Hans Dieter Pötsch
Engineering
Volkswagen
Germany
Biography
Hans Dieter Pötsch has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG since October 7, 2015. Pötsch was born in Traun, Austria, on March 28, 1951. He studied industrial engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, from 1973 to 1979. He worked in Controlling at BMW AG in Munich, Germany, from 1979, and subsequently took up the position of Head of Controlling at BMW AG in 1984, serving in this function until 1987. He became General Manager for Finance and Administration at Trumpf GmbH & Co. KG from 1987 to 1991. He served as Chairman of the Board of Management of Trumpf GmbH & Co. KG from 1991 to 1995, and was Chairman of the Board of Management at Dürr AG from 1995 to 2002.
Research Interest
Interested in business
