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      12-22-2014, 10:15 AM   #63
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Originally Posted by EnI View Post
I guess Biermann tried to avoid the fate that hit his predecessor: the legendary M Technical Director Dr. Bernard Richter who had been replaced @ his 55s with Biermann (then 50) in the beginning of 2008, and was named Head of Project BMW Gran Turismo within M GmbH - a project (a luxury sports coupe based on Concept CS) that was ditched few months later, and Richter then completely vanished from the business. What a pity! That was such a bad HR move!

So, Biermann acted proactively and left - before BMW bosses were even able to throw him under the bus (due to Rule 60).
Good on you for talking some sense into this thread.
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