Changes at the top for BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg
By Marcus Williams2021-09-07T09:07:00
BMW Manufacturing in the US has appointed Dr Robert Engelthorn as its new president and CEO, replacing Knudt Flor who has retired. Jeffrey Gaudiano, vice-president of production control, logistics and VPS, has also retired from the division
Dr Robert Engelthorn has taken over as president and CEO of BMW Manufacturing in the US. He replaces Knudt Flor who has retired from the company after 33 years. At the same time, Jeffrey Gaudiano has retired from his role as vice-president of production control, logistics and VPS (value-added production system). A successor for that role has not yet been announced.
Dr Engelthorn joined BMW in 2011 and has held a number of roles at BMW locations around the world. He held various senior production roles at the Munich and Regensburg plants in Germany before moving to the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture in China where he led the Technology and Production division for the Dadong and Tiexi plants.