Dr.-Ing. E. h. Michael Macht

With effect from October 1, 2010, the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG appointed Michael Macht member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG with responsibility for ‘Group Production’.

Michael Macht was Chairman of the Board of Management of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG and a member of the Board of Management of Porsche Holding SE from July 23, 2009 to September 30, 2010. Prior to that, Macht was the member of the Board of Management in charge of Production and Logistics of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG from June 1998 to July 2009.

Michael Macht was born in Stuttgart on August 28, 1960. He studied mechanical engineering at Stuttgart University from 1981 to 1986 and subsequently worked as a scientist at Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO, where he was responsible for the implementation of restructuring and organizational projects with major companies.

Michael Macht started his career in the automotive industry at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, where he was a specialist for engine planning from 1990 to 1991. He took charge of the work organizations section in 1991 before serving as Director’s Assistant for production and materials development in 1992, where among other things he developed the concept and organization of the PVP Porsche improvement process.

Macht became Personal Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Management of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG in 1993, developing and implementing the P.O.L.E. program (process optimization through supplier integration). In 1994 Macht was named Managing Director of the newly-established Porsche Consulting GmbH, a position he held until he joined the Board of Management of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG in 1998.

On November 19, 2010, Macht received an honorary doctorate with the academic title of Dr.-Ing. E. h. from Stuttgart University.