Mario Theissen - BMW Motorsport Director.

Born: 17th August 1952, Monschau/Eifel (DE)

Nationality: German

Marital status: Married to Ulrike, one son and two daughters

Residence: Munich (DE)

Hobbies: Sport, especially running, cycling and skiing

Career:

1971-1977: Engineering degree at the Aachen University of Technology, diploma in engineering

June 1977: First BMW job in the engine calculation
department

1989: Doctorate at the Ruhr University in Bochum

1991: Director of Product Concepts at BMW AG

1992: Director Advance Drivetrain Development
at BMW

1994: Managing Director of BMW Technik GmbH

1998: Head of Technik GmbH and responsible for setting up the BMW Technology Office in Palo Alto, California (USA)

1st April 1999: Appointed BMW Motorsport Director alongside
his colleague Gerhard Berger

From October 2003: Sole BMW Motorsport Director after Berger’s
departure

July 2005: Honorary Professorship for Innovative Vehicle Development in the Mechanical Engineering/Process Engineering faculty of the University of Applied Sciences in Dresden

From January 2006: As BMW Motorsport Director, now also responsible for the BMW Sauber F1 Team