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NEW VICE PRESIDENT NAMED AT BMW MANUFACTURING CO.
Thu Aug 04 10:00:00 CEST 2005 Press Release
Dr. Thomas Arlt has been named vice president of logistics and information technology at BMW Manufacturing Co. He replaced Manfred Stoeger, who has assumed responsibility for after sales technical services and market development in Munich.
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Dr. Thomas Arlt has been named vice president of logistics and information
technology at BMW Manufacturing Co. He replaced Manfred Stoeger, who has
assumed responsibility for after sales technical services and market
development in Munich.
Most recently, Arlt was manager of logistics product planning at BMW's
Regensburg plant in Germany where he was responsible for supply chain planning,
packaging planning, and supply chain quality for car projects.
He began his career with BMW in September 1996 after receiving a doctorate from
the Technical University in Munich, Germany and has since held numerous
positions within BMW's Regensburg and Spartanburg plants.
From 1996 though 1999, Arlt worked at BMW's Regensburg plant in structure
planning, vehicle control and logistics.
From August 1999 to 2001, Arlt worked at BMW Manufacturing Co. to support the
X5 launch. In 2001, he returned to Germany to central transport logistics and
in 2002, moved to central logistics planning.
He and his wife, Petra, have four children.
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