Notable Facts
→Served as CEO of Volkswagen Group from September 2015 to April 2018
→Previously served as CEO of Porsche AG from 2010-2015
→Led Volkswagen through the dieselgate emissions scandal crisis
→Born in East Germany (1953), moved to West Germany as child
→Worked entire career in automotive industry starting as toolmaker at Audi
→Has Master's degree in computer science from Munich University
→Appointed to lead VW during its 'greatest challenge in history'
→Credited with helping stabilize company after emissions scandal