Members of the Supervisory Board and Board of Management
Ms. Annika Falkengren stepped down as a member of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG with effect from February 5, 2018. Effective February 14, 2018, the Braunschweig Registry Court temporarily appointed Ms. Marianne Heiß as a member of the Supervisory Board until the end of the Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2018. On May 3, 2018, the Annual General Meeting elected Ms. Heiß as a member of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG for a full term of office.
The term of office of Dr. Wolfgang Porsche on the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG duly ended at the close of the 58th Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting reelected Dr. Porsche on May 3, 2018 for a further full term of office on the Supervisory Board.
Effective February 8, 2019, Mr. Uwe Hück stepped down from his position as a member of the Volkswagen AG Supervisory Board. Upon request of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and in accordance with section 104 AktG, the Braunschweig Registry Court appointed Mr. Werner Weresch to succeed him as a member of the Volkswagen AG Supervisory Board, effective February 21, 2019.
The enhancement of the Volkswagen Group management structure also gave rise to changes in the composition of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG. Mr. Matthias Müller resigned from his position as Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG by mutual agreement with effect from April 12, 2018. Dr. Herbert Diess was appointed to succeed him, effective April 13, 2018. Dr. Diess also heads the Volume brand group, which includes the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand. Dr. Karlheinz Blessing and Dr. Francisco Javier Garcia also left their positions as members of the Board of Management on April 12, 2018, Dr. Blessing by mutual agreement and Dr. Garcia of his own volition. Mr. Gunnar Kilian was appointed to succeed Dr. Blessing as member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG with responsibility for Human Resources effective April 13, 2018. Dr. Stefan Sommer took over from Dr. Garcia Sanz as member of the Board of Management with responsibility for Components and Procurement effective September 1, 2018. Mr. Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Board of Management of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, was newly appointed to the Group Board of Management with effect from April 13, 2018. Mr. Blume is the member of the Group Board of Management responsible for the Sport & Luxury brand group.
With effect from October 2, 2018, Mr. Rupert Stadler left the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG and the Board of Management of AUDI AG. Mr. Abraham Schot was appointed to succeed him as member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG and Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, effective January 1, 2019. Mr. Schot is the member of the Group Board of Management responsible for the Premium brand group. He became interim Chairman of the Board of Management at AUDI AG on June 19, 2018 and first attended the meetings of the Volkswagen AG Board of Management as a guest.
Prof. Jochem Heizmann retired from the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG with effect from January 10, 2019 under a retirement program. His Board responsibility for the China division was transferred to Dr. Diess with effect from January 11, 2019.
Our sincere thanks go to all of the departing members of the Supervisory Board and the Board of Management for their work.