MINI Australia Appoints New National Manager

MULGRAVE, AUSTRALIA – May 19, 2010: MINI Australia has appointed David Woollcott to the position of National Manager MINI, effective 1 July 2010.

Woollcott began his career with the BMW Group in 1999 as a Mechanical Engineering student in Munich before moving to Melbourne in 2004 to join BMW Melbourne in Special Vehicles and Sales.

He has since worked as a Product Trainer for BMW Group Australia and most recently as Sales & Marketing Manager for BMW Melbourne.

BMW Group Australia Managing Director, Stavros Yallouridis, said Woollcott has the benefit of experience on both the wholesale and retail sides of the business.

“David is a proven achiever, having won the 2009 International Sales Excellence Award, and he personifies the youth and energy of the MINI brand,” he said.

“MINI is entering exciting new territory with a number of entirely new vehicle concepts on the near horizon and David’s talents will be invaluable in taking these to market,” said Mr Yallouridis.