Chamber’s Annual Membership Luncheon Set For September 25

The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce has announced its guest speaker for the 2024 Annual Membership Luncheon set for Wednesday, September 25. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Robert Engelhorn, president and CEO of BMW Manufacturing, LLC. in Spartanburg, SC.

Engelhorn joined the BMW Group in 2011 and occupied various positions at plants in Germany and later moved to the BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) joint venture in China, where he led the Technology and Production division for the Dadong and Tiexi plants. In 2018, Engelhorn took over as director for BMW Group Plant Munich, where he prepared the plant for production of the all-electric BMW i4. In 2021, Engelhorn became President and CEO of BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg.

Since 1992, the BMW Group has invested more than $13.3 billion in its South Carolina operations. As part of a multi-year partnership, BMW and AESC in Florence will supply technology-leading battery cells to be used in the next generation electric vehicle models produced at Plant Spartanburg.

BMW Manufacturing is one of the largest BMW Group plants in the world, assembling more than 1,500 vehicles each day. Over half of its vehicles are exported to around 120 global markets, making BMW the largest automotive exporter by value in the United States for nine consecutive years.

The program will include the announcement and presentation of the Business Person of the Year award, which is sponsored by First Bank.

The luncheon will be held at the Florence Center, doors will open at 11:30 a.m. and the program begins at noon. Registration is $40 for members, $50 for non-members and $475 for a reserved table of 8.

To register online, click here.