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Members of the Supervisory Board and their Appointments

Appointments: as of December 31, 2015 or the leaving date from the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG

HANS DIETER PÖTSCH (64)
(Chairman; since October 7, 2015)
Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer of Porsche Automobil Holding SE
October 7, 2015*

Appointments:

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
  • Autostadt GmbH, Wolfsburg (Chairman)
  • Bertelsmann Management SE, Gütersloh
  • Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Gütersloh
  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart
  • Porsche Austria Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg (Chairman)
  • Porsche Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg (Chairman)
  • Porsche Retail GmbH, Salzburg (Chairman)
  • VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH, Wolfsburg (Deputy Chairman)
  • Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, Braunschweig

JÖRG HOFMANN (60)
(Deputy Chairman; since November 20, 2015)
First Chairman of IG Metall
November 20, 2015*

Appointments:

  • Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart

DR. JUR. KLAUS LIESEN (84)
July 2, 1987 – May 3, 2006*
Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG (since May 3, 2006)

DR. HUSSAIN ALI AL-ABDULLA (58)
Minister of State and Board Member of Qatar Investment Authority
April 22, 2010*

Appointments:

  • Al Ryan Investment, Doha (Chairman)
  • Gulf Investment Corporation, Safat/Kuwait
  • Kirnaf Finance, Riad (Chairman)
  • Masraf Al Rayan, Doha (Chairman)
  • Qatar Supreme Council for Economic Affairs and Investment, Doha

AKBAR AL BAKER (55)
Minister of State and Group Chief Executive of Qatar Airways
May 5, 2015*

Appointments:

  • Arab Air Carriers Organization, Beirut (Chairman)
  • International Air Transport Association, Montreal
  • Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd., London

AHMAD AL-SAYED (39)
Minister of State, Qatar
June 28, 2013 – May 5, 2015*

Appointments (on May 5, 2015):

  • Qatar National Bank, Doha

JÜRGEN DORN (49)
Chairman of the Works Council at the MAN Truck & Bus AG Munich plant, Chairman of the General Works Council of MAN Truck & Bus AG and Chairman of the Group Works Council and the SE Works Council of MAN SE (until May 31, 2015)
January 1, 2013 – June 30, 2015*

Appointments (on June 30, 2015):

  • MAN SE, Munich
  • MAN Truck & Bus AG, Munich (Deputy Chairman)

ANNIKA FALKENGREN (53)
President and Group Chief Executive of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
May 3, 2011*

Appointments:

  • FAM AB, Stockholm
  • Scania CV AB, Södertälje
  • Securitas AB, Stockholm

DR. JUR. HANS-PETER FISCHER (56)
Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Management Association
January 1, 2013*

Appointments:

  • Volkswagen Pension Trust e.V., Wolfsburg

UWE FRITSCH (59)

Chairman of the Works Council at the Volkswagen AG Braunschweig plant
April 19, 2012*

Appointments:

  • Eintracht Braunschweig GmbH & Co KGaA, Braunschweig
  • Basketball Löwen Braunschweig GmbH, Braunschweig

BABETTE FRÖHLICH (50)
IG Metall, Department head for coordination of Executive Board duties and planning
October 25, 2007*

Appointments:

  • MTU Aero Engines AG, Munich

BERTHOLD HUBER (65)
IG Metall
May 25, 2010 – November 19, 2015*

Appointments (on November 19, 2015):

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt (Deputy Chairman)
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart

UWE HÜCK (53)
Chairman of the General and Group Works Councils of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG;
July 1, 2015*

Appointments:

  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart (Deputy Chairman)
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart (Deputy Chairman)

JOHAN JÄRVKLO (42)
Chairman of IF Metall at Scania AB
November 22, 2015*

Appointments:

  • Scania CV AB, Södertälje

DR. LOUISE KIESLING (58)
Designer and entrepreneur
April 30, 2015*

JULIA KUHN-PIËCH (34)
Real estate manager
April 30, 2015 – October 1, 2015*

Appointments (on October 1, 2015):

  • MAN Truck & Bus AG, Munich

OLAF LIES (48)
Minister of Economic Affairs, Labor and Transport for the Federal State of Lower Saxony
February 19, 2013*

Appointments:

  • Deutsche Messe AG, Hanover (Chairman)
  • Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort-Marketing GmbH & Co. KG, Wilhelmshaven (Chairman)
  • Demografieagentur für die niedersächsische Wirtschaft GmbH, Hanover (Chairman)
  • JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co. KG, Wilhelmshaven (Chairman)
  • JadeWeserPort Realisierungs-Beteiligungs GmbH, Wilhelmshaven (Chairman)

