Board of Management

Chairman of the Board of Management (since 1 September 2010)

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Project Analyst, Adam Opel AG (1984–1987)
• Head of Manufacturing Strategy Review, General Motors Europe (1987–1989)
• Head of Investment Controlling Department, General Motors Europe (1989–1990)
• Head of Corporate Planning, Profit Analysis and Sales Controlling Department, AUDI AG (1990–1993)
• Director of Group Controlling, VOLKSWAGEN AG (1993–1995)
• Sales Coordination of the Volkswagen brand and Volkswagen Group, responsible for sales of the Volkswagen brand in Asia and the Pacific (1995–1997)
• Finance Director, Volkswagen do Brasil Ltda. (1997–1998)
• Vice-President for Finance and Corporate Strategy, Volkswagen do Brasil Ltda. (1998–2002)
• Member of the Board of Management for Commercial Affairs, ŠKODA AUTO (2002–2005) and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Management for Commercial Affairs, ŠKODA AUTO (since 2003)
• President and CEO, Volkswagen China Investment Company (2005–2010) and Global Vice President, VOLKSWAGEN AG (2006)

Honorary doctorate, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic (2006)
Advisory professor, Tongji University, China (2007)
Honorary citizen, Changchun, China (2006)

• Apprentice, Volkswagen AG Wolfsburg (1979 – 1981)
• Central Sales Planning, Volkswagen AG Wolfsburg (1982 – 1987)
• Sales Distribution Region North, Volkswagen AG Wolfsburg (1987 – 1989)
• Regional Distribution Manager Export, Volkswagen AG Wolfsburg (1990 – 1992)
• Regional Sales Manager, Special Projects, Volkswagen AG Wolfsburg (1992 – 1993)
• Head of Sales Management, Audi AG Ingolstadt (1993 – 1994)
• Head of Region Europe (Scandinavia), Audi AG Ingolstadt (1994 – 1995)
• Executive UK, National Sales, Audi AG Ingolstadt (1995 – 1996)
• Head of Sales Region Northern/ Eastern Europe, Audi AG Ingolstadt (1996 – 1998)
• Head of Sales Region Northern/ Middle/ Eastern Europe, Audi AG Ingolstadt (1998 – 2004)
• Head of Sales Region Europe and China, Audi AG Ingolstadt (2004 - 2005)
• Managing Director, Audi Division FAW-VW China in Changchun (2005 – 2008)
• Head of Sales and Marketing Germany, VW PKW in Wolfsburg (2008 – 2012)

Member of the Board of Management for Purchase (since 1 January 2010)

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Head of Expert Team at PowerTrain pilot facility, AUDI AG (1992–1994)
• Head of Tool Production (1994–1996)
• Head of A2 Production Project Team (1996–1998)
• Head of Forward and Global Sourcing (1998–2001)
• Head of Cost Analysis (2001–2003)
• Head of Purchase (Exterior) (2003–2007)
• Head of Purchase, Volkswagen South Africa (Pty.) Ltd. (2007–2010)

Member of the Board of Management for Commercial Affairs (since 1 April 2010)

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Ford-Werke GmbH, Germany (1988–1991)
• Sales Controlling, AUDI AG (1991–1993)
• Group Controlling – regions, VOLKSWAGEN AG (1993–1996)
• Controlling, Volkswagen de México S.A. de C.V. (1996–1999)
• Finance Director, Autoeuropa Automóveis, Lda. (1999–2001)
• Head of Divisional Controlling, VOLKSWAGEN AG (2001–2006)
• Head of Group Controlling, VOLKSWAGEN AG (2006–2010)

Member of the Board of Management for Production and Logistics
Russia representative of the Board (since 1 August 2010)

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Various managerial positions, VOLKSWAGEN AG (1988–1998)
• Director of Volkswagen Coaching Kassel (1998–2001)
• Head of Start-Ups of Production of New Models of the Volkswagen brand (2001–2002)
• Management Spokesman, Volkswagen Sachsen (2002–2005)
• Member of the Board of Management for Production and Technical Development, Shanghai Volkswagen (2005–2010)

Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development since 1 September 2012

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Head of Project Group Research Car Concepts, VOLKSWAGEN AG (1994-1998)
• Head of Upper Body Structure Department, VOLKSWAGEN AG (1998-1999)
• Head of Engineering Body Structure, VOLKSWAGEN AG (1999-2003)
• Head of Engineering Car Body, VOLKSWAGEN AG (2003-2009) 
• Head of Technical Development, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. (2009-2011)
• Head of Engineering Exterior, Interior and Vehicle Safety, Volkswagen Passenger Car (2011-2012)

• Kaučuk Kralupy nad Vltavou (1983–1985)
• Various positions in the financial sector, ŠKODA AUTO (1985–1995)
• Head of Controlling, ŠKODA AUTO (1996–2006)
• Member of the Board of Management for Finance, Volkswagen Slovakia, a.s. (2006–2008)
• Member of the Board of Management for Human Resources and Finance, Volkswagen Slovakia, a.s. (2008–2009)
• Member of the Board of Management for Human Resources, Volkswagen Slovakia, a.s. (2009–2010)
• Member of the Board of Management of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2008–2010)
• Director of the subsidiary ŠKODA IMMO, s.r.o. (2001–2005)
• Managing Director of the subsidiary ŠKODA AUTO UDMURTIJA (2000–2002)
• Member of the Academic Board at the University of Economy, Prague (since 2011)
• Vice-chairman of the Czech Chamber of the Automotive Industry Association (since 2011)