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== Oliver Blume, Chairman of management board == | == Oliver Blume, Chairman of management board == | ||
=== Roles === | |||
* Oliver Blume was appointed as the chairman of management board of Volkswagen AG on July 22, 2022 to replace Herbert Diess who resigned by mutual agreement<ref name=":0">https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/oliver-blume-follows-herbert-diess-as-chairman-of-the-board-of-management-of-the-volkswagen-group-15073</ref>. | * Oliver Blume was appointed as the chairman of management board of Volkswagen AG on July 22, 2022 to replace Herbert Diess who resigned by mutual agreement<ref name=":0">https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/oliver-blume-follows-herbert-diess-as-chairman-of-the-board-of-management-of-the-volkswagen-group-15073</ref>. | ||
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* Before becoming chairman of board of management of Porsche AG, he was a Member of the Executive Board for Production since 2013<ref name=":1">https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/company/porsche-oliver-blume-ceo-portrait-11522.html#:~:text=Leader%20of%20the%20works%20council,way%20of%20inspiring%20our%20colleagues.%E2%80%9D</ref>. | * Before becoming chairman of board of management of Porsche AG, he was a Member of the Executive Board for Production since 2013<ref name=":1">https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/company/porsche-oliver-blume-ceo-portrait-11522.html#:~:text=Leader%20of%20the%20works%20council,way%20of%20inspiring%20our%20colleagues.%E2%80%9D</ref>. | ||
=== Achievements === | |||
* '''When he took over as Member of the Executive Board for Production, Porsche was facing ground-breaking challenges. But after he took over, Porsche launched two successful products onto the market under the Macan and 918 Spyder models.'''<ref name=":1" /> | * '''When he took over as Member of the Executive Board for Production, Porsche was facing ground-breaking challenges. But after he took over, Porsche launched two successful products onto the market under the Macan and 918 Spyder models.'''<ref name=":1" /> | ||
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* Blume oversaw Porsche's first full-electric vehicle, the Taycan<ref>https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/consensus-driven-blume-will-usher-new-leadership-era-volkswagen</ref>. | * Blume oversaw Porsche's first full-electric vehicle, the Taycan<ref>https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/consensus-driven-blume-will-usher-new-leadership-era-volkswagen</ref>. | ||
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=== Attributes === | |||
* He was described by his bosses as someone with a '''big heart and down-to-eart nature'''<ref name=":1" />. | |||
* Blume was also described as someone with a '''high technical expertise'''<ref name=":1" />. | |||
* '''Consensus-driven''': Blume has been a champion of teamwork and involving workers in decision making. "Oliver Blume is a team player, who does not push himself into the limelight," a source close to Blume said<ref>https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/consensus-driven-blume-will-usher-new-leadership-era-volkswagen</ref>. | |||
=== Education === | |||
* Blume has a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Brunswick - Institute of Technology<ref name=":1" />. | |||
=== Deviation from his predecessor === | |||
* Unlike his predecessor, Blume is a champion of internal combustion vehicles and sees them as having a bright future<ref>https://visor.ph/industry/volkswagen-group-ceo-oliver-blume-sees-a-bright-future-for-combustion-engines/</ref>. | |||
* He had already been touted has Diess successor before his appointment<ref>https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/herbert-diess-resigns-as-volkswagen-group-ceo</ref>. | |||
* His predecessor was not a consensus-driven person | |||
== References == | == References == |