Future-proof structures: BMW Group reorganises Management Board divisions

Munich. The BMW Group is reorganising its Board of
Management to create a new leaner, future-oriented structure. From 1
April 2019, the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce automotive brands will be
part of a new central Sales Division. It will be headed by Pieter
Nota, Member of the BMW AG Board of Management responsible until now
for Sales and Brand BMW, Aftersales BMW Group. Nota will also remain
responsible for additional functions including brand and product
management and aftersales. Meanwhile, BMW Motorrad will become part of
the Development Division under Management Board member Klaus Fröhlich.

 

“We are restructuring our divisions to give us the best possible
foundation for the future. It sends out a clear signal that our
organisation is lean and efficient throughout the company,” said
Harald Krüger, Chairman of the BMW AG Board of
Management, speaking in Munich on Friday.

 

Peter Schwarzenbauer, responsible for MINI, Rolls-Royce, BMW
Motorrad, Customer Engagement and Digital Business Innovation BMW
Group until the end of the first quarter of 2019, will remain a Member
of the BMW AG Board of Management until October. During this period he
will promote the company’s strategical focus on electromobility. Mr.
Schwarzenbauer will then leave the company at his own request when he
turns 60.

 

“Over the last six years, Peter Schwarzenbauer has taken MINI and
Rolls-Royce as well as BMW Motorrad to new heights and set important
impulses in the fields of Mobility Services, Digital Services and
Customer Engagement. We would like to thank him very much for that and
have every confidence that his conviction and passion for
electromobility will drive our transformation momentum and ensure the
successful launch of the MINI Electric,” said Krüger.

 

 

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The BMW Group

 

With its four brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW
Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and
motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services.
The BMW Group production network comprises 30 production and assembly
facilities in 14 countries; the company has a global sales network in
more than 140 countries.

In 2018, the BMW Group sold over 2,490,000 passenger vehicles and
more than 165,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax in the
financial year 2018 was € 9.815 billion on revenues amounting to
€ 97.480 billion. As of 31 December 2018, the BMW Group had a
workforce of 134,682 employees.

The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term
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
conserving resources as an integral part of its strategy.

 

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