{"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":"<h2>The current Chief Executive Officer of BMW UK will take over as the head of Rolls-Royce from December<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--M0Zdgnzr--\/f_auto,t_author-mobile@1\/v1570031644\/autoexpress\/dsc_9517_0.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--ursKSQOK--\/f_auto,t_primary-image-mobile@1\/v1696505996\/autoexpress\/2023\/10\/Chris%20Brownridge%20Rolls-Royce.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>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<p>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<p>\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<p>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<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--w8RwYE_L--\/f_auto,t_related-embed-mobile@1\/v1562244378\/autoexpress\/2017\/04\/best_of_british_v2.jpg\">Best British cars: Top 50 all-time greatest British-built cars revealed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under his guidance, Rolls-Royce has expanded its reach and strengthened its brand, as well as introducing its first SUV, the Cullinan, and increasing its sales figures as it has stretched into new regions like the Middle East and China. The brand\u2019s annual sales in 2009 were around 1,000 cars per year; by 2022 that had risen to over 6,000 units. Rolls-Royce contributes over half a billion Pounds to the UK economy every year, and the workforce in West Sussex has expanded from around 300 staff to over 2,500. A significant part in that success has been down to Bespoke, the customisation and tailored-vehicle division developed under M\u00fcller-\u00d6tvos\u2019s guidance and with input from Rolls-Royce\u2019s clients.<\/p>\n<p>M\u00fcller-\u00d6tvos said, \u201cLeading Rolls-Royce has been the greatest privilege and pleasure of my professional life. I am proud of the role my exceptional team and I have played in contributing significantly to the UK economy and to the global recognition of Britain\u2019s ability to produce the world\u2019s best luxury products.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BMW Group Chief Executive Oliver Zipse paid tribute to M\u00fcller-\u00d6tvos\u2019s achievements. \u201cTorsten\u2019s outstanding leadership, unswerving commitment, clear vision and exceptional ability to build a strong, focused team have helped make Rolls-Royce the world-class luxury brand it is today. We wish him the very best for his future endeavours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Subscribe to the UK&#x27;s favourite car magazine: get Auto Express delivered every week&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoexpress.co.uk\/rolls-royce\/361139\/new-rolls-royce-boss-announced-and-hes-british\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The current Chief Executive Officer of BMW UK will take over as the head of Rolls-Royce from December Rolls-Royce is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Rolls-Royce boss announced, and he\u2019s British - AutoMotoBuzz.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-rolls-royce-boss-announced-and-hes-british\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Rolls-Royce boss announced, and he\u2019s British - 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