Hans Dieter Pötsch Explained

Hans Dieter Pötsch
Birth Date:28 March 1951
Birth Place:Traun, Austria
Occupation:Businessman
Known For:Chairman of the executive board of Porsche SE
Chairman of the supervisory board of Volkswagen

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]

Life and career

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.[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. 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

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sam Sheehan . Hans Dieter Pötsch replaces Ferdinand Piëch as Volkswagen Chairman . Evo.co.uk . 4 September 2015 . 18 May 2017.
  2. Web site: VfL Wolfsburg ǀ Hans Dieter Pötsch . Vfl-wolfsburg.de . 31 May 2009 . 18 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Vorstand. 2019-05-06. Porsche SE. de. 2019-09-15.
  4. Web site: Hans Dieter Pötsch . handelsblatt.com . 6 March 2024.
  5. Web site: GERMANY: Hans Dieter Pötsch will be new Volkswagen Group CFO . Bcusack . 6 September 2002 . just-auto.com . 6 March 2024.
  6. Web site: VW's finance chief set to become new chairman . Andreas Cremer . 3 September 2015 . reuters.com . 6 March 2024.
  7. Web site: Hans Dieter Pötsch: Angeklagt wegen Marktmanipulation . 24 September 2019 . sueddeutsche.de . 12 March 2024.
  8. Web site: Former Volkswagen Chief to Resgin as Head of Holding Company . 17 October 2015 . nytimes.com . 14 March 2024.
  9. Chris Bryant (4 September 2015), Porsche backs Pötsch to take the helm at VW Financial Times.
  10. Web site: Here's the CFO who is inheriting the Volkswagen mess . 2 October 2015 . businessinsider.com . 17 March 2024.
  11. Patrick McGee (6 November 2016), VW criminal probe expands to include chairman Financial Times.
  12. Web site: Hans Dieter Pötsch neuer Präsident der Deutschen Handelskammer in Österreich (DHK) . 18 October 2019 . ots.at . 14 March 2024.
  13. Web site: Hans-Dieter Pötsch bleibt Chef der Porsche SE . 2 December 2021 . manager-magazin.de . 17 March 2024.
  14. https://www.bertelsmann.com/company/supervisory-board/#st-1 Supervisory Board
  15. https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/vfl/club/supervisory-board/ Supervisory Board
  16. https://www.db.com/company/en/media/Bezirksbeiraete-fuer-Deutschland--Regional-Advisory-Councils-for-Germany.pdf Members of the Regional Advisory Board, 2019
  17. https://www.lbbw.de/konzern/news-and-services/finanzberichte/geschaeftsberichte/lbbw_geschaeftsbericht_2015_7u25z2ri2_m.pdf 2015 Annual Report

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