BMW has appointed Helen Westby as managing director at BMW Group Ireland.

Westby succeeds Kevin Davidson, who is retiring after a three decade career with the group, most recently in charge of BMW in Ireland for the last three years.

Westby began working for BMW in 2000 as a consultant before moving to a regional business development manager role. In 2013, she was promoted to regional sales manager prior to taking charge of the group’s Training Academy.

Helen Westby holds an MBA from the Henley Business School and is from Surrey.

Chris Brownridge, CEO of BMW Group UK and Ireland, commented: “I am excited to see Helen appointed to this role having demonstrated her expertise and capabilities across a whole variety of business areas. I’m confident she will build upon the great momentum and successes we have seen in Ireland in the past number of years.

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“I would also like to thank Kevin Davidson for his commitment to the BMW Group for over thirty years and for having driven the business forward in Ireland over the past three years.”

With its four brands BMW, MINI, RollsRoyce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group production network comprises over 30 production sites worldwide, and a sales network in  140 countries.

In 2022, BMW Group sold nearly 2.4 million passenger vehicles and over 202,000 motorcycles worldwide. Pre-tax profit in FY22 was € 23.5bn on revenue of €143bn.

Worldwide BMW Group employs c.150,000 people.

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