The International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association, IMMA, has elected Stephan Schaller as its new president. The decision was taken by IMMA’s General Assembly, hosted by the Federation of Asian Motorcycle Industries (FAMI) and the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI).
Schaller, president of BMW Motorrad, who currently serves as president of the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM), will hold the IMMA presidency for two years. He succeeds Paul Jones from the United States Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (USMMA).
A mechanical engineer by training, Schaller has more than 30 years of experience in the automotive sector. Since 2012, he is the president of BMW Motorrad, the motorcycle division of BMW Group, and has been the president of the European manufacturers’ body ACEM since 2013. He had been vice-president of IMMA since May 2015.
Schaller said: “It is a privilege and an honour to take over the IMMA presidency. I will continue strengthening IMMA’s role as the trusted global voice of motorcycle manufacturers.”