Dr. Wolfgang Porsche turns 80

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Dr Wolfgang Porsche, 356 B, Porsche AG, © 2023 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

80 years strong

Porsche Newsroom: “The Porsche myth lives and will never perish!” – Dr. Wolfgang Porsche made this legendary promise to the Porsche team in Zuffenhausen in July 2009 and gave them confidence in difficult times. Today, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG is celebrating his 80th birthday and can see himself confirmed. He is spending his birthday today as a member of the Supervisory Board