BMW

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BMW

COMPANY

Founded in 1910 as Gustav Flying Machine Factory by Gustav Otto, and merged with Rapp Motor Works in 1913 to become Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) in 1918. Owns Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

Official Website:
http://www.bmwgroup.com/

Industry:
Automobile

Ticker:
FRA:BMW

Corporate headquarters:
Munich, Germany

Sales:
$60B (2005)

Employees:
107,000

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Victor H. Doolan Business 7-Nov-1940 CEO of Volvo North America, 2002-05

Willy Messerschmitt Engineer 26-Jun-1898 17-Sep-1978 Designer of Nazi fighter planes

Joachim Milberg Business 10-Apr-1943 CEO of BMW, 1999-2002

Gustav Otto Business 12-Jan-1883 28-Feb-1926 Founder of BMW and Flottweg AG

Helmut Panke Business 31-Aug-1946 Chairman of BMW, 2002-06

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Robert W. Lane Business 14-Nov-1949 CEO of Deere, 2000-09

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Arthur L. Kelly Business c. 1938 Partner, KEL Enterprises

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Joachim Milberg Business 10-Apr-1943 CEO of BMW, 1999-2002

Helmut Panke Business 31-Aug-1946 Chairman of BMW, 2002-06

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