Munich. Maximilian Schöberl, Executive Vice President
of BMW AG and responsible for Corporate and Governmental Affairs at
the company, is reorganising his management team, effective October
2019, as the process of handing over to the next generation continues.
Alexander Bilgeri, previously responsible for Corporate, Product and
Innovation Communications, will take over as head of Corporate
Communications Strategy, Messaging, Communication Channels for the BMW
Group. His successor will be Nikolai Glies, previously head of
Communications for the BMW Group’s Americas region.
There will also be a change in leadership at the Government and
External Affairs Department. Dr. Thomas Becker, who has been
responsible for and further developed these topics for almost 12
years, will now bring his expertise to a new strategic role in the
changing automotive environment, within the Division of the Chairman
of the Board of Management. Becker hands over to Glenn Schmidt, who is
currently responsible for international Market Communications.
Schmidt will be followed in this role by Bill McAndrews. McAndrews,
who has served as Maximilian Schöberl’s deputy since 2006, has held
various management positions in external and internal communications
at the BMW Group, most recently as head of Corporate Communications
Strategy, Messaging, Communication Channels.
The responsibilities of Birgit Hiller (head of Internal Corporate
Communications and Communications Production Network since November
2018) and Ulrich Knieps (head of BMW Group Classic) remain unchanged.
Maximilian Schöberl: “On the basis of the new organisational
structures already introduced last year, we continue to bring in the
next generation with this realignment of my team. This will put BMW
Group Corporate and Governmental Affairs in a strong position to
support and shape external and internal change in our industry in the
years to come.”