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Ferdinand Piëch

1937 - 2019

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Ferdinand Karl Piëch (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛʁdinant ˈpiːɛç] ; 17 April 1937 – 25 August 2019) was an Austrian business magnate, engineer, and executive who held the positions of chairman of the executive board (Vorstandsvorsitzender) of the Volkswagen Group from 1993 to 2002, and chairman of the supervisory board (Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender) from 2002 to 2015. A grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, Piëch began his career at Porsche before moving to Audi, where he was instrumental in transforming the brand into a formidable competitor to Mercedes-Benz and BMW, thanks to groundbreaking models like the Audi Quattro and the Audi 100. Trained as an engineer, Piëch had a profound impact on the design and engineering of several iconic vehicles, including the Porsche 911, Porsche 917, Audi Quattro, and most notably the Bugatti Veyron, which, as of 2012, held the title of the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive road-legal car ever produced. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand Piëch is the 120th most popular businessperson (down from 99th in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from Austria (down from 240th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Businessperson.

Ferdinand Piëch is most famous for his work as the CEO of Volkswagen from 1993 to 2002. He was instrumental in the development of the VW Golf, which is one of the most popular cars in the world.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ferdinand Piëch ranks 120 out of 847. Before him are J. Bruce Ismay, David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, Brian Epstein, Akio Morita, Jensen Huang, and Christophe Plantin. After him are Charlie Munger, Nathan Mayer Rothschild, Elizabeth Christ Trump, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Louis Chevrolet, and Thomas Cook.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ferdinand Piëch ranks 61. Before him are Sajida Talfah, Abu Nidal, Vladimir Arnold, Sigmund Jähn, Hélène Cixous, and Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. After him are Mario Capecchi, Tsukasa Hosaka, Fernando de la Rúa, Lionel Jospin, Andrei Konchalovsky, and Valentyn Sylvestrov. Among people deceased in 2019, Ferdinand Piëch ranks 59. Before him are John Robert Schrieffer, Ágnes Heller, Lennart Johansson, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Godfried Danneels, and Sigmund Jähn. After him are Fernando de la Rúa, Zhores Alferov, Kary Mullis, Tony Buzan, Alan García, and Franco Columbu.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ferdinand Piëch ranks 251 out of 1,424. Before him are Gustav Wagner (1911), Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein (1869), Leopold III, Margrave of Austria (1073), Katharina Schratt (1853), Bruno Kreisky (1911), and Otto Bauer (1881). After him are Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1211), Otto Rank (1884), Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria (1895), Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein (1656), Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (1711), and Rudolf Kirchschläger (1915).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Austria

Among businesspeople born in Austria, Ferdinand Piëch ranks 3. Before him are Dietrich Mateschitz (1944), and Mercédès Jellinek (1889). After him are Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (1909), Giovanni Battista Caproni (1886), Franz Josef Popp (1886), and Toto Wolff (1972).

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