THE director of MINI, Chris Brownridge, has left his post…and rejoined BMW as sales marketing director.

The former BMW marketing director, who left to become director of MINI in November 2013, will take up his new appointment on January 01, 2018.

At BMW, Chris will succeed Richard Hudson who has now left the company.

An experienced BMW executive, Chris first joined BMW in 2000, and has gained a substantial breadth of experience from around the business in departments such as sales, product management and marketing communications, as well as overseeing the growth of the MINI brand in the UK and Ireland.

A new director of MINI will be announced shortly.