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Members of the Supervisory Board and their appointments

Appointments: as of December 31, 2017 or the leaving date from the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG

HANS DIETER PÖTSCH (66)
Chairman (since October 7, 2015)
Chairman of the Executive Board and
Chief Financial Officer of Porsche Automobil Holding SE
October 7, 20151

Appointments:

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
  • Autostadt GmbH, Wolfsburg (Chairman)
  • Bertelsmann Management SE, Gütersloh
  • Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Gütersloh
  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart
  • Wolfsburg AG, Wolfsburg
  • Porsche Austria Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg (Chairman)
  • Porsche Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg (Chairman)
  • Porsche Retail GmbH, Salzburg (Chairman)
  • VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH, Wolfsburg (Deputy Chairman)
  • Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, Braunschweig

JÖRG HOFMANN (62)
Deputy Chairman (since November 20, 2015)
First Chairman of IG Metall
November 20, 20151

Appointments:

  • Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart

DR. JUR. KLAUS LIESEN (86)

July 2, 1987 – May 3, 20061
Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG
(May 3, 2006 – March 30, 2017)
Dr. Liesen died on March 30, 2017.

DR. HUSSAIN ALI AL-ABDULLA (60)
Minister of State
April 22, 20101

Appointments:

  • Gulf Investment Corporation, Safat/Kuwait
  • Kirnaf Finance, Riyadh (Chairman)
  • Masraf Al Rayan, Doha (Chairman)
  • Qatar Holding, Doha
  • Qatar Investment Authority, Doha

DR. HESSA SULTAN AL-JABER (58)
Minister of State
June 22, 20161

Appointments:

  • Droobi Health Technology, Doha
  • Malomatia, Doha
  • Qatar Satellite Company, Doha
  • Trio Investment, Doha

DR. BERND ALTHUSMANN (51)
Minister of Economic Affairs, Labor, Transport and Digitalization for the Federal State of Lower Saxony
December 14, 20171

Appointments:

  • Deutsche Messe AG, Hanover
  • Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort-Marketing GmbH & Co. KG, Wilhelmshaven
  • JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co. KG, Wilhelmshaven
  • JadeWeserPort Realisierungs-Beteiligungs GmbH, Wilhelmshaven
  • Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG, Oldenburg (Chairman)

BIRGIT DIETZE (44)
Secretary to the Board of IG Metall
June 1, 20161

ANNIKA FALKENGREN (55)
Managing Partner of Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
May 3, 2011 – February 5, 20181

Appointments (as of February 5, 2018):

  • FAM AB, Stockholm

DR. JUR. HANS-PETER FISCHER (58)
Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Management Association
January 1, 20131

Appointments:

  • Volkswagen Pension Trust e.V., Wolfsburg

UWE FRITSCH (61)
Chairman of the Works Council of the Volkswagen AG Braunschweig plant
April 19, 2012 – May 10, 20171

Appointments (as of May 10, 2017):

  • Eintracht Braunschweig GmbH & Co KGaA, Braunschweig
  • Basketball Löwen Braunschweig GmbH, Braunschweig

MARIANNE HEISS (45)
Chief Financial Officer of BBDO Group Germany GmbH, Düsseldorf
February 14, 20181

UWE HÜCK (55)
Chairman of the General and Group Works Councils of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
July 1, 20151

Appointments:

  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart (Deputy Chairman)

JOHAN JÄRVKLO (44)
Chairman of IF Metall at Scania AB
November 22, 20151

Appointments:

  • Scania CV AB, Södertälje
  • Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, Braunschweig

ULRIKE JAKOB (57)
Deputy Chairwoman of the Works Council of Volkswagen AG, Kassel plant
May 10, 20171

DR. LOUISE KIESLING (60)
Designer and entrepreneur
April 30, 20151

OLAF LIES (50)
February 19, 2013 – December 14, 20171

Appointments (as of December 14, 2017):

  • Deutsche Messe AG, Hanover
  • Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort-Marketing GmbH & Co. KG, Wilhelmshaven
  • Demografieagentur für die niedersächsische Wirtschaft GmbH, Hanover (Chairman)
  • JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co. KG, Wilhelmshaven
  • JadeWeserPort Realisierungs-Beteiligungs GmbH, Wilhelmshaven

