Markus Duesman
After three years, the boss of the VW premium brand Audi has to vacate his post.
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The car manufacturer Audi is replacing its top management. Markus Duesmann will give up his position as CEO of Audi as well as his seat on the board of the parent company Volkswagen, the company announced on Thursday after a supervisory board meeting. The Handelsblatt had previously reported on it.
Successor will be Gernot Döllner on September 1, previously VW chief strategist. With him, “a manager with extensive corporate and product experience has been won, who will now consistently further develop and advance the Audi strategy,” explained VW Supervisory Board Chairman Hans Dieter Pötsch.
According to corporate circles, the decisive factor in the replacement of Duesmann was his broken relationship with his management team. The team has no trust in him – which is fatal in the current phase of change at Audi. The Handelsblatt had already reported earlier in the week that the 54-year-old was fighting for his job.
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