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Economics
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Volkswagen again uses the direction of the Munich automaker BMW: As formerly, the boss of Volkswagen, Diess, now changes the general manager of BMW Duesmann in Wolfsburg. BMW director Markus Duesmann gets a new employer: Volkswagen's supervisory board decided to offer the former purchasing director of the Munich-based automaker a position on the board of directors, said Volkswagen in Wolfsburg with. Duesmann would resume his work as soon as he was available to do so
Duesmann would not renew his contract in Munich for personal reasons, it was said at BMW. He had been released from his executive duties with immediate effect. BMW and Volkswagen have confirmed with media reports, in which a change Duesmanns in Wolfsburg the speech is. According to "Handelsblatt" Duesmann should be expected as the future boss of Audi – which the companies concerned have not commented on until here.
"There is no decision yet on liability," said Michael Brendel, Volkswagen spokesman. Duesmann will join the direction of Wolfsburg as soon as possible. A similar agreement has already been signed
According to the Handelsblatt, Duesmann is still bound by a competition clause in his contract. At the earliest in half a year, but later, he could start Audi, he said. From group circles he said: "The position of the Audi leader is only one of several possibilities."
New Munich men
Almost three years after the diesel scandal Volkswagen is still with the expensive working manipulations busy. In the subsidiary Audi, which is considered the seed of software cheating, the call for a fresh start of staff has become stronger and stronger.
The Audi manufacturer of Ingolstadt is currently temporarily led by commercial director Bram Schot; CEO Rupert Stadler, who is in custody, is on leave. The Audi chief is usually also a member of the board of the VW parent company. Up to now, it has been said that Stadler was temporarily relieved of his duties "until the facts that led to his arrest were clarified".
Duesmann is not the first prominent manager who moves from Munich to Wolfsburg: VW boss, Herbert Diess, was also a member of BMW's board of directors before his work in Wolfsburg. Volkswagen has praised Duesmann as "one of the most experienced and distinguished experts in the automotive industry", which is characterized by extensive experience in various groups. The 49-year-old mechanical engineer worked for several years in the Daimler Group before joining BMW in 2007. The Westphalian Duesmann has been a member of BMW's management since October 2016.
Formula 1 Experiments
Recently, Duesmann, BMW's purchasing manager, focused on supplying raw materials for the batteries of future electric cars. The manager is also an expert in motorsport. He worked for Mercedes-Benz and BMW in the respective Formula 1 teams. At BMW, he was from 2007 as manager of the "Formula 1" business
VW Diess went to Wolfsburg in 2015 after being deprived of BMW. He first headed the VW Pbadenger Cars core brand until he replaced Matthias Müller as CEO of the Group in April. In Munich he was head of the development department, before the former VW boss, Martin Winterkorn, did not bring him to Wolfsburg
such changes are not unusual in German car manufacturers, including the former boss of VW, Bernd Pischetsrieder. BMW at the top of the group. In certain circumstances, the new employer also pays the former employer a payment to release a manager earlier or to pay his or her pension entitlement.
It is still unclear whether Duesmann is actually destined to succeed Stadler at the head of Audi. VW board member Hiltrud Werner spoke last time in an interview with the Financial Times against a premature dismissal of Stadler. "I can only speak for myself, but if someone is humiliated in this way, in my opinion, there is no reason for the council to humiliate him even more," said VW's Head of Integrity and Legal Affairs. Stadler was not charged and the investigators did not submit any evidence of wrongdoing.
Source: n-tv.de
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