Markus Leithe is managing director of INFINITI's International Markets, a post he has held since April 2020. Based in Dubai, he is responsible for driving INFINITI's performance in the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Eastern Europe as well as Asian markets. Markus has full operational responsibility for his regions, covering a comprehensive mix of profitability, sales, customer experience and brand equity objectives. Prior to his role serving these markets, Leithe was managing director for INFINITI in the Middle East from January 2018.
Leithe brings more than 20 years of automotive experience across Europe and the Middle East with previous roles in Sales, Marketing, Product Planning and Business Planning at headquarters and with national sales companies and importers. Before joining INFINITI, he served as the managing director for Middle East Commercial Operations at General Motors.
Leithe graduated with an MS in International Business/Trade/Commerce from the University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna, Austria. He speaks English, French and German.
| Year of birth: | Februrary 1971 | |
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| 1995 | University of Economics and Business Administration | |
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Career Profile |
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| Apr | 2020 | Managing director, INFINITI International Markets |
| Jan | 2018 | Managing director, INFINITI Middle East |
| Jul | 2015 | Managing director, Middle East Commercial Operations, General Motors |
| Sep | 2014 | Operations director, Middle East, General Motors |
| Apr | 2013 | Marketing director, Middle East, General Motors |
| Mar | 2011 | Regional sales director, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, General Motors |
| Oct | 2009 | Managing director, Chevrolet Germany, Chevrolet Europe |
| May | 2008 | Sales director, Chevrolet Germany, Chevrolet Europe |
| Mar | 2006 | Sales operations manager, Chevrolet Europe |
| June | 2004 | Portfolio planning manager, Chevrolet Europe |
| Mar | 2002 | Business planning manager, General Motors Europe |
| June | 1999 | Project manager, Image, Customer Segmentation, Online Research, General Motors Europe |
| 1998 | Marketing specialist, Agila/Sintra European Brand Team, Opel | |
| 1997 |
Product manager, Mitsubishi |
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