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CHRIS BROWNRIDGE APPOINTED AS NEW DIRECTOR FOR MINI UK
Mon Sep 09 11:43:20 CEST 2013 Press Release
Chris Brownridge has been appointed as the new Director for MINI UK and will take up his position on 1 November 2013.
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Chris Brownridge has been appointed as the new Director for MINI UK
and will take up his position on 1 November 2013. He succeeds Jochen
Goller, 47, who steps up to the role of Senior Vice President MINI,
responsible for all worldwide activities for the MINI brand based at
the company headquarters in Munich, Germany.
Mr Brownridge, 39, is currently BMW UK’s Marketing Director, a
post he has held since January 2012 and which is a UK executive
board position reporting to the company’s Managing Director. Since
joining BMW Group UK in 2000, he has gained extensive experience
within the business in sales, product management and marketing
communications.
Commenting on the appointments, Tim Abbott, Managing Director of
BMW Group UK, said: “The UK is the world’s second largest market for
MINI and Jochen Goller leaves the brand in great shape with sales up
four per cent so far this year with around 30,000 MINIs already sold.
“Chris’s breadth of experience across the company has proved to
be a great asset in his current role and will be even more valuable
in his new position as the MINI brand portfolio continues to develop.”
Chris Brownridge said: “This is a really exciting time to be
involved with MINI and I’m looking forward to building on the
tremendous work by Jochen and his team to further strengthen the
position of the MINI brand in the UK.”
Mr Brownridge studied Economics at Exeter University and is
married with two children. He enjoys playing squash, developing his
golf skills, photography and music.
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