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PIETER DE WAAL NAMED NEW VP, BMW MOTORRAD USA
Mon Feb 25 22:00:00 CET 2008 Press Release
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - February 25, 2008... BMW Group announced today, that Pieter de Waal will be taking over the role of Vice President, BMW Motorrad USA as of April 1st. He replaces Arturo Pineiro, who took the position of President of BMW, Central and South America.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - February 25, 2008... BMW Group announced today, that
Pieter de Waal will be taking over the role of Vice President, BMW Motorrad USA
as of April 1st. He replaces Arturo Pineiro, who took the position of President
of BMW, Central and South America.
Pieter de Waal, who grew up in South Africa, has been with BMW Group since
1994. In his current position, he heads worldwide Sales and Marketing for BMW
Motorrad based in Munich. Prior to that he worked for BMW Group in Great
Britain and South Africa as General Manager of BMW Motorrad and Technical
Director of BMW Motorsport. Before he joined BMW Group, Pieter worked for
numerous other companies including Nissan and Daimler-Benz.
Pieter de Waal is a qualified engineer with more than 20 years of experience.
He holds a diploma in Civil Engineering from the University of Stellenbosch,
South Africa.
BMW of North America took on the responsibility for BMW motorcycle sales and
distribution in October 1980, succeeding the previous private importer. Since
then, sales have grown steadily and BMW offers a full range of models in the
US, ranging from the signature Boxer-engined twin cylinder models to new
four-cylinder, two-cylinder and single-cylinder models. In 2007, deliveries of
BMW motorcycles in the US totaled 12,093. BMW is a leading provider of
motorcycles to police departments in the US.
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW
Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial
service organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including
motorcycles, the MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars;
DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in
Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW
Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's global
manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all Z4
models and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles and the upcoming X6 Sport Activity
Coupe. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through
networks of 338 BMW passenger car centers, 335 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle
centers, 142 BMW motorcycle retailers, 82 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30
Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales
headquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff
Lake, New Jersey.
Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet
at:
www.bmwgroupna.com
www.bmwusa.com
www.bmwmotorcycles.com
www.miniusa.com
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
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