The International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (IMMA) has elected Mr Stephan Schaller, President of BMW Motorrad since 2012, as its new President.
Schaller, who has also been President of Brussels based European motorcycle industry association ACEM (Association des Constructeurs Européens de Motocycles) since 2013, succeeds Mr Paul Jones from the United States Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (USMMA), who was the IMMA President from May 2014 to May 2016.
The decision was taken by IMMA’s General Assembly hosted by the Federation of Asian Motorcycle Industries (FAMI) and the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (IMIA) in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, on May 18th.
Schaller, who has been a Vice-President of IMMA for the past two years, will hold the IMMA presidency for a period of two years, from May 2016 to May 2018.
Upon accepting the appointment Mr Schaller said: “It is a privilege and an honour to take over the IMMA presidency. On behalf of all members, I thank Paul Jones for his leadership as President over the last two years. During my mandate, I will continue strengthening IMMA’s role as the trusted global voice of motorcycle manufacturers”.
IMMA represents “the combined skills and interests of the powered two- and three-wheeler manufacturing industry at the global level. IMMA members include regional and national industry associations representing the industry in Australia, Canada, Europe, India, Japan, South-East Asia and the United States”.
