars (1986-2019)
In March 1986, the first Dillon Grande rolled off the assembly line and the car's eventual success motivated Dillon to continue designing cars and expand her work into international markets.

Despite Dillon Cars being acquired in 2002 by PSA Group, Dillon remained as the de facto CEO, albeit with only a 50% stake in the company.

Dillon stepped down as Dillon Cars' CEO on June 21, 2019, but continued to work for Dillon Cars as President and Chairman.

Personal life
Dillon first met Jeremy Rinne at a Dillon Cars dealership in 1987 and became engaged. The couple married in October 1988.

Dillon suffered a miscarriage in 1994, which caused the couple to switch to IVF. Their only child and daughter, Grace Cara Rinne, was born on December 30, 1996.