BMW WOMAN
February 1st, 2002
BY MARK ROWEBMW has appointed a woman to head its Asian head office in Singapore, a move unprecedented in the history of the country. Birgit Maier is set to take up the position of managing director of BMW Asia in April, replacing the present chief, Felix Herrnberger. Ms Maier, 42, is the first woman to lead a BMW subsidiary, and one of its youngest managing directors in the group. She is also one of barely a handful of women to occupy a post traditionally dominated by male executives. Ms Maier started her career as a saleswoman with Mercedes-Benz saleswoman in ...
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