BMW picks 'decisive' Zipse as CEO

bmw zipse.jpg — At 55, Zipse has a few years before he reaches BMW's unofficial CEO retirement age of 60.

Urvaksh Karkaria

July 18, 2019 07:15 PM

BMW praised the "decisive" qualities of Oliver Zipse, the automaker's manufacturing chief, who will become new CEO starting Aug.16.

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