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      07-20-2017, 09:32 AM   #1
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Ian Robertson to retire in 2018, to be replaced by Pieter Nota

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Ian Robertson to retire in 2018 --- Pieter Nota to assume responsibility for Sales and Brand BMW
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Munich. On 1 January 2018 Pieter Nota [pictured above] 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.”

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      07-20-2017, 10:14 AM   #2
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The new person sounds like a pure corporate type person. Let's hope he has some oil in those veins.

Not a fan Mr Robertson mainly because of the disgraceful way his team has acted (atleast online) in the past few years with one of them even banned from Twitter for racist type activity.

Here's to mr nota and hoping for a better future and looking forward to seeing what he can bring to the table. With some good products around the bend, things can be very interesting.
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Lets hope this is a step in the right direction. BMW has slowly over the last 5 years gotten further away from its roots, so bothersome to watch
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... And how about a couple of high-RPM naturally aspirated engines while you're at it!
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... And how about a couple of high-RPM naturally aspirated engines while you're at it!
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Dr. Ian Robertson is about to turn 60 when BMW forces retirement.

I wonder who will snag him up?
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Hopefully BMW will return to sporty clean designs instead of creating ugly contraptions that want to be both limousines and sports cars at the same time.
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Dr. Ian Robertson is about to turn 60 when BMW forces retirement.

I wonder who will snag him up?
Maybe his buddy at Hyundai N ?
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I would not surprised!

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Maybe his buddy at Hyundai N ?
That JLR or the Chinese company that lapped up the i team.

I must say that the move to hire a non car outsider was a surprise especially one not from the tech industry. It will likely ruffle some feathers in Munich and I won't be surprised to see some other departures soon.

I am also surprised that they didn't move him to a consultant or supervisory board position.
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Dr. Ian Robertson is about to turn 60 when BMW forces retirement.

I wonder who will snag him up?
Maybe his buddy at Hyundai N ?
He has lots of life left and a huge amount of beneficial knowledge.

I bet u are on to something.
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