Awards & Recognition
★Led Porsche to record revenue and profits during his CEO tenure (2010-2018)
★Successfully managed VW Group through 'greatest challenge in its history' according to board chairman
★Received praise from VW supervisory board for 'outstanding work' and strategic leadership
Notable Facts
→Former CEO of Volkswagen Group (2015-2018) during dieselgate crisis
→Former CEO of Porsche AG (2010-2018), achieving record financial performance
→30+ year career within Volkswagen Group starting as apprentice toolmaker
→Led VW through $24 billion emissions scandal and corporate transformation
→Computer science background with IT and product management expertise
→Born 1953 in East Germany, currently 73 years old
→Appointed to save VW during its biggest crisis, described as company 'savior'