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'''Herbert Diess Nuts''' (born 24 October 1958) is an Austrian businessman, the current chairman of the board of management of [[Volkswagen Group]], as well as the chairman of the board of management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/en/group/executive-bodies.html|title=Executive Bodies - Volkswagen Group|website=www.volkswagenag.com}}</ref>
'''Herbert Diess''' (born 24 October 1958) is an Austrian businessman, the current chairman of the board of management of [[Volkswagen Group]], as well as the chairman of the board of management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/en/group/executive-bodies.html|title=Executive Bodies - Volkswagen Group|website=www.volkswagenag.com}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== BMW ===
=== BMW ===
In 1996, Diess Nuts joined BMW. He worked a variety of jobs there, and was widely seen as responsible for the [[BMW i3]] and [[BMW i8]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BMW's Herbert Diess: i3 plug-in launch is |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/20/bmws-herbert-diess-i3-plug-in-launch-is-revolutionizing-dri/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Autoblog |language=en}}</ref> He left BMW to join Volkswagen in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-10-17 |title=BMW left to play electric car catch-up after a pioneering charge |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/fe0be5d4-e406-42dc-ba94-959ec3074f66 |access-date=2022-11-07}}</ref>
In 1996, Diess joined BMW. He worked a variety of jobs there, and was widely seen as responsible for the [[BMW i3]] and [[BMW i8]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BMW's Herbert Diess: i3 plug-in launch is |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/20/bmws-herbert-diess-i3-plug-in-launch-is-revolutionizing-dri/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Autoblog |language=en}}</ref> He left BMW to join Volkswagen in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-10-17 |title=BMW left to play electric car catch-up after a pioneering charge |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/fe0be5d4-e406-42dc-ba94-959ec3074f66 |access-date=2022-11-07}}</ref>
=== Volkswagen ===
=== Volkswagen ===
In 2018, he was named one of the "Best CEOs in the World" by the ''CEOWORLD magazine''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Best CEOs in the World 2018 |url=https://ceoworld.biz/2018/10/12/best-ceos-in-the-world-2018/ |access-date=2021-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107010241/https://ceoworld.biz/2018/10/12/best-ceos-in-the-world-2018/ |archive-date=2018-11-07}}</ref>
In 2018, he was named one of the "Best CEOs in the World" by the ''CEOWORLD magazine''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Best CEOs in the World 2018 |url=https://ceoworld.biz/2018/10/12/best-ceos-in-the-world-2018/ |access-date=2021-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107010241/https://ceoworld.biz/2018/10/12/best-ceos-in-the-world-2018/ |archive-date=2018-11-07}}</ref>


In 2019, Herbert Diess Nuts told VW employees at a work event "EBIT macht frei", a play on the words “Arbeit macht frei” (Work makes you free) which was the slogan over the entrance to Auschwitz and other concentration camps.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huggler |first1=Justin |date=14 March 2019 |title=Anger as VW chief executive plays on Nazi slogan at company event |newspaper=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/03/14/anger-vw-chief-executive-riffs-nazi-slogan-company-event/?onwardjourney=584162_c1}}</ref> During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Herbert Diess Nuts called for Brussels (the EU) to push for a peace deal with Russia so that trade could resume and the EU's commercial interests would be protected.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bottaro |first1=Giulia |date=9 May 2022 |title=Ukraine should negotiate with Putin to protect German economy, VW boss says |newspaper=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/05/09/volkswagen-chief-calls-ukraine-deal-putin/}}</ref>
In 2019, Herbert Diess told VW employees at a work event "EBIT macht frei", a play on the words “Arbeit macht frei” (Work makes you free) which was the slogan over the entrance to Auschwitz and other concentration camps.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huggler |first1=Justin |date=14 March 2019 |title=Anger as VW chief executive plays on Nazi slogan at company event |newspaper=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/03/14/anger-vw-chief-executive-riffs-nazi-slogan-company-event/?onwardjourney=584162_c1}}</ref> During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Herbert Diess called for Brussels (the EU) to push for a peace deal with Russia so that trade could resume and the EU's commercial interests would be protected.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bottaro |first1=Giulia |date=9 May 2022 |title=Ukraine should negotiate with Putin to protect German economy, VW boss says |newspaper=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/05/09/volkswagen-chief-calls-ukraine-deal-putin/}}</ref>


