A brand new chapter within the historical past of Skoda will start beginning in July this yr when the Czech automaker can have a brand new CEO. On July 1, Klaus Zellmer will exchange Thomas Schafer on the helm of the model. Zellmer can be appointed as a brand new member of Skoda’s Board of Administration to be subsequently elected by the Board of Administration as their new Chairman, as required by Czech regulation.
Zellmer began his profession within the automotive business in 1997 as an assistant at Porsche. Simply two years later, he moved to France to work within the gross sales division of the Stuttgart-based firm. After quite a few totally different positions throughout the sports activities automobile model, he grew to become head of selling in Germany and was promoted to the place of Chairman of the Board of Administration in 2010. He’s been a member of Volkswagen’s Board of Administration liable for gross sales, advertising, and after-sales since September 2020.
Skoda’s present CEO, Thomas Schafer, can be promoted to the function of Chairman of the Board of Administration of Volkswagen. He’s additionally been accountable for the Volkswagen model’s working enterprise since 1 April this yr. In parallel, he can even turn out to be Model Chairman at Volkswagen Group and can head up the ‘Quantity’ model group.
“Thomas Schafer has guided the corporate safely by means of two extraordinarily difficult years and on the identical time formulated a transparent plan for the long run with the Subsequent Stage – Skoda Technique 2030,” Murat Aksel, Chairman of Skoda, feedback. “At this time, Skoda is extra electrical, digital, and worldwide than ever. Thomas Schäfer has laid the foundations for a promising future for the Skoda model by efficiently launching the electrical Enyaq iV and different deliberate e-models.”
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Volkswagen Group’s CEO Herbert Diess lately admitted Skoda’s “capacities in manufacturing and R&D are totally booked” and there aren’t any plans of bringing the Czech model to the USA. The corporate will stay centered on the European market and also will lead VAG’s operations in India, Russia, and different international locations. In the meantime, a model new idea automobile is anticipated to be launched quickly, previewing Skoda’s future design language.
