Hans Dieter Pötsch

Hans Dieter Pötsch has been a Member of the Supervisory Board of AUDI AG since April 25, 2003.

Pötsch was born in Traun, Austria, on March 28, 1951. From 1973 to 1979, he studied industrial engineering at Darmstadt University of Technology. From 1979 onward, he worked in controlling at BMW AG in Munich, ultimately becoming Head of Controlling at BMW AG in 1984, a role he held until 1987. From 1987 to 1991, he was General Manager for Finance and Administration at at Trumpf GmbH & Co. KG. From 1991 to 1995, he was Chairman of the Board of Management of Traub AG and from 1995 to 2002 Chairman of the Board of Management of Dürr AG.

Pötsch served as Group Board of Management member with responsibility for Finance & Controlling at Volkswagen AG from 2003 to 2015. He has been Chief Financial Officer of Porsche Automobil Holding SE since 2009 and Chairman of the Board of Management of Porsche Automobil Holding SE and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG since 2015.

Pötsch is also a Member of the Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA in Gütersloh, Germany, among others.