Porsche AG CEO Matthias Müller appointed CEO of VW Group

MANILA, Philippines - Matthias Müller has recently been appointed CEO of Volkswagen AG by the Supervisory Board in Wolfsburg. The Supervisory Board of Porsche AG, on the other hand, has appointed Dr. Oliver Blume as Chairman of its Executive Board as successor to Matthias Müller.  Matthias Müller said: “My most urgent task is to win back trust for the Volkswagen Group – by leaving no stone unturned and with maximum transparency, as well as drawing the right conclusions from the current situation. Under my leadership, Volkswagen will do everything it can to develop and implement the most stringent compliance and governance standards in our industry. If we manage to achieve that then the Volkswagen Group with its innovative strength, its strong brands and above all its competent and highly motivated team has the opportunity to emerge from this crisis stronger than before.”        

Matthias Müller was born in Limbach-Oberfrohna. He began his career with AUDI AG in 1978, becoming Head of the Systems Analysis Division in 1984 and Head of Project Management for the Audi A3 in 1993. He assumed responsibility for Product Management at Audi AG, SEAT and Lamborghini in 1995.

Müller moved to Wolfsburg as Head of Product Management of the Volkswagen Group and brand in 2007 and became a General Representative of the Volkswagen Group. He has been Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG and a member of the Executive Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE since 2010. In his function as Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, Müller was appointed member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG effective March 1, 2015.