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* “His management skills have been very good,” said Philippe Houchois. “Your job as group CEO is to make people work together. And that’s where Diess failed, sadly.”<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-23/vw-taps-porsche-s-team-playing-modernizer-to-amp-up-tesla-chase</ref> | * “His management skills have been very good,” said Philippe Houchois. “Your job as group CEO is to make people work together. And that’s where Diess failed, sadly.”<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-23/vw-taps-porsche-s-team-playing-modernizer-to-amp-up-tesla-chase</ref> | ||
* “You need someone in Wolfsburg who understands the company and who is prepared to engage with the works council. I don’t know if Oliver Blume is the right person,” Bernstein analyst Arndt Ellinghorst said one year before the management change. “Ralf Brandstaetter could possibly be better at that.”<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/volkswagen-ceo-workers-idCNL8N2RV84M</ref> | * “You need someone in Wolfsburg who understands the company and who is prepared to engage with the works council. I don’t know if Oliver Blume is the right person,” Bernstein analyst Arndt Ellinghorst said one year before the management change. “Ralf Brandstaetter could possibly be better at that.”<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/volkswagen-ceo-workers-idCNL8N2RV84M</ref> | ||
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=== Management changes under his watch === | |||
==== Removed the head of design at Volkswagen Passenger Cars ==== | |||
* On January 24, 2023, Jozef Kabaň, head of Volkswagen design was replaced with Andreas Mindt, former director of Bentley design<ref name=":10">https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/andreas-mindt-appointed-as-head-of-volkswagen-design-15418</ref>. | |||
* Jozef Kabaň was appointed Creative Art Director Volkswagen and will report to board of management member responsible for Technical Development<ref name=":10" />. | |||
* Andreas Mindt joined Volkswagen in 1996 after graduating with a design degree from the university of Pforzheim<ref name=":10" />. | |||
* Mindt jointed Bentley in 2021 where he was tasked with defining Bentley’s new design language, launched in 2022<ref name=":10" />. | |||
* Mindt joined Bentley from Audi where he spearheaded Audi’s exterior design realignment Audi A1 through to the Audi e-tron GT and from the Audi Q3 through to the Audi Q8<ref name=":10" />. | |||
* Mindt served in Audi from 2014 to 2021<ref name=":10" />. | |||
* Kabaň started his career in Volkswagen Design in 1993 and took part in designing Bugatti Veyron among others<ref>https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/andreas-mindt-appointed-as-head-of-volkswagen-design-15418</ref>. | |||
* Kaban held design roles in Audi(2003-2008) and Skoda (2008-2017)<ref>https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/andreas-mindt-appointed-as-head-of-volkswagen-design-15418</ref>. | |||
* Kaban had been chief designer of Volkswagen Group from 2020<ref name=":10" />. | |||
* Rumour has it that Kaban was replaced with Mindt because Oliver Blume was unimpressed with the design of ID.2, which needed to be revised<ref>https://www.carscoops.com/2023/01/vw-ceo-replaces-chief-designer-after-reported-displeasure-with-his-work/</ref>. | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||