Awards & Recognition
★Selected for Table.Briefings 'Top 100 of the Table 2025' - 100 key figures on the China scene
★Subject of SABRE Awards executive communications campaign positioning as innovation leader
Notable Facts
→CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand since July 2020 and Member of VW Group Board of Management
→Chairman and CEO of Volkswagen Group China since August 2022, responsible for world's largest auto market
→30+ year career at Volkswagen starting as apprentice shopfitter, rose through procurement and operations
→Leading VW's transformation to electric and software-defined vehicles with €14 billion investment program
→Born in Brunswick, Germany in 1968, trained at VW plant before studying industrial engineering
→Overseeing 'In China, for China' strategy with 40+ new models including 20 NEVs by 2027
→LinkedIn follower base of 56,900+ with high engagement from industry leaders