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BMW Head on Microsoft Board
 Microsoft
wants Helmut Panke for its board of directors
Thursday, September 18, 2003: Microsoft Corp. is asking shareholders
to expand its board in a move toward greater director independence
and international experience for the leadership of a company that
has tangled fiercely with governments worldwide. The world's largest
software company on Thursday said it had invited BMW chief Helmut
Panke to join its board, along with Charles H. Noski, former vice
chairman and chief financial officer of AT&T. Panke, chairman of the
board of management of BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG of Frankfurt,
Germany, since May 2002, would be the first Microsoft board member
from outside the United States. "Helmut will bring a valuable global
perspective to our board," chairman Bill Gates said in a news
release. "His experience as chairman of one of Europe's most
successful companies will be invaluable." |
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The
men and women behind the marque. Find
out more about the people who make the ultimate contributions.
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Helmut
Panke
The CEO effective with the departure of Joachim Milberg
in May 2002.
More
information
on Helmut Panke. |
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Joachim
Milberg
In
one of the biggest upheavals in BMW history, Dr. Joachim
Milberg became president of the Management Board on
February 2, 1999.
He
departed on May 16, 2002. |
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Chris
Bangle
BMW's
American Global Design Director, protective of his
engineers and the design process, is having an impact.
BMW's
newest models showcase
the new, global designs. |
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Tom Purves
Tom Purves, the man who runs BMW of North America, is
primarily a sales and marketing executive, but this
Scotsman is also a motorsport fan and a thrill-seeker
like the rest of us.
Read
his recent speech... |
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Burkhard Göschel
Dr Burkhard Göschel, BMW Group, is a member of the board
of management of BMW AG, for development and purchasing.
His
thoughts from a recent interview... |
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Ralf
Schumacher
Brother
of the World Champion, Ralf is out to prove he is worthy
of the mantle, too. There's no brotherly-love on the
Formula 1 circuit on race day.
Learn more about Ralf
here... |
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Juan Pablo Montoya
Who's the fastest driver in F1? Michael Schumacher may
be the world champion, but based on his performance in
2002, Juan Pablo Montoya is
the champion of
the pole position!
More
about Juan
Pablo Montoya... |
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Hans-Joachim
Stuck
Does
anyone know more about BMW vehicles than Hans-Joachim
Stuck? With Boris Said, he drove the M3
GTR, and in his spare time Hans has tested new BMW ideas
like the X5 LeMans. |
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Marisol
Manso-Cortina
Salt,
pepper, chili and more...if you like the colors of the
new MINI, you have Marisol to thank.
See the colors of the MINI. |
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Paul
Bracq
One
of the greatest designers of our time, Bracq created classic Mercedes models before moving over to BMW.
Experience Bracq's design of the 1972 BMW
Turbo. |
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