Munich. As part of a realignment of BMW Group
Corporate Communications under the leadership of Maximilian
Schöberl, responsible for Corporate and Governmental Affairs
and Executive Vice President of BMW AG, a number of personnel and
organisational changes have been made.
Bill McAndrews is now responsible for the main
department Corporate Communications Strategy, Messaging and
Communication Channels. The newly created Editorial Hub, led by
Jörg Kottmeier, previously head of Sports
Communications, is anchored in this main department. Manfred
Grunert, previously head of Archives, Collection and Classic
Brand Management, is now responsible for the Channel Operations
department and therefore also for Electronic Media. Like Jörg
Kottmeier, he reports to Bill McAndrews.
Alexander Bilgeri is responsible for the main
department Corporate, Product and Innovation Communications. The new
head of Business, Finance and Culture Communications is
Mathias Schmidt, who was previously responsible for
Internal Central Division Communications. Ingo Wirth
takes over as head of MINI and BMW Motorrad Communications, following
on from Markus Sagemann, who now leads Internal
Central Division Communications. Benjamin Titz, who
manages Innovation and Design Communications, is now also responsible
for Motorsport Communications. Mathias Schmidt, Ingo Wirth and
Benjamin Titz all report to Alexander Bilgeri.
Glenn Schmidt, previously head of Business and
Finance Communications, now heads the newly created Market
Communications main department, dealing with communications in all
international markets.
If you have any questions, please contact:
BMW Group Corporate Communications
Max-Morten Borgmann, Business and Finance Communications
Max-Morten.Borgmann@bmw.de
Phone: +49 89 382-24118
Mathias Schmidt, Head of Corporate and Culture Communications
Mathias.Schmidt@bmwgroup.com
Phone: +49 89 382-24544
Media website: www.press.bmwgroup.com
Email: presse@bmw.de
The BMW Group
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more than 140 countries.
In 2017, the BMW Group sold over 2,463,500 passenger vehicles and
more than 164,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax in the
financial year 2017 was € 10.655 billion on revenues amounting to
€ 98.678 billion. As of 31 December 2017, the BMW Group had a
workforce of 129,932 employees.
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thinking and responsible action. The company has therefore established
ecological and social sustainability throughout the value chain,
comprehensive product responsibility and a clear commitment to
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