Composition of the Supervisory Board and Board of Management
Mr. Jörg Hofmann, former Chair of IG Metall, resigned from the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG as of the end of the day on March 8, 2025. Ms. Christiane Benner, Chair of IG Metall, was appointed by the court as his successor with effect from March 9, 2025.
At the close of the Annual General Meeting on May 16, 2025, Mr. Mansoor Ebrahim Al-Mahmoud, former CEO of Qatar Investment Authority, resigned from the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG. The Annual General Meeting on May 16, 2025 elected Mr. Mohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi, CEO of Qatar Investment Authority, as his successor with effect from the close of the Annual General Meeting.
On May 20, 2025, Mr. Stephan Weil, former Minister President of the State of Lower Saxony, resigned from the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG. The State of Lower Saxony delegated Mr. Olaf Lies, Minister President of the State of Lower Saxony, as his successor with effect from May 20, 2025.
Supervisory Board member Ms. Marianne Heiß resigned from the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG as of the end of the day on July 4, 2025. Ms. Susanne Wiegand, Supervisory Board member and investor, was appointed by the court as her successor with effect from July 5, 2025.
In the 2025 reporting year, Mr. Gunnar Kilian resigned from the Board of Management as of the end of the day on July 4, 2025.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the former Supervisory Board members Ms. Heiß, Mr. Al-Mahmoud, Mr. Hofmann and Mr. Weil and the former Board of Management member Mr. Kilian for their contribution to the company.