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Graham Biggs will retire from BMW Group at the end of October after 25 years working across BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce in a variety of senior Corporate Communications roles.
He was instrumental in the launch of MINI back in 2001 and went on to lead the global Rolls-Royce communications team for the relaunch of the brand under BMW ownership in 2003 and for the first six years of its new life. He moved into his current Group Corporate Communications Director position in 2009, steering the communications for all the UK and Ireland MINI and BMW brand, product, corporate and manufacturing operations.
BMW Group UK CEO, David George, said, ‘Graham has been a stalwart of the BMW Group Corporate Communications team and I would like to thank him for his outstanding contribution to building the Group’s brands and reputation for all these years. We will miss him tremendously and wish him a very happy and healthy future as he starts an exciting new chapter of his life.’
Graham commented, ‘It has been a privilege to work for such a great organisation for so long. On my first day at Bracknell in 1999 I could sense the passion that everybody felt for the company and its cars the minute I walked through the door. That has never faded. I take with me innumerable happy memories and feel lucky to have made so many friends right across this extraordinary industry.’
Christina Burnham-Hepe, currently General Manager for Product and Internal Communications will be appointed as provisional Corporate Communications Director until further notice. Christina has been Graham’s deputy for the past two years.