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Sylvia Neubauer Becomes New CEO of BMW Switzerland

Leadership change at BMW Switzerland: Sylvia Neubauer becomes the new President and CEO from July 2026. The manager with 25 years of experience succeeds Sergio Solero, who returns to Italy.
Sylvia Neubauer wird neue CEO der BMW Schweiz AG.
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THE KEY POINTS IN BRIEF
• Sylvia Neubauer (49) takes over BMW (Schweiz) AG as President and CEO from 1 July 2026, subject to regulatory approval.
• She succeeds Sergio Solero, who returns to BMW Italia S.p.A as President and CEO.
• Neubauer brings over 25 years of international experience, most recently as Vice President at BMW M.

Sylvia Neubauer takes over BMW (Schweiz) AG as Pres­i­dent and CEO from July 2026. She suc­ceeds Ser­gio Solero, who returns to Italy. How­ev­er, the author­i­ties must still approve the move.

New Boss for BMW (Schweiz) AG

Sylvia Neubauer becomes the new CEO of BMW (Schweiz) AG. The 49-year-old takes over the role on 1 July 2026. How­ev­er, the reg­u­la­to­ry approvals are still pend­ing. With this move, the BMW Group delib­er­ate­ly relies on inter­na­tion­al brand and sales exper­tise for the Swiss mar­ket.

Sergio Solero Moves to BMW Italia

Neubauer suc­ceeds Ser­gio Solero, who led BMW (Schweiz) AG since March 2024. Solero now returns to Italy. There, he again takes on the role of Pres­i­dent and CEO of BMW Italia S.p.A. More­over, he already led this com­pa­ny suc­cess­ful­ly between 2014 and 2019.

In Switzer­land, Solero also set clear pri­or­i­ties. Thus, he con­sis­tent­ly advanced elec­tro­mo­bil­i­ty, sus­tain­abil­i­ty and cus­tomer focus. Con­se­quent­ly, he hands over a well-posi­tioned com­pa­ny to his suc­ces­sor.

Sylvia Neubauer 25 Years of Experience

Sylvia Neubauer brings over 25 years of inter­na­tion­al lead­er­ship expe­ri­ence. She han­dled strat­e­gy, mar­ket­ing, sales and dig­i­tal trans­for­ma­tion. Since 2023, she has led the glob­al strat­e­gy of BMW M as Vice Pres­i­dent Cus­tomer, Brand & Sales.

Pre­vi­ous­ly, Neubauer served as Vice Pres­i­dent Cor­po­rate Strat­e­gy of the BMW Group. In addi­tion, she gained ear­ly expe­ri­ence out­side the car indus­try. For instance, she worked at Deutsche Lufthansa, the E‑Plus Group and ProSiebenSat.1.

Switzerland Ranks as a Demanding Car Market

For Neubauer, Switzer­land ranks among Europe’s most inno­v­a­tive mar­kets. There­fore, she says she looks for­ward to the new task. Togeth­er with the team and the deal­er part­ners, she wants to expand the BMW Group’s posi­tion.

Bern­hard Kuh­nt, Senior Vice Pres­i­dent Region Europe of BMW AG, also prais­es the choice. Neubauer com­bines exper­tise in brand man­age­ment, sales and trans­for­ma­tion. Pre­cise­ly these fac­tors decide suc­cess in the fierce­ly com­pet­i­tive Swiss mar­ket.

Who becomes the new CEO of BMW (Schweiz) AG?

Sylvia Neubauer becomes the new Pres­i­dent and CEO of BMW (Schweiz) AG. The 49-year-old takes over the role on 1 July 2026.

Neubauer starts on 1 July 2026. How­ev­er, the reg­u­la­to­ry approvals are still pend­ing.

Neubauer has over 25 years of inter­na­tion­al lead­er­ship expe­ri­ence. Most recent­ly, she led the strat­e­gy of BMW M as Vice Pres­i­dent.

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