Marc Coma is the new managing director of KTM Spain

The former Dakar rider, Marc Coma is entering a new stage, as the five-time Dakar champion (2006, 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2015) and six-time FIM World Cross-Country Rally champion (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2014), will become the new managing director of KTM Spain as of January 2019.

A sporting career full of success. After his time as sporting director of the Dakar (ASO), an adventure that gave him the opportunity to take a new approach to his career, the new managing director of KTM Spain opens a new chapter in his personal journey.

Tied to KTM since the beginning of his racing career, the Avià native approaches this new project with great enthusiasm, and he does so alongside the brand that watched him grow as a rider and with which he has earned an enviable record and statistics that will go down in history. After 15 years together, they keep adding kilometres.

For his part, César Rojo, who has a long professional career in the motorcycle industry, as a rider, team manager and in several management positions within the sector, will remain as Managing Director leading the Spanish organisation and also the importer in Portugal. In addition to his regular duties, César Rojo will take on further responsibilities for the company KTM AG, KTM Industries AG, related to supply chain management, as well as other strategic projects.

Statements by Marc Coma, managing director of KTM Spain:

I am very proud to remain linked to KTM. I am thrilled to be able to lead a project as ambitious as the one ahead of me, in such a relevant market, and with the brand that has always been mine, the one that watched me grow. After my time as sporting director of the Dakar (ASO), an adventure that offered me the chance to take a new approach to my personal career, I am highly motivated and feel the need to bring all my knowledge of the motorsport world to a brand as established and with such good future prospects as KTM. It is very important to be able to keep growing alongside great professionals who have also been role models for me, such as César Rojo, Stefan Pierer and all the members of the KTM family, for which I am very grateful. Now, beautiful stages to complete lie ahead of us.