Oliver Blume
Born (1968-06-06) 6 June 1968
Braunschweig
CitizenshipGerman
Alma materBraunschweig University of Technology
Occupation(s)CEO Volkswagen Group
CEO Porsche AG

Oliver Blume (born 6 June 1968) is a German manager and CEO of Volkswagen Group. He is also simultaneously the CEO of Porsche.[1]

Personal life

Blume was born in Braunschweig. After graduating from high school in Braunschweig, Blume studied mechanical engineering at the Braunschweig University of Technology.[2]

In 1994, Blume graduated from an international trainee program at Audi.

Career

At age 28, he was a planner for body shop and paint at Audi. Three years later, he took over the responsibility for the body of the Audi A3, and two more years after that, he was appointed Executive Assistant production at Audi. He received his PhD on vehicle technology. For five years, Blume was in the production planning of SEAT, another five years at the Volkswagen brand.

In 2013, he was appointed to the Porsche Executive Board, where he was responsible for production and logistics.[3]

Since 1 October 2015 Blume has served as CEO of Volkswagen subsidiary Porsche; the supervisory board of the company appointed him to this position on 30 September 2015. He replaced Matthias Müller, who became CEO of VW Group.[4]

Other activities

References

  1. ↑ Pladson, Kristie (2022-09-01). "Volkswagen: Oliver Blume takes over as CEO". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  2. ↑ Oliver Blume CV, Website Porsche, accessed July 23, 2022
  3. ↑ Preuß, Susanne. "Automobilindustrie: Blume heißt der neue Mr. Porsche". Faz.net.
  4. ↑ dpa (September 30, 2015). "Oliver Blume ist neuer Porsche-Chef". Sueddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Members from the science and business communities, and from public life, Website Fraunhofer Society, Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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