VW Group have appointed new chiefs for their quality and design divisions to speed up decision making and improve coordination among the VW; Audi, and Porsche brands.
Michael Neumayer will be in charge of VW Group’s quality management division while retaining his position as Audi’s head of quality, and Michael Mauer (photo) will become VW Group design chief, while also retaining the same role at Porsche. The new structures are an effort to streamline prioritising and quicken implementation of decisions taken on backdrop of upheaval and disruption in the auto industry.
The management reshuffle follows a leadership restructuring announced by new VW Group CEO Oliver Blume this past September. All key functions have now been assigned to the group’s leading brands. VW brand oversee group production and procurement; Audi are in charge of group sales and quality, and Porsche will lead design and development. Managing the key functions of quality and design via the Audi and Porsche brands also will allow VW Group to intensify their customer focus, Blume said.
