Dr . Stefan Brungs leaves Bugatti
The 57-year- old , who holds a doctorate in business administration , is moving to Switzerland to become CEO of the premium brand BICO , a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilding Anders . The future President of the Bugatti , Stephan Winkelmann , who takes up his position in January 2018 , will decide on Brungs ’ successor at Bugatti .
Wolfgang Dürheimer , President of Bugatti Automobiles S . A . S . up to the end of the year , thanked Brungs : “ Dr . Stefan Brungs has done outstanding work at Bugatti and has made major contributions to the brand and its presentation in the markets with his commitment .
• The Member of the Board of Management for Sales , Marketing and Customer Service is leaving the company and the Volkswagen Group at his own wish with effect from 1 December 2017
• Brungs to become CEO of the premium brand BICO in Switzerland
• The future President of the brand , Stephan Winkelmann , will decide on Brungs ’ successor at Bugatti
With effect 1 December 2017 , Dr . Stefan Brungs , Member of the Board of Management of Bugatti Automobiles S . A . S . responsible for Sales , Marketing and Customer Service , left the company and the Volkswagen Group at his own wish . Brungs has held his position with Bugatti since October 2010 .
His highly successful pre-launch marketing campaign for the new Chiron , which is being produced in a strictly limited series of 500 vehicles , resulted in an outstanding market launch . The sale of more than 300 of these cars to date has been a great success for Dr . Brungs . He has lived for the Bugatti brand and has represented it with considerable passion .“
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