HARTMUT MEINE (63)
Director of the Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt Regional Office of IG Metall
December 30, 2008 – November 21, 2015*

Appointments (on November 21, 2015):

  • Continental AG, Hanover
  • KME Germany GmbH, Osnabrück

PETER MOSCH (43)
Chairman of the General Works Council of AUDI AG
January 18, 2006*

Appointments:

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart
  • Audi Pensionskasse – Altersversorgung der AUTO UNION GmbH, VVaG, Ingolstadt

BERND OSTERLOH (59)
Chairman of the General and Group Works Councils of Volkswagen AG
January 1, 2005*

Appointments:

  • Autostadt GmbH, Wolfsburg
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart
  • Wolfsburg AG, Wolfsburg
  • Allianz für die Region GmbH, Braunschweig
  • Porsche Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg
  • SEAT, S.A., Martorell
  • ŠKODA AUTO a.s., Mladá Boleslav
  • VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH, Wolfsburg
  • Volkswagen Immobilien GmbH, Wolfsburg
  • Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, Braunschweig

HON.-PROF. DR. TECHN. H.C. DIPL.-ING. ETH FERDINAND K. PIËCH (78)
April 16, 2002 – April 25, 2015*

Appointments (on April 25, 2015):

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart
  • MAN SE, Munich (Chairman)
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart
  • Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., Bologna
  • Porsche Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg
  • Scania AB, Södertälje
  • Scania CV AB, Södertälje

DR. JUR. HANS MICHEL PIËCH (73)
Lawyer in private practice
August 7, 2009*

Appointments:

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart
  • Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd., Reading
  • Porsche Cars North America Inc., Wilmington
  • Porsche Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg
  • Porsche Ibérica S.A., Madrid
  • Porsche Italia S.p.A., Padua
  • Schmittenhöhebahn AG, Zell am See
  • Volksoper Wien GmbH, Vienna

URSULA PIËCH (59)
Supervisory Board member of AUDI AG
April 19, 2012 – April 25, 2015*

Appointments (on April 25, 2015):

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt

DR. JUR. FERDINAND OLIVER PORSCHE (54)
Member of the Board of Management of Familie Porsche AG Beteiligungsgesellschaft
August 7, 2009*

Appointments:

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart
  • PGA S.A., Paris
  • Porsche Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg
  • Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Ludwigsburg
  • Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, Braunschweig

DR. RER. COMM. WOLFGANG PORSCHE (72)
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
April 24, 2008*

Appointments:

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart (Chairman)
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart (Chairman)
  • Familie Porsche AG Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Salzburg (Chairman)
  • Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd., Reading
  • Porsche Cars North America Inc., Wilmington
  • Porsche Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg
  • Porsche Ibérica S.A., Madrid
  • Porsche Italia S.p.A., Padua
  • Schmittenhöhebahn AG, Zell am See

STEPHAN WEIL (57)
Minister-President of the Federal State of Lower Saxony
February 19, 2013*

STEPHAN WOLF (49)
Deputy Chairman of the General and Group Works Councils of Volkswagen AG
January 1, 2013*

Appointments:

  • Volkswagen Financial Services AG, Braunschweig
  • Wolfsburg AG, Wolfsburg
  • Volkswagen Pension Trust e.V., Wolfsburg

THOMAS ZWIEBLER (50)
Chairman of the Works Council of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
May 15, 2010*

COMMITTEES OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015

Members of the Executive Committee

Hans Dieter Pötsch (Chairman)
Jörg Hofmann (Deputy Chairman)
Bernd Osterloh
Dr. Wolfgang Porsche
Stephan Weil
Stephan Wolf

Members of the Mediation Committee in accordance with section 27(3) of the Mitbestimmungsgesetz (German Codetermination Act)

Hans Dieter Pötsch (Chairman)
Jörg Hofmann (Deputy Chairman)
Bernd Osterloh
Stephan Weil

Members of the Audit Committee

Dr. Ferdinand Oliver Porsche (Chairman)
Peter Mosch (Deputy Chairman)
Annika Falkengren
Babette Fröhlich

Members of the Nomination Committee

Hans Dieter Pötsch (Chairman)
Dr. Wolfgang Porsche
Stephan Weil

Special Committee on Diesel Engines

Dr. Wolfgang Porsche (Chairman)
Babette Fröhlich
Olaf Lies
Bernd Osterloh
Dr. Ferdinand Oliver Porsche
Thomas Zwiebler

  • Membership of statutory supervisory boards in Germany.
  • Comparable appointments in Germany and abroad.

* Beginning or period of membership of the Supervisory Board.