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BIOGRAPHY: JIM O'DONNELL, PRESIDENT, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC

Jim O'Donnell is President of BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA), a position he has held since April, 2008. In this capacity, he is responsible for all sales, marketing and distribution activities for the BMW and MINI brands of the BMW Group in the US.

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Jim O'Donnell is President of BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA), a position he
has held since April, 2008. In this capacity, he is responsible for all sales,
marketing and distribution activities for the BMW and MINI brands of the BMW
Group in the US.

O'Donnell is also Chairman and CEO of BMW (US) Holding Corp. from July 1,
2008. In this position, he is responsible for all sales, marketing and
distribution activities for the BMW and MINI brands in Canada, US and Mexico.
O'Donnell also serves as Chairman of the BMW NA Management Board.

Prior to his arrival in the US, O'Donnell was Managing Director of BMW (UK)
Ltd., a position he held from June, 2000. Under his leadership, sales of BMW
vehicles in the UK rose from 67,676 in 2000 to 121,575 in 2007. Sales of MINI
in the same period grew to 47,661, while motorcycle sales grew from 2,745 to
5,251.

Previously, O'Donnell was appointed to the position of Sales and Marketing
Director of BMW of South Africa from May, 1997. Prior to this he held the
positions of Director of Sales, Commercial Manager and Dealer Development
Manager at BMW (UK) Ltd. from 1990 to 1997.

Before joining the BMW Group in 1990, O'Donnell held various positions at Ford
Motor Company where he began his automotive career in 1979.

O'Donnell has a LLB in Scots Law from the University of Glasgow and is a
qualified Member of the Institute of Management Accountants.

O'Donnell was born in Glasgow, Scotland in December 1949. He is married with
two children.

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04/2009

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