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Martin Winterkorn

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Martin Winterkorn (born 24 May 1947) is a German former business executive who served as chairman of the board of management (CEO, Vorstandsvorsitzender in German) of Volkswagen AG, the parent company of the Volkswagen Group, as well as chairman of the supervisory board of Audi, and chairman of the board of management of Porsche Automobil Holding SE. He succeeded Bernd Pischetsrieder as CEO of Volkswagen AG in 2007. Prior to that, he had been chairman of the board of management at the Volkswagen Group subsidiary Audi AG. Winterkorn resigned from Volkswagen on 23 September 2015 after the Volkswagen emissions scandal came to light. He resigned as chairman of Audi on 11 November 2015, following the disclosure of further information regarding VW's gasoline-powered engines in connection to the scandal. Winterkorn also served on the board of supervisors for German football club Bayern München from 22 February 2003 until 18 December 2018. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Winterkorn is the 335th most popular businessperson (down from 334th in 2019), the 3,024th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,200th in 2019) and the 35th most popular German Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Martin Winterkorn ranks 335 out of 847. Before him are Mike Markkula, François Coty, Carl Laemmle Jr., George Averoff, Frits Philips, and Félicien Kabuga. After him are Joseph Oller, Pavel Durov, Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Linda Yaccarino, Friedrich Bayer, and Lamine Diack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Martin Winterkorn ranks 287. Before him are David Blunkett, Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, John Powell, Tim Buckley, Millie Small, and Danilo Popivoda. After him are Uli Edel, Co Adriaanse, Jiří Kylián, Kim Campbell, Robert David Hall, and Steven Holl.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Martin Winterkorn ranks 3,026 out of 7,253. Before him are Heidi Brühl (1942), Ricarda Huch (1864), August Heissmeyer (1897), Otto Hölder (1859), Wilhelm Batz (1916), and Bruno S. (1932). After him are Elisa Radziwiłł (1803), Anni Albers (1899), Uli Edel (1947), Thilo Sarrazin (1945), Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808), and Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1407).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Germany

Among businesspeople born in Germany, Martin Winterkorn ranks 35. Before him are Friedrich Alfred Krupp (1854), Herbert Hainer (1954), Friedrich Krupp (1787), Dietmar Hopp (1940), Jawed Karim (1979), and Hans Riegel (1923). After him are Friedrich Bayer (1825), Karl Wittgenstein (1847), Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (1884), Siegfried Bing (1838), Bertha Krupp (1886), and Karl Rapp (1882).

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