He replaces Ulrich Buck who retires this month. Schoppmann has spent the last twenty years in senior management positions within BMW Group across various brands and countries in the Sales and Marketing division. During the last four years he led the position of General Manager Operations for BMW South Africa and more recently was employed as the Project Manager for the Market Strategy China.
Looking to the future, Schoppmann revealed:
"It is an exciting time to join Rolls-Royce Motor Cars with the Middle East now the second largest region for Rolls-Royce in the world. I am looking forward to the development of our business and presence in the region."