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Alexander Karajlovic is appointed as vice-president for development at M as Dirk Häcker retires

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Name: Alexander Karajlovic

Company: BMW M

Role: Vice-president for development

BMW XM project manager Alexander Karajlovic (pictured above) has been appointed as the new vice-president of development for BMW's M division, following the retirement of Dirk Häcker.

Karajlovic was responsible for the M versions of BMW's SUVs as well as the XM – the go-faster division's first bespoke product since 1978 – between late 2017 and late 2020.

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