BMW production head Oliver Zipse leads race for new CEO after Harald Krüger exits
Under Krüger's leadership, BMW lost the title of best-selling luxury carmaking brand to Mercedes-Benz in 2016
05 July 2019 - 17:54
Frankfurt — BMW board member Oliver Zipse, a company veteran, is the frontrunner to become the carmaker's new CEO sources said on Friday after Harald Krüger announced he would not stay on beyond April 2020.
Krüger said he would not seek a potential extension of his contract, thereby pre-empting deliberations about whether or not to give him another five-year term...
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