Oliver Zipse (born 7 February 1964)[1] is a German business executive who has been the chairman of the board of management (CEO) of BMW since 16 August 2019.

He studied computer science and mathematics at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City from 1983 to 1985 without obtaining a degree.

[10] One news report summarized his achievement as follows: "Under Zipse's watch, BMW's efficient production network, which he expanded in Hungary, China and the US, has helped the company deliver industry-leading profit margins despite its relatively small scale".

[11] In July 2019, Zipse was appointed chairman of the board (CEO), effective 16 August 2019 replacing Harald Krüger.

"[22] In regard to electromobility, Zipse has been an advocate of as many in-house competencies as possible, in order to reduce the risk of job losses with the expected future production fluctuations during the transition time from petrol and diesel vehicles towards electric model lines.