BMW M, the excessive efficiency division of the German automaker has appointed Alexander Karajlovic at head of growth, succeeding Dirk Häcker who will retire on the finish of his tenure after 11 years as head of growth and 37 years at BMW Group.
Karajlovic was beforehand mission supervisor for the XM and in command of M derivatives of the model’s X mannequin SUVs from November 2017 till end-2020, after which vp of the M product line from January 2021 to Could 2023. Karajlovic then labored in necessities, ideas and driving expertise integration in BMW Group Growth, earlier than returning to the M division for his newest put up.
His predecessor, Dirk Häcker will retire from the producer having started with the BMW Group in 1988, and Häcker has held management positions with deal with driving dynamics and later, car growth since 2001, in response to the producer; Häcker turned in command of growth at BMW M in 2015.
Häcker has additionally complemented his management roles with serving as a driving teacher beneath BMW Driving Expertise, the carmaker added.
“Dirk Häcker’s departure sees the long-term Head of Growth at BMW M GmbH bow out to begin his well-earned retirement. His title is inextricably linked with an unprecedented product offensive, superior product high quality and yearly gross sales data at BMW M,” stated BMW M CEO Franciscus van Meel.
We’re delighted to have present in Alexander Karajlovic an professional who, along with having labored at BMW M earlier than, comes with a confirmed monitor document of chassis growth know-how enabling him to take the helm and proceed this legacy of success,” van Meel added.
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