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Editorial / Contents
Greeting from Dr. Ralf Rodepeter
Current Events
10 years of BMW Motorrad Days
Current Events
Working Meeting in Buenos Aires
Report
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Working Meeting in Buenos Aires
Report
BMW Club de France at the
Rétromobile
Like Father, like Son
Report
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Like Father, like Son
Report
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Alpine Glow 1978 – 2009
Report
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Alpine Glow 1978 – 2009
ALPINA Meeting 2010
Report
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International Convention
10 of the BMW Moto Clubes México
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Portrait
BMW Club Nederland
Diary
Key international events for the
BMW Club scene and BMW
Classic
Publication details:
V.i.S.d.P.: Ulrich Arendts
BMW Group Classic
Sales and Marketing
International Club Organizations
80788 Munich
Dear club members and BMW enthusiasts,
Allow me to take this opportunity to introduce
myself. My name is Ralf Rodepeter. I have
been working for the BMW Group in various
positions for the last 11 years, but my passion
for classic automobiles and motorcycles
goes back considerably further than this. I
first started restoring vehicles no sooner than
I had passed my driving test.
Editorial / Contents
I have been in charge of the BMW Museum
for the last two years and in this role I have
already had contact with some of you. In
these encounters I have seen you to be
enthusiastic ambassadors of the brand BMW, showing enormous dedication
and endurance. So it is a particular pleasure for me that the new re-organization
of BMW Group Classic has resulted in an extension of my responsibilities.
In addition to the BMW Museum, I am now also in charge of BMW Group
Classic communication, BMW Group Classic events and the International
Club Organization. I have a well-established team to support me in each of
these four areas. My colleague Ulrich Arendts remains responsible for the
Club Organization. Kati Hockner, Andrea Sommer and Ilka Huss will continue
to ensure the smooth running of the BMW Clubs International Office.
As you may already be aware, I am very interested in good mutual relations
between BMW and the BMW Clubs and would ask for your ongoing trust and
involvement. As compared to competitors we have the strongest club scene
and this is something we are very proud of. We are fully aware that it is your
passion and dedication that have created this strength. This motivates us to
consolidate existing structures and establish new ones. One example of this
is the foundation of the Latin American umbrella organization.
I am also aware that the needs and wishes of BMW Clubs might be better
understood in certain areas of the BMW Group. One of the key focus points
of my work will be to bring about changes here.
I would like to offer you my sincere thanks for your support in advance. I very
much hope we will continue to talk to each other openly as we have done in
the past.
I look forward to a sound and productive collaboration.
Yours sincerely,
Ralf Rodepeter
Head of BMW Museum
Head of Marketing BMW Group Classic
Head of Communication Visitors’ Experience Munich
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