Ian Robertson to retire in 2018.
Pieter Nota to assume responsibility for Sales and Brand BMW.
Munich. On 1 January 2018 Pieter Nota will join the
Board of Management of BMW AG and head the division responsible for
sales and brand BMW as well as aftersales for the BMW Group. Following
the hand-over to Pieter Nota, Dr Ian Robertson (HonDSc), current Board
of Management member for BMW sales, will continue to serve the company
as a Special Representative of the BMW Group in the UK, before
retiring on 30 June 2018.
“For almost a decade on the Board of Management of BMW AG, Ian
Robertson has shaped the image and future direction of the BMW brand
and the BMW i and BMW M sub-brands”, commented Dr. Norbert Reithofer,
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG. “Even through challenging
economic times, he enabled the continuous growth of the company by
achieving one sales record after the other. I would like to thank him
for his accomplishments and am pleased that he will remain with the
company as a BMW Group Ambassador for the UK, one of our most
important markets and production locations.”
Pieter Nota, who will head up the BMW Sales Division from 1 January
2018, moves to the BMW Group from Royal Philips. Born in the
Netherlands, the 52-year-old is currently Philips’ Chief Marketing
Officer and Executive Vice President for “Personal Health”, the
company’s consumer products and solutions business segment. Prior to
that, Nota was on the Board of Management of Beiersdorf AG as Chief
Marketing and Innovation Officer and previously held various
management functions with Unilever in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands
and Poland.
“With Pieter Nota we are able to attain an experienced sales and
marketing expert with an international profile”, stated Harald Krüger,
Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG. “I am convinced that
his proven track record in innovation and transformation will continue
to lead our core brand BMW and its products through the future of
connected mobility.”