Volkswagen chairman Poetsch to seek re-election at shareholder meeting

Volkswagen Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch will seek re-election at a coming annual general meeting, the carmaker said on Saturday.

Bs_logoFormer CFO and new Chairman of Volkswagen Hans Dieter Poetsch addresses a news conference after being appointed by Volkswagen's Supervisory board at the company's headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany
Hans Dieter Poetsch
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1 min read Last Updated : Jun 06 2021 | 7:22 AM IST

BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch will seek re-election at a coming annual general meeting, the carmaker said on Saturday.

Poetsch, 70, became chairman of the supervisory board in 2015, weeks after the start of the diesel emissions scandal - in which Volkswagen in 2015 acknowledged using illegal software to rig diesel engine tests in the United States - and was instrumental in averting a leadership crisis at Europe's largest carmaker late last year.

A spokesperson said in a statement that the supervisory board of Volkswagen AG "recommends to the upcoming AGM that it elect supervisory board chair Hans Dieter Poetsch" for a full five-year term." The date of the AGM has not been announced.

 

(Reporting by Thomas Escritt, writing by Christoph Steitz, editing by Timothy Heritage)

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First Published: Jun 06 2021 | 7:16 AM IST