Wolfgang Heinz Porsche (born 10 May 1943)[1] is a German-Austrian manager[2][3] and a member of the Porsche family.[4] He is a shareholder and chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE as well as of Porsche AG. He is the youngest son of Ferdinand (Ferry) Porsche and Dorothea Reitz. His oldest brother is Ferdinand (Butzi) Porsche, designer of the Porsche 911.[5]

Early life

After schooling, Porsche trained as a metalworker, and eventually obatined a degree in Business Administration from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. After qualifying, Porsche established his own business, importing Yamaha motorbikes to Austria. In 1976, Porsche joined Daimler-Benz. Two years later, he was appointed to the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG.

Administrative and supervisory positions

In 2007, Porsche became Chairman of both Porsche AG and Porsche Automobil Holding SE. In 2008, Porsche also joined the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG.[6] Porsche is a member of board of directors of Porsche Automobil Holding, along with Josef Michael Ahorner, Stefan Piëch, Peter Daniell Porsche, Hans Michel Piech, Ferdinand Oliver Porsche and Hans-Peter Porsche. Porsche also sits on the supervisory board of separately listed Volkswagen AG.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Wolfgang Porsche Celebrates 70th Birthday on May 10". Porsche AG. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Wolfgang Porsche - Munzinger Biographie".
  3. ^ "Wolfgang PORSCHE personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
  4. ^ Hawranek, Dietmar (21 July 2009). "The Porsche Story: A Fierce Family Feud" (21 July 2009). SPIEGEL. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  5. ^ Landler, Mark (23 December 2007). "Porsche and VW: One Happy Family?". New York Times. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Executive Profile: Wolfgang Porsche". Business Week. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Porsche hands the wheel to fourth generation members of family clan". Reuters. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
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