New Vice President Named at BMW Manufacturing Co.
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New Vice President Named at BMW Manufacturing Co.
Dr. Thomas Arlt has been named vice president of logistics and information technology at BMW Manufacturing Co. He replaced Manfred Stoeger, who has assumed responsibility for after sales technical services and market development in Munich.
Most recently, Arlt was manager of logistics product planning at BMW’s Regensburg plant in Germany where he was responsible for supply chain planning, packaging planning, and supply chain quality for car projects.
He began his career with BMW in September 1996 after receiving a doctorate from the Technical University in Munich, Germany and has since held numerous positions within BMW’s Regensburg and Spartanburg plants.
From 1996 though 1999, Arlt worked at BMW’s Regensburg plant in structure planning, vehicle control and logistics.
From August 1999 to 2001, Arlt worked at BMW Manufacturing Co. to support the X5 launch. In 2001, he returned to Germany to central transport logistics and in 2002, moved to central logistics planning.
He and his wife, Petra, have four children.