Škoda Auto - Board of Directors

Board of Directors

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Dipl.-Ing. Reinhard Jung

A graduate in production technology of Lemgo Institute of Technology, Reinhard Jung joined the VW Group in 1974. He worked as a project engineer in various international project, including the Sarajevo plant, before becoming the Volkswagen AG head of international production responsible for the Europe area. After heading up various departments in central planning in Wolfsburg and Salzgitter, he was in charge of Volkswagen brand production management. He worked also as head of the Volkswagen plant in Braunschweig and he was President of VW de Mexico where he also served as member of the Board of Directors responsible for technical issues before being appointed member of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars Board of Directors responsible for production and logistics. He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Škoda Auto since October 2007.

Further members of the Board of Directors of Škoda Auto (in alphabetical orders):

Klaus Dierkes

After studying building engineering and social sciences, in 1983, Klaus Dierkes started his professional career at the Triumph Adler company in Nürnberg. He joined VW Group in 1989 and started working at Volkswagen BKK Insurance Company. In 1997-1999 he was employed as a managing director of the Gründungs und Innovationszentrum Wolfsburg. He served as a spokesman at the AutoVision company and at the Wolfsburg AG, where he was also the Board member in 1999-2001. In 2006 he accepted the position of personnel director at Volkswagen Deutschland and he became a general agent at Volkswagen AG in 2007. Klaus Dierkes has been with Škoda Auto as the member of the Board of Directors responsible for Human Resources Management since 2008 .

Dipl.-Ökonom Fred Kappler

After studying business sciences at the Braunschweig Technical University and the University of Hannover, Fred Kappler joined Volkswagen AG in 1982. He was working in several positions in the department of foreign sales, spare parts marketing and after-sales marketing. In 1997 he became First Vice President of FAW/VW in China. From June 2000 he was Volkswagen Head of Sales for the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2004 he came to Škoda Auto, where became a member of the Board of Directors with responsibility for Sales and Marketing.

Dipl.-Ing. Holger Kintscher

Holger Kintscher studied production engineering at the Lippe Institute of Technology. In 1987 he started work at Volkswagen AG, where he initially worked in several positions in Education/Training, Controlling and Finance. In 1994-1995 he was Deputy Head of Finance at Volkswagen’s Poznan plant in Poland, where he also served on the Board of Directors with responsibility for Commercial Affairs. In 1997-2000 he was in charge of the Development and Product Controlling area for Volkswagen’s Commercial Vehicles brand in Hannover. Later he became its Chief Financial Officer. Since 2005 he has been the member of the Board of Directors of Škoda Auto responsible for Commercial Affairs.

Horst Mühl

After serving an apprenticeship as a tooling technician, Horst Mühl attended night school and graduated in mechanical engineering from the Teutloff School in Braunschweig. He joined Volkswagen AG in 1969 and started working in the production planning area. Then he worked as a department head in the body shop and the Jetta I project manager. In 1979–1982 he worked at TAS Sarajevo as head of technical preparation. He was active in various senior positions in production and logistics at the Wolfsburg plant and in 1992–1996 at Škoda Auto. Then he served as Director of Volkswagen’s power unit plant in Salzgitter. From 2001 to 2004 he held the position of Technical Vice President of FAW/VW in Changchun, China. He has been the member of the Board of Directors of Škoda Auto responsible for Production and Logistics since January 2005.

Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Scholz

Dr. Eckhard Scholz graduated from the Braunschweig Technical University with a major in Energy and Process Technology and received his doctorate in 2005 from the Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberge. He joined Volkswagen AG Wolfsburg in 1991, where he worked in passenger car testing. In 1995-1996 he worked at IAV Gifhorn. Then he returned to Volkswagen AG as Head of the Vehicle Body Engineering Department. After three years he accepted the position of Head of Passenger Car Equipment and in May 2002 he was appointed Head of the Car Body Development. On 1 April 2007, Dr. Eckhard Scholz was appointed the member of the Board of Directors of Škoda Auto responsible for Technical Development.