Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess to step down by Sept with Board consent

Herbert Diess, the CEO of the German automaker Volkswagen, is stepping down, the company announced Friday.

Herbert Diess
CEO of Volkswagen Herbert Diess | Photo: Reuters
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1 min read Last Updated : Jul 22 2022 | 11:54 PM IST

Herbert Diess, the CEO of the German automaker Volkswagen, is stepping down, the company announced Friday.

The Wolfsburg, Germany-based company said Diess, who took over as CEO in 2018, will depart September 1 by mutual consent with the board. His contract was set to expire in 2025.

Diess presided over the automaker at a time of significant change in the industry, including a shift toward producing more electric vehicles.

Hans Dieter Ptsch, chairman of Volkswagen's supervisory board, thanked Diess in a statement and praised his role in advancing the transformation of the company.

Not only did he steer the company through extremely turbulent waters, but he also implemented a fundamentally new strategy, Ptsch said.

Oliver Blume, who is now CEO of Porsche, will succeed Diess. Volkswagen also said the company's chief financial officer, Arno Antlitz, will become the new chief operating officer.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jul 22 2022 | 11:54 PM IST

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