Vikram Pawah To Assume CEO Position At BMW Group Australia

Vikram Pawah has been appointed the CEO (chief executive officer) of BMW Group Australia and New Zealand. He will assume office from 1 August 2018. In addition to the new position, he will also assume the role of chairman, BMW Group India, and will continue to oversee BMW’s India operations.

Hans-Christian Baertels will replace Vikram Pawah as BMW Group India CEO. He is currently the director of finance and administration at BMW’s India wing. Before joining BMW, Vikram Pawah was the head of Harley-Davidson’s India operations and joined BMW just over a year after he was appointed MD at Harley-Davidson India.

On the occasion of his new appointment at CEO BMW Group Australia and New Zealand, the company had this to say:

Press Release

Gurgaon: Mr Vikram Pawah (47) has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of BMW Group Australia and New Zealand effective 1 August 2018. He has additionally been promoted as the Chairman of BMW Group India and will remain committed to the Indian market in his expanded role.

Mr Hans-Christian Baertels (56), currently Director, Finance and Administration at BMW Group India will take over responsibility as the acting President.

Ms Hildegard Wortmann, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, BMW Group, announced the appointments today. Ms Wortmann said “Mr Pawah brings excellent preconditions to lead BMW Group operations in India and Australia. Under his leadership, BMW Group India has successfully stood ground in a fiercely competitive environment and gained significant momentum in the Indian luxury car market”.

Mr Pawah joined BMW Group India in January 2017 and has more than twenty-five years of automotive experience. In the past, he has held multiple leadership positions at Honda Cars in Australia and India, and Harley-Davidson India.