Dr Ian Robertson Management Board Member of BMW AG, Sales & Marketing BMW, Sales Channels BMW Group
Since March 2008, Ian Robertson has been a member of the BMW AG Board responsible for Global Sales and Marketing. Ian was born in Oswestry, Shropshire (UK) and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Maritime Studies from the University of Wales, Cardiff. He started his career in the automotive industry as a Graduate Trainee with the Rover Group in Great Britain in 1979 and has been working in a variety of positions in the car industry ever since. From 1988 he held various senior management roles at the Rover Group, including Purchasing Director, before being promoted to Managing Director of Land Rover Vehicles in 1994. He served as Managing Director at BMW South Africa from 1999 to 2005 before becoming the Chairman and Chief Executive for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd in 2005 and he remained chairman until 2012.
The BMW Group is the only automobile and motorcycle manufacturer worldwide to focus all its brands on the premium segment. The BMW Group, with its BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands, is the world’s leading premium supplier of automobiles, motorcycles and services. The mobility of the future requires a balance between global demands and individual needs. The BMW Group therefore develops solutions that open up new possibilities and respond directly to changing customer needs for individual, sustainable mobility. The company employs a workforce of over 116,000, with operations in more than 100 countries.
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