Awards & Recognition
★Member of Volkswagen AG Board of Management (2022-present)
★CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand (2020-2022)
★Over 30 years of leadership experience at Volkswagen Group
Notable Facts
→Chairman and CEO of Volkswagen Group China since August 1, 2022
→Member of Volkswagen AG Board of Management responsible for China operations
→Former CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand (2020-2022)
→30+ year career at Volkswagen Group starting in 1993
→Leading VW's 'In China, For China' strategy with 40 new models planned by 2027
→Born September 8, 1968 in Brunswick, Germany
→Industrial engineering background, started as shopfitter at VW plant
→Overseeing VW's response to China's EV market dominated by BYD and Tesla
→Managing partnerships with Chinese tech companies like Xpeng and Horizon Robotics