Volkswagen de México announces a change in its board of directors

Puebla, Pue. Volkswagen de México announces the appointment of Anders-Sundt Jensen as a member of the Management Board for the areas of Marketing, Sales and After-Sales, as well as the responsibility of the National Sales Organization (NSO). ) effective January 1, 2019, replacing Michael Glendinning, who has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Marketing, Sales and After-Sales business of Volkswagen Group South Africa, including Sub-Saharan Africa.

Michael Glendinning, a South African national with 34 years of experience with the Volkswagen Group, is completing a five-year tenure as head of the NSO in Mexico, where he was responsible for Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Porsche, Bentley and Volkswagen Utility Vehicles.

Under his leadership, the Volkswagen Group's strategy in Mexico focused on strengthening each of its brands; achieving, among other results, a historic sales record with nearly 250,000 vehicles marketed in 2016.

"Michael Glendinning's passion, extensive market knowledge and cooperation with our dealer network has contributed to the consolidation of the Volkswagen Group in Mexico over the last five years," said Steffen Reiche, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Volkswagen in Mexico. . "Faced with a challenging environment for the sector, we are confident that Anders-Sundt Jensen's leadership and extensive global marketing, sales and after-sales experience will strengthen our presence in the industry. the market and will inspire the Volkswagen Group to successfully meet the challenges of future mobility, "said Reiche.

Michael Glendinning has been appointed to the board of directors of the Volkswagen Group's marketing, sales and after-sales sectors in South Africa, including sub-Saharan Africa; responsibility that will assume from 1 December 2018.

Anders-Sundt Jensen (Oslo, Norway, 1961) has had a remarkable career of around 30 years in the automotive industry, during which he held various executive responsibilities at Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG.

Sundt Jensen graduated from the Naval Academy of Norway and studied management and marketing at the University of Friborg, Switzerland.

After being responsible for projects such as the Sprinter Industrialization in South America for Mercedes-Benz and President and CEO of the National Sales Office of Daimler-Chrysler Scandinavia, Sundt Jensen joined the Volkswagen Group in 2014.

Within the Volkswagen Group, he was responsible for marketing communication for the Volkswagen brand, as well as a member of the Volkswagen brand sales and marketing management team. His responsibilities within the Volkswagen brand included the areas of planning and implementing marketing communication strategies, media planning, content development, administration and distribution, as well as exposure interactions and digital interactions with customers.

Prior to his new appointment in Mexico, Anders-Sundt Jensen was leading the project to reintroduce the Volkswagen brand into the Iranian market, where he was responsible, among other things, for the strategy of market introduction, development of the business model, government and trade relations, legal affairs and finance, as well as the definition of the product portfolio.

Anders-Sundt Jensen has developed a strong ability to adapt to the change and direction of multicultural teams in which he has recorded his vigor, openness and wit. equipment.