On July 1, Zellmer is appointed to the highest position within the carmaker, so that he can be subsequently elected by the board of directors. As a member of the Volkswagen Board of Directors, Zellmer is currently responsible for sales, marketing and after sales.
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“I am pleased that we have succeeded in acquiring one of our most renowned managers for Škoda Auto. Klaus Zellmer has more than 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. During this time, he not only developed into an absolute automotive expert, but also proved that he has a great strategic and business outlook, ”said Murat Aksel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Škoda Auto.
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As of July 1, 2022, the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of Škoda Auto, Thomas Schäfer, will take over the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Volkswagen brand, at the same time becoming a member of the Group Board of Directors and managing the volume brands group.
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Klaus Zellmer graduated in business economics in 1997 as an assistant member of the Board of Directors at Porsche AG, in 1999 he joined Sales Network Development at Porsche France, then took over the management of the North American region.
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In 2000, as project manager, he was responsible for building the Sales and Marketing areas as part of the establishment of a new Porsche subsidiary in Leipzig. After working at the head of the customer center at the Porsche plant, Zellmer became the head of marketing at Porsche Deutschland, and in 2010 he became the head of it.
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