PETER MOSCH (45)

Chairman of the General Works Council of AUDI AG
January 18, 20061

Appointments:

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
  • Audi Pensionskasse – Altersversorgung der AUTO UNION GmbH, VVaG, Ingolstadt

BERTINA MURKOVIC (60)
Chairwoman of the Works Council of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
May 10, 20171

BERND OSTERLOH (61)
Chairman of the General and Group Works Councils of Volkswagen AG
January 1, 20051

Appointments:

  • Autostadt GmbH, Wolfsburg
  • Wolfsburg AG, Wolfsburg
  • Allianz für die Region GmbH, Braunschweig
  • Porsche Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg
  • SEAT, S.A., Martorell
  • ŠKODA Auto a.s., Mladá Boleslav
  • VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH, Wolfsburg
  • Volkswagen Immobilien GmbH, Wolfsburg
  • Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, Braunschweig

DR. JUR. HANS MICHEL PIËCH (75)
Lawyer in private practice
August 7, 20091

Appointments:

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart (Deputy Chairman)
  • Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd., Reading
  • Porsche Cars North America Inc., Atlanta
  • Porsche Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg
  • Porsche Ibérica S.A., Madrid
  • Porsche Italia S.p.A., Padua
  • Schmittenhöhebahn AG, Zell am See
  • Volksoper Wien GmbH, Vienna

DR. JUR. FERDINAND OLIVER PORSCHE (56)
Member of the Board of Management of Familie Porsche AG Beteiligungsgesellschaft
August 7, 20091

Appointments:

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart
  • Porsche Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg
  • Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Ludwigsburg
  • Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, Braunschweig

DR. RER. COMM. WOLFGANG PORSCHE (74)
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE;
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
April 24, 20081

Appointments:

  • AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart (Chairman)
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart (Chairman)
  • Familie Porsche AG Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Salzburg (Chairman)
  • Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd., Reading
  • Porsche Cars North America Inc., Atlanta
  • Porsche Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H., Salzburg
  • Porsche Ibérica S.A., Madrid
  • Porsche Italia S.p.A., Padua
  • Schmittenhöhebahn AG, Zell am See

ATHANASIOS STIMONIARIS (46)
Chairman of the Works Council and of the General Works Council of MAN Truck & Bus AG and Chairman of the Group Works Council of MAN SE and of the SE Works Council
May 10, 20171

Appointments:

  • MAN SE, Munich
  • MAN Truck & Bus AG, Munich (Deputy Chairman)
  • Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH, Munich
  • Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, Braunschweig

STEPHAN WEIL (59)
Minister-President of the Federal State of Lower Saxony
February 19, 20131

STEPHAN WOLF (51)
January 1, 2013 – May 10, 20171

Appointments (as of May 10, 2017):

  • Volkswagen Financial Services AG, Braunschweig
  • Wolfsburg AG, Wolfsburg
  • Volkswagen Pension Trust e.V., Wolfsburg

THOMAS ZWIEBLER (52)
May 15, 2010 – May 10, 20171

COMMITTEES OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017

Members of the Executive Committee
Hans Dieter Pötsch (Chairman)
Jörg Hofmann (Deputy Chairman)
Peter Mosch
Bernd Osterloh
Dr. Wolfgang Porsche
Stephan Weil

Members of the Mediation Committee established in accordance with section 27(3) of the Mitbestimmungsgesetz (German Codetermination Act)
Hans Dieter Pötsch (Chairman)
Jörg Hofmann (Deputy Chairman)
Bernd Osterloh
Stephan Weil

Members of the Audit Committee
Dr. Ferdinand Oliver Porsche (Chairman)
Bernd Osterloh (Deputy Chairman)
Birgit Dietze
n.n.

Members of the Nomination Committee
Hans Dieter Pötsch (Chairman)
Dr. Wolfgang Porsche
Stephan Weil

Special Committee on Diesel Engines
Dr. Wolfgang Porsche (Chairman)
Peter Mosch
Bertina Murkovic
Bernd Osterloh
Dr. Ferdinand Oliver Porsche
n.n.

  • Membership of statutory supervisory boards in Germany.
  • Comparable appointments in Germany and abroad.

1 Beginning or period of membership of the Supervisory Board.