BMW: Andreas Schaaf to replace Peter Kronschnabl

German Luxury car maker BMW yesterday announced that Andreas Schaaf will replace Peter Kronschnabl, who has been appointed as the President of BMW Group Russia, headquartered in Moscow, with effect from July1, 2010.

Schaaf is the Vice-President of BMW Group Korea with responsibility of Sales and Marketing. He has been associated with BMW since 1996 and had earlier served as the head of market development for the region of Asia, Pacific, Africa, and Central & Eastern Europe.

In 2009, BMW overtook Mercedes as the numero uno luxury carmaker in the Indian market with sales of 3,619 units against 3,247 units of the rival.