{"id":240865,"date":"2023-10-05T13:50:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=240865"},"modified":"2023-10-05T13:50:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:50:16","slug":"new-rolls-royce-boss-announced-and-hes-british","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-rolls-royce-boss-announced-and-hes-british\/","title":{"rendered":"New Rolls-Royce boss announced, and he\u2019s British"},"content":{"rendered":"

The current Chief Executive Officer of BMW UK will take over as the head of Rolls-Royce from December<\/h2>\n


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Rolls-Royce is to have a British boss again, after the luxury manufacturer confirmed Chris Brownridge is to replace the retiring Torsten M\u00fcller-\u00d6tvos.<\/p>\n

The current Chief Executive Officer of BMW UK, Brownridge will take over at Rolls\u2019s Goodwood HQ on 1 December. He said he was \u201chonoured and humbled\u201d by his appointment, which comes as Rolls-Royce starts its full-EV journey by delivering the first examples of its Spectre electric coup\u00e9 to customers. \u201cTo be invited to lead this great British brand, at such a pivotal moment in its long and remarkable story, is an extraordinary privilege,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fortunate to be following Torsten as CEO. Through his vision and ambition for the brand, Rolls-Royce is today in an exceptionally strong position, and full of confidence for the future. I\u2019m absolutely delighted to be part of the Rolls-Royce story and look forward to embracing the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for us all.\u201d<\/p>\n

German M\u00fcller-\u00d6tvos is stepping down after 14 years at the helm, making him the longest-serving boss of the company since Claude Johnson, the man who persuaded Charles Rolls and Henry Royce to work together in 1904.\u00a0<\/p>\n