BMW names VP for quality management, engineering

BMW Manufacturing Company has named Dr. Carsten Regent vice president for Total Vehicle, Quality Management and Engineering.

Regent joined BMW in 1998, working in Assembly at the Munich factory. Since then, he has filled a variety of roles in Planning, Analysis and Quality. He holds a doctorate in manufacturing engineering from Hannover.  

Regent replaces Peter Gilliam, who has moved to the Dingolfing plant in Germany.

BMW Manufacturing, a subsidiary of the BMW Group based in Munich, Germany, is the exclusive manufacturer of the Z4 and M Roadster, Z4 and M Coupe in addition to the X5 Sports Activity Vehicle. Its website address is www.bmwusfactory.com. In addition to the South Carolina manufacturing facility, BMW’s North American subsidiaries include sales, marketing and financial services operations in the United States, Canada and throughout Latin America, and a design firm in California.