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BMW South Africa appoints new General Manager for Group Communications
Tue Jan 27 15:00:00 CET 2015 Press Release
Diederik Reitsma will be taking over as the new General Manager for Group Communications at BMW Group South Africa as of February 1st, 2015. He succeeds Guy Kilfoil who has moved to a new position as the General Manager for Brand Management BMW, Marketing Services BMW Group. For more information see attached press release.
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Midrand – Diederik Reitsma will be taking over as the new General Manager for Group Communications at BMW Group South Africa as of February 1st, 2015. He succeeds Guy Kilfoil who has moved to a new position as the General Manager for Brand Management BMW, Marketing Services BMW Group.
Reitsma joins the company from BMW Group Netherlands where he headed up the corporate communications department for the past 11 years.
A University of Amsterdam and Economic Business School of Utrecht graduate and former freelance journalist, Reitsma is a car enthusiast and has a wealth of experience in corporate and product communications as well as internal communications and governmental affairs.
“We welcome Diederik to BMW Group South Africa and look forward to his contribution in the group communications division. Our company will benefit from his valuable international experience. We thank Guy for his commitment over the past five years and wish him well in his new role”, says Mr Tim Abbott, Managing Director of BMW Group South Africa.
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For any questions regarding this press release, please contact:
BMW South Africa’s Group Communications and Public Affairs Division:
Mr Edward Makwana
Manager: Group Automotive Communications
BMW Group South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Tel: +27-12-522-2227
Mobile: +27-83-717-3184
Email: edward.makwana@bmw.co.za
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