10-18-2004, 10:29 PM
Demission surprise du PDG de Rolls-Royce
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Reuters / October 18, 2004
Karl-Heinz Kalbfell
FRANKFURT -- Karl-Heinz Kalbfell has resigned as chairman and chief executive of luxury brand Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. to accept a new job outside parent group BMW, the German carmaker said on Monday.
It said group finance chief Stefan Krause would take over Rolls-Royce on an interim basis until a new manager could be named. Kalbfell has been in charge of Rolls-Royce only since May when his predecessor stepped down unexpectedly.
"It was a personal decision by Mr Kalbfell," a BMW spokesman said. "We regret this very much".
He declined to say what Kalbfell's new job would be and insisted his departure had nothing to do with the luxury brand's performance.
"Rolls-Royce is doing well for us this year. Production is stable. We are considering various new models, such as a long wheelbase version, a convertible or an armoured version. Everything is going according to plan," he said.
BMW's goal is still to sell 1,000 Rolls-Royce cars a year, he said, but added he could not say whether it will hit the target this year. The group sold 485 Rolls-Royces in the first nine months of 2004.
Tony Gott resigned as head of Rolls-Royce in May. He had held the position since 2002.
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Reuters / October 18, 2004
Karl-Heinz Kalbfell
FRANKFURT -- Karl-Heinz Kalbfell has resigned as chairman and chief executive of luxury brand Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. to accept a new job outside parent group BMW, the German carmaker said on Monday.
It said group finance chief Stefan Krause would take over Rolls-Royce on an interim basis until a new manager could be named. Kalbfell has been in charge of Rolls-Royce only since May when his predecessor stepped down unexpectedly.
"It was a personal decision by Mr Kalbfell," a BMW spokesman said. "We regret this very much".
He declined to say what Kalbfell's new job would be and insisted his departure had nothing to do with the luxury brand's performance.
"Rolls-Royce is doing well for us this year. Production is stable. We are considering various new models, such as a long wheelbase version, a convertible or an armoured version. Everything is going according to plan," he said.
BMW's goal is still to sell 1,000 Rolls-Royce cars a year, he said, but added he could not say whether it will hit the target this year. The group sold 485 Rolls-Royces in the first nine months of 2004.
Tony Gott resigned as head of Rolls-Royce in May. He had held the position since 2002.
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Aussi vite que possible, aussi lentement que nécessaire...
