He has only been CEO since May. After he stumbled, the staff quickly moved forward to help him stand back on his feet.
According to his spokesman, Krueger had not been feeling well this morning before the press conference and the incident happened after he had returned from recent trips overseas .
Harald Krueger speaks during the launch of the company’s Mini Hatch automobile at the company’s Cowley plant in Oxford, U.K., November 18, 2013.
The recently appointed head of BMW, Harald Krueger, fainted on stage at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
The Frankfurt Motor show is one of the vehicle industry’s major events held in Germany, the home of many auto developers.
Turns out, it was his very first public presentation as CEO, a position he took over in May.
Krueger took over as BMW CEO in May from Norbert Reithofer.
“His condition is not worrisome, they’ve ruled out anything serious”, BMW spokesman Maximilian Schoeberl told The Associated Press after the incident.
The IAA auto show opened on Tuesday for a press tour. In addition to the country’s Big 3 – BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen – it includes 1,000 exhibitors.