Dr. Schreiber as Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors from 1st Septemeber 2012

2012, Dr. Schreiber will be officially in charge of Bentley as he takes over from Mr. Dürheimer, its present Chairman and CEO. This was officially announced by the company. In addition to assuming this responsible office, Dr. Schreiber will also be given the keys to the famed 1930 8 liter saloon which is still driven to this day.

It is this car that stood at the apex of W O Bentley's engineering prowess and which still has a top speed of 100 mph. Timing of its launch was bad as the company launched the 1930 8 Liter during the Great Depression and hence it was in production for just 9 months before Bentley was purchased by Rolls Royce.

Mr. Dürheimer has been at the helm of Bentley for past two years, during which time he has introduced the updated Continental range and laid the basis for the brands first SUV. He will now move on to be head of R&D at Audi. Schreiber, 54, was earlier with Volkswagen Group since 1984 where he was responsible for development of transmission and drivetrain technology.