Hans Dieter Pötsch (born 28 March 1951) is an Austrian businessman, the chairman of the executive board of Porsche SE, and chairman of the supervisory board of Volkswagen since 2015, when he succeeded Ferdinand Piëch.[1]
Hans Dieter Pötsch | |
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.jpg) Pötsch in 2018 | |
| Born | 28 March 1951 Traun, Austria |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Chairman of the executive board of Porsche SE Chairman of the supervisory board of Volkswagen |
Life and career edit
Pötsch was born on 28 March 1951, in Traun near Linz, Austria.[2] Pötsch studied engineering management at Technische Hochschule Darmstadt.[3]
He began his career at BMW, where he worked between 1979 and 1987. He then moved to Trumpf in Ditzingen. From 1991 to 1995, Pötsch was chairman of the board at Traub AG in Reichenbach.[4] From July 1995 until the end of 2002, Pötsch was chairman of the board of management at Dürr AG in Stuttgart.[5]
In 2003, Pötsch became chief financial officer of Volkswagen AG.[2][6] Since November 2009, Pötsch has additionally been a board member for finance at Porsche Automobil Holding.[4][7] He held the position until 2015, when he was appointed chairman of the executive board at Porsche, succeeding Martin Winterkorn.[8] Following the resignation of Ferdinand Piëch, Pötsch additionally became chairman of the supervisory board at Volkswagen in 2015.[6] His nomination came at the behest of the Porsche and Piëch families, who together control a majority of VW's voting shares via the Porsche holding company.[9] Frank Witter became Pötsch's successor as CFO at Volkswagen.[10]
In 2016, a German market manipulation probe into the Volkswagen emissions scandal expanded to include Pötsch.[11]
In October 2019, Pötsch was elected President of the German Chamber of Commerce in Austria.[12]
In December 2021, Pötsch's mandate at Porsche was extended until the end of 2026.[13]
Other activities edit
Corporate boards edit
- Autostadt, chairman of the supervisory board
- Bertelsmann, member of the supervisory board (since 2011)[14]
- VfL Wolfsburg, member of the supervisory board (since 2009)[15]
- Deutsche Bank, member of the advisory board[16]
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), member of the advisory board[17]
Non-profit organizations edit
- Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, member of the board of trustees
References edit
- ^ Sam Sheehan (4 September 2015). "Hans Dieter Pötsch replaces Ferdinand Piëch as Volkswagen Chairman". Evo.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ a b "VfL Wolfsburg ǀ Hans Dieter Pötsch". Vfl-wolfsburg.de. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Vorstand". Porsche SE (in German). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Hans Dieter Pötsch". handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Bcusack (6 September 2002). "GERMANY: Hans Dieter Pötsch will be new Volkswagen Group CFO". just-auto.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b Andreas Cremer (3 September 2015). "VW's finance chief set to become new chairman". reuters.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Hans Dieter Pötsch: Angeklagt wegen Marktmanipulation". sueddeutsche.de. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Former Volkswagen Chief to Resgin as Head of Holding Company". nytimes.com. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Chris Bryant (4 September 2015), Porsche backs Pötsch to take the helm at VW Financial Times.
- ^ "Here's the CFO who is inheriting the Volkswagen mess". businessinsider.com. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Patrick McGee (6 November 2016), VW criminal probe expands to include chairman Financial Times.
- ^ "Hans Dieter Pötsch neuer Präsident der Deutschen Handelskammer in Österreich (DHK)". ots.at. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Hans-Dieter Pötsch bleibt Chef der Porsche SE". manager-magazin.de. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Supervisory Board Bertelsmann.
- ^ Supervisory Board VfL Wolfsburg.
- ^ Members of the Regional Advisory Board, 2019 Deutsche Bank.
- ^ 2015 Annual Report Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW).
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