Wolfgang Durheimer to head Bentley

Wolfgang Durheimer, General Representative of the Volkswagen Group responsible for motorsport, is to become Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Motors Ltd. with effect from June 1, 2014. He is to succeed Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber, who will take up a leading

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Stuart Jackson elected for third-term as TyreSafe Chairman

Stuart Jackson has been re-elected as the Chairman of not-for-profit road safety campaign group TyreSafe. The appointment sees Jackson start his third-term as the Head of the not-for-profit road safety organisation which he has led since 2010.

"I'm honoured to have been re-elected

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Tim Tozer appointed CMD of Vauxhall Motors and CEO Opel Ireland

Tim Tozer has been appointed to the position of Chairman and Managing Director of Vauxhall Motors and CEO Opel Ireland, following the departure of Duncan Aldred to become US Vice-President, Buick-GMC Sales, Service and Marketing, located at GM's headquarters

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Paul Willcox appointed as Chairman for Nissan Europe

Nissan announced the appointment of Paul Willcox as Chairman for Nissan's Europe region.

The appointment is part of senior management and organisational changes designed to further strengthen operations in Europe and globally. Willcox will report to Trevor Mann,

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Dan Akerson to retire in January 2014, Mary Barra to become next GM CEO; more senior changes too

General Motors announced that Dan Akerson, who guided today's GM to record profits and dramatic improvement in vehicle quality while closing the chapter on government ownership in the company, will step down as Chairman and CEO on January 15, 2014.

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Tim Lee named Chairman of GM China, Stefan Jacoby to lead Consolidated International Operations

General Motors announced it is strengthening its International Operations management team in order to build on the company's leadership position in China, the world's largest auto market.

Tim Lee will become Chairman of GM China with responsibility

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Prof. Milberg re-elected as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG

At the end of Annual General Meeting, the Supervisory Board of BMW AG voted unanimously to re-elect Prof. Joachim Milberg as its Chairman for a mandate period of three years.

Prof. Milberg has been involved with BMW AG in various positions of responsibility

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Jurgen Stackmann to take over as Chairman of Seat S.A.

Jurgen Stackmann (51) is to take over as Chairman of Seat S.A. effective May 1, 2013. In this function he succeeds James Muir (54), who will assume a senior management function within the Volkswagen Group and will report direct to the Board of Management.

Jurgen

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Ford of Britain Chairman Joe Greenwell CBE elects to retire; MD Mark Ovenden takes on dual role

Ford of Britain Chairman Joe Greenwell CBE has elected to retire effective end of April 2013. Mark Ovenden, currently Managing Director, will add the Chairman's role to his responsibilities.

Chairman of Ford of Britain since 2009, Joe Greenwell was also

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Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann new Chairman of the Adam Opel AG Management Board, GM Europe President and GM Vice-President

The Opel Supervisory Board named Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann Chairman of the Management Board of Adam Opel AG, effective March 1, 2013. In addition, GM appointed Dr. Neumann President of GM Europe and GM Vice-President. He will become a member of GM's Executive

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