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Thomas Thym takes over as Head of BMW Group Plant Landshut
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Since 2019, Thym has headed up both global purchasing and the supplier network for interior components, as well as production of interior parts such as cockpits and door panels at Landshut and Wackersdorf.
Thomas Thym will succeed Stefan Kasperowski as Head of BMW Group Plant Landshut on 1 December. The 52-year-old has been at Plant Landshut since 2019 in the role of Vice President Purchasing, Quality and Production Cockpit and Door Panels. After almost four years at Landshut, Kasperowski will head up high-voltage battery production at Dingolfing and Regensburg.
“With his many years of experience in production, his expertise in the purchasing and supplier network and his connection to Plant Landshut, Thomas Thym is sure to lead the facility to further success in the future,” said Joachim Post, Member of the Board of Management, Purchasing and Supplier Network at BMW AG.
Thym began his career at the BMW Group in 1997 as a Project Manager in vehicle assembly at Plant Regensburg. This was followed by roles at the MINI plant in Oxford, England and at Group headquarters in Munich. After assignments as Head of the international purchasing office in India, the Munich-born mechanical engineering graduate took over responsibility for the strategic direction of the BMW Group’s purchasing and supplier network.
Since 2019, Thym has headed up both global purchasing and the supplier network for interior components, as well as production of interior parts such as cockpits and door panels at Landshut and Wackersdorf.
“I’m really looking forward to my new responsibilities and can’t wait to write the next chapter in the plant’s more than 50-year success story – together with the excellent Landshut team,” said Thym. “It’s also very important to me to showcase Plant Landshut not only as the largest employer in the region but also as an enduringly reliable local partner with a sense of social responsibility.”
Under Stefan Kasperowski’s leadership, the company invested around €700 million in Plant Landshut, reinforcing the importance of the BMW Group’s largest component plant worldwide. With Kasperowski at the helm, the light metal foundry – one of the most advanced of its kind – has constantly upgraded its production and logistics solutions, both in terms of efficiency and innovation, and as far as sustainability and circularity are concerned.