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| Ian Robertson is a former BMW South Africa MD |
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| Dr Norbert Reithofer |
The BMW Group will undertake a strategic realignment of its
Board of Management structure, effective 1 April 2012. “The rigorous
implementation and refinement of our successful Strategy Number ONE will place
even further demands on our company in the future. We need an organisation that
can handle the increasing complexity of the tasks involved to ensure that the
BMW Group maintains its successful course in the future,” said Dr.-Ing. Norbert
Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, in Munich on
Thursday.
Some of the structures and responsibilities within the Board
of Management will be reorganised accordingly: Board of Management members
Dr.-Ing. Klaus Draeger, previously responsible for the R&D Division, and
Dr.-Ing. Herbert Diess, previously responsible for the Purchasing and Supplier
Network, will switch roles: Diess will assume responsibility for the R&D
Division within the Board of Management, and Draeger for the Purchasing
Division.
Ian Robertson will be responsible for Marketing and Sales
for the BMW brand and its BMW M and BMW i sub-brands, as well as the BMW Group
distribution channels.
Harald Krüger will remain the Board of Management member
responsible for Human Resources and continue his role as labour relations
director until June 30, 2012. In addition, he will manage a newly-formed
division with responsibility for MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, including
the product lines and marketing and sales for each area. He will also be in
charge of expanding the BMW Group’s aftersales business, which is a key focus
of the company’s Strategy Number ONE.
Effective 1 July 2012, Milagros Caiña-Andree will assume
responsibility for the BMW Group Human Resources Division and take on the role
as labour relations director. She is currently Head of Human Resources in the
Transport and Logistics division of the Deutsche Bahn Group and the board
member responsible for Human Resources at Schenker AG.
“All BMW AG Board of Management members have performed their
functions exceptionally well over
the past several years. We value executives with a global
approach and a wide range of expertise who have proven themselves within
diverse areas of the company,” stated Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW
AG, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg, following a meeting of the Supervisory
Board in Munich on Thursday.
“We are delighted to have Ms Caiña-Andree join the BMW
Group, as someone who has already been highly successful in various companies
and fields throughout her career. Ms Caiña-Andree will bring extensive
expertise in operational and strategic human resources and personnel management
to the BMW Group,” added Professor Milberg.
There will be no changes in the Finance and Production
divisions. BMW Group Board of Management members Dr. Friedrich Eichiner and
Frank-Peter Arndt will retain responsibility for their current divisions.
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