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New Corporate Sales General Manager appointed for BMW Group UK
Tue Jan 08 10:55:39 CET 2019 Press Release
• Rob East responsible for BMW and MINI sales to business and leasing customers
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Rob East has been appointed as the new General Manager, Corporate
Sales for BMW Group UK with immediate effect. In his new role, East
leads the team responsible for all BMW and MINI sales to business and
leasing customers.
Since graduating in Engineering Management, East has gained over
20 years’ experience in the automotive industry in a variety of sales,
leasing and marketing roles for both vehicle manufacturers and motor
dealers. Prior to moving to his new role, East spent nearly ten years
in a number of different roles with Mercedes Benz UK latterly as Head
of Fleet Sales.
Commenting on the appointment, Chris Brownridge, Sales Director
for BMW UK, said: “Rob brings great energy and a wealth of experience
making him the ideal addition to the UK Sales team and a natural
leader for our busy Corporate Sales team. With such an exciting and
busy period of new corporate and business oriented model launches in
2019, he joins at a perfect time.”
Rob East added: “Corporate sales are essential to our success so
ensuring we give the best service to our business and leasing
customers is going to be my focus. It’s also an exciting time to be
joining the team with the growing range models offering an even wider
choice for fleets. I look forward to strengthening our position in the
corporate sector and attracting new business customers to the BMW and
MINI brands.”
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The BMW Group
With its four brands BMW, MINI,
Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading
premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides
premium financial and mobility services. The BMW Group production
network comprises 30 production and assembly facilities in 14
countries; the company has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2017, the BMW Group sold over 2,463,500 passenger vehicles
and more than 164,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax in
the financial year 2017 was € 10.655 billion on revenues amounting to
€ 98.678 billion. As of 31 December 2017, the BMW Group had a
workforce of 129,932 employees.
The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term
thinking and responsible action. The company has therefore established
ecological and social sustainability throughout the value chain,
comprehensive product responsibility and a clear commitment to
conserving resources as an integral part of its strategy.
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Angela Stangroom General Manager, Corporate Communications
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