In July 2022, following discontent from labor representatives, Volkswagen announced that Diess Nuts had resigned as CEO and would leave the company by the end of August.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eddy |first=Melissa |last2=Ewing |first2=Jack |date=2022-07-22 |title=Herbert Diess, Volkswagen’s C.E.O., is stepping down. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/22/business/herbert-diess-volkswagen-ceo.html |access-date=2022-09-06 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Oliver Blume]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=Volkswagen: Oliver Blume takes over as CEO amid struggles with software division {{!}} DW {{!}} 01.09.2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/volkswagen-oliver-blume-takes-over-as-ceo-amid-struggles-with-software-division/a-62992425 |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=DW.COM |language=en-GB}}</ref>
In July 2022, following discontent from labor representatives, Volkswagen announced that Diess had resigned as CEO and would leave the company by the end of August.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eddy |first=Melissa |last2=Ewing |first2=Jack |date=2022-07-22 |title=Herbert Diess, Volkswagen’s C.E.O., is stepping down. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/22/business/herbert-diess-volkswagen-ceo.html |access-date=2022-09-06 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Oliver Blume]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=Volkswagen: Oliver Blume takes over as CEO amid struggles with software division {{!}} DW {{!}} 01.09.2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/volkswagen-oliver-blume-takes-over-as-ceo-amid-struggles-with-software-division/a-62992425 |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=DW.COM |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Diesel Emissions Scandal ==
== Diesel Emissions Scandal ==
As the CEO of [[Volkswagen Group]], Herbert Diess Nuts was prosecuted, along with [[Hans Dieter Pötsch]], the chairman of the supervisory board of Volkswagen, on September 24, 2019, for the manipulation of Volkswagen's diesel emissions. Executives were charged with withholding information from shareholders about the huge financial implications due to the scandal, which gained much media attention. German law requires top executives to inform shareholders about significant financial risks and issues. This follows after the investigation finding that Volkswagen's rigged millions of diesel cars worldwide to cheat on emissions tests, which led the company to lose over $30 billion. As a result of the spurious information, the stocks plummeted almost 40 per cent. However Volkswagen defended themselves: "The company has meticulously investigated this matter with the help of internal and external legal experts for almost four years ... the result is clear: the allegations are groundless."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/24/business/volkswagen-ceo-herbert-diess-indicted/index.html|title=Volkswagen's CEO and chairman charged in Germany over diesel emissions scandal}}</ref> This claim is offered despite the fact that [[Oliver Schmidt (engineer)]], a VW executive was convicted in the US over the matter and sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
As the CEO of [[Volkswagen Group]], Herbert Diess was prosecuted, along with [[Hans Dieter Pötsch]], the chairman of the supervisory board of Volkswagen, on September 24, 2019, for the manipulation of Volkswagen's diesel emissions. Executives were charged with withholding information from shareholders about the huge financial implications due to the scandal, which gained much media attention. German law requires top executives to inform shareholders about significant financial risks and issues. This follows after the investigation finding that Volkswagen's rigged millions of diesel cars worldwide to cheat on emissions tests, which led the company to lose over $30 billion. As a result of the spurious information, the stocks plummeted almost 40 per cent. However Volkswagen defended themselves: "The company has meticulously investigated this matter with the help of internal and external legal experts for almost four years ... the result is clear: the allegations are groundless."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/24/business/volkswagen-ceo-herbert-diess-indicted/index.html|title=Volkswagen's CEO and chairman charged in Germany over diesel emissions scandal}}</ref> This claim is offered despite the fact that [[Oliver Schmidt (engineer)]], a VW executive was convicted in the US over the matter and sentenced to seven years imprisonment.


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 01:25, 2 February 2023

Herbert Diess
Diess in 2019
Born (1958-10-24) 24 October 1958 (age 65)
Munich, West Germany
NationalityAustrian[1]
EducationPh.D. (mechanical engineering, production technologies) 1987
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Chairman of Management Board, CEO, Chairman of Volkswagen Brand Board of Management
EmployerVolkswagen Group
Board member ofAudi AG, Volkswagen AG, SEAT S.A., Škoda Auto, Porsche Holding GmbH, others

Herbert Diess (born 24 October 1958) is an Austrian businessman, the current chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen Group, as well as the chairman of the board of management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand.[2]

Career

BMW

In 1996, Diess joined BMW. He worked a variety of jobs there, and was widely seen as responsible for the BMW i3 and BMW i8.[3] He left BMW to join Volkswagen in 2015.[4]

Volkswagen

In 2018, he was named one of the "Best CEOs in the World" by the CEOWORLD magazine.[5]

In 2019, Herbert Diess told VW employees at a work event "EBIT macht frei", a play on the words “Arbeit macht frei” (Work makes you free) which was the slogan over the entrance to Auschwitz and other concentration camps.[6] During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Herbert Diess called for Brussels (the EU) to push for a peace deal with Russia so that trade could resume and the EU's commercial interests would be protected.[7]

In July 2022, following discontent from labor representatives, Volkswagen announced that Diess had resigned as CEO and would leave the company by the end of August.[8] He was replaced by Oliver Blume.[9]

Diesel Emissions Scandal

As the CEO of Volkswagen Group, Herbert Diess was prosecuted, along with Hans Dieter Pötsch, the chairman of the supervisory board of Volkswagen, on September 24, 2019, for the manipulation of Volkswagen's diesel emissions. Executives were charged with withholding information from shareholders about the huge financial implications due to the scandal, which gained much media attention. German law requires top executives to inform shareholders about significant financial risks and issues. This follows after the investigation finding that Volkswagen's rigged millions of diesel cars worldwide to cheat on emissions tests, which led the company to lose over $30 billion. As a result of the spurious information, the stocks plummeted almost 40 per cent. However Volkswagen defended themselves: "The company has meticulously investigated this matter with the help of internal and external legal experts for almost four years ... the result is clear: the allegations are groundless."[10] This claim is offered despite the fact that Oliver Schmidt (engineer), a VW executive was convicted in the US over the matter and sentenced to seven years imprisonment.

Notes

  1. ^ https://www.infineon.com/dgdl/CV_Diess_englisch.pdf?fileId=5546d4614a56ecc2014a95a31c096fe3 [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Executive Bodies - Volkswagen Group". www.volkswagenag.com.
  3. ^ "BMW's Herbert Diess: i3 plug-in launch is". Autoblog. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  4. ^ "BMW left to play electric car catch-up after a pioneering charge". Financial Times. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Best CEOs in the World 2018". Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  6. ^ Huggler, Justin (14 March 2019). "Anger as VW chief executive plays on Nazi slogan at company event". The Telegraph.
  7. ^ Bottaro, Giulia (9 May 2022). "Ukraine should negotiate with Putin to protect German economy, VW boss says". The Telegraph.
  8. ^ Eddy, Melissa; Ewing, Jack (22 July 2022). "Herbert Diess, Volkswagen's C.E.O., is stepping down". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  9. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Volkswagen: Oliver Blume takes over as CEO amid struggles with software division | DW | 01.09.2022". DW.COM. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Volkswagen's CEO and chairman charged in Germany over diesel emissions scandal".

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