Composition of the Supervisory Board and Board of Management

Mr. Jens Rothe, Chair of the General Works Council of Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH, resigned from the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG with effect from March 3, 2023. Jens Rothe had held a seat on the Supervisory Board as an employee representative since October 22, 2021. Mr. Gerardo Scarpino, Executive Director of the Volkswagen Group Works Council, was appointed by the court as his successor with effect from April 21, 2023.

The terms of office of Ms. Marianne Heiß and Mr. Wolfgang Porsche on the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG ended with effect from the close of the Annual General Meeting of Volkswagen AG on May 10, 2023, as did the term of office of Mr. Günther Horvath, which was limited by court appointment. The Annual General Meeting elected Ms. Marianne Heiß, Mr. Wolfgang Porsche and Mr. Günther Horvath for another full term of office.

Ms. Simone Mahler, Chair of the joint Works Council of Volkswagen Financial Services AG and Volkswagen Bank GmbH, resigned from the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG with effect from May 31, 2023. Simone Mahler had held a seat on the Supervisory Board as an employee representative since May 12, 2022. Ms. Karina Schnur, Chair of the General and Group Works Councils of MAN Truck & Bus SE, was appointed by the court as her successor with effect from July 11, 2023.

Effective from December 31, 2023, Mr. Peter Mosch, Chair of the General Works Council of AUDI AG, resigned from the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG. Mr. Mosch had held a seat on the Supervisory Board as an employee representative since January 18, 2006. Ms. Rita Beck, Deputy Chair of the General Works Council of AUDI AG, was appointed by the court as his successor with effect from January 9, 2024.

Effective from September 1, 2023, the Supervisory Board appointed Mr. Gernot Döllner as a member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG. Mr. Döllner took over the Progressive brand group (formerly: Premium) Board function, succeeding Markus Duesmann, who stepped down from the Board of Management by mutual agreement with effect from the close of August 31, 2023.

Our sincere thanks go out to all of the departing members of the Supervisory Board and the Board of Management for their work.