He was able to hold onto the executive chair of the world’s largest car manufacturer in terms of sales for around four years. Now he has to go: Herbert Diess resigns as VW CEO at the end of August. A review of his tenure
After four years he resigns: Herbert Diess at a trade fair in Las Vegas, USA. January 2018
How did Herbert Diess come to VW?
Herbert Diess was appointed by the Volkswagen Group’s Supervisory Board as of July 1, 2015 to be a member of the Group’s Board of Management and Chairman of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars core brand. After studying engineering, Diess, who was born in Munich in 1958, had previously held positions at the automotive supplier Bosch and at BMW, most recently as a development director. He was appointed CEO of Volkswagen on April 13, 2018.
