Wolfsburg. Herbert Diess gives the leadership of VW-Core brand. The supervisory board of VW on Monday evening after an extraordinary meeting with. Now explosive new details have become known.
VW: Herbert Diess gives leadership at core brand
And the successor has already been determined! Until now, Ralf Brandstätter was co-managing director of VW-Core brand. From July 1, he will succeed Herbert Diess at.
At first there had been speculation that Porsche CEO Oliver Blume should move to Wolfsburg as the new head of the core brand. But the supervisory board decided differently and so the experienced Brandstätter moves up.
Diess’ allegations are now being disclosed
Before handing over the leadership of the VW core brand, CEO Herbert Diess is said to have accused the car manufacturer’s supervisory board of criminal offenses and lack of integrity. In connection with the announcement of critical internals at Volkswagen, the CEO had made corresponding accusations to individual inspectors in a manager round last week in front of several thousand executives, the “Handelsblatt” reported on Tuesday. From the group’s environment, it was said that the statements had caused considerable irritation.
Previously, details such as persistent problems in the production of the new Golf 8 or Diess’ alleged request for an early contract extension had become public. In the video conference, the manager is said to have warned that the supervisory board is weakening the company – although the spread of such information could, in his view, be assigned to certain supervisors.
Herbert Diess then had to apologize
According to reports, participants in the meeting and also members of the control committee were shocked by the statements made by the CEO. Diess then had to apologize.
A corporate spokesman said on Tuesday that the top manager’s intention was not to attack their own controllers: “Dr. This did not mean to express that members of the supervisory board have committed a criminal offense. ”The comments were“ made in the context of press reports, on the basis of which, in repeated cases, obviously confidential information had also been released to the media on topics relating to the supervisory board ”.
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Herbert Diess should concentrate on tasks as the head of the group
Herbert Diess, who as chairman of the brand board was also responsible for the division with the VW logo and had come under criticism for technical problems, was to be given “more freedom for his duties as CEO”.
Accordingly, Diess should take care of the management of the group in the future. Overall responsibility for the Volkswagen Passenger Cars division and the “Volume” brand group should remain with him. “The aim is to focus more on the respective tasks at the top of the group and brand in the ongoing transformation phase of the automotive industry,” says VW.
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This is Herbert Diess:
- Born on October 24th, 1958 in Munich
- initially worked as a research assistant at the Technical University of Munich and did her doctorate in the field of assembly automation
- from 1990 he was head of planning and maintenance at the Robert Bosch plant in Treto, Spain
- In 1996 he moved to BMW AG in Munich and again took on a management position there
- In 2007 he was appointed to the board of management of BMW AG
- In 2012, he became Chief Development Officer at BMW AG
- July 1, 2015: Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG appointed Diess as a member of the Group Executive Board
- Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft since April 13, 2018
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Herbert Diess has recently been repeatedly criticized
Herbert Diess had to answer to the supervisory board just a few days ago because of the problems with the Golf 8. But that was not the only construction site. The group’s electrical hope has recently made negative headlines again and again. Because there were problems with the software of the ID.3, which should start in summer 2020.
Criticism from within the ranks grew louder. Accordingly, the workforce has repeatedly demanded that this should make these problems a top priority.
And then there was the racism scandal surrounding the new Golf 8 promotional video. You can read more about it HERE.
These are the largest construction sites of Herbert Diess:
- Vehicles: The Golf 8 and the ID.3
- Advertising clip: Among other things, the employee side complained about how the company’s advertising clip, which was perceived as racist, was dealt with
- Digitization: This must show that the right course has been set for digitization
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VW: Purchasing manager Stefan Sommer leaves the company
But the decision around Herbert Diess should not be left on Monday. As has now become known, purchasing director Stefan Sommer leaves VW at the end of the month. That reports the “Wirtschaftswoche”. (Abr with dpa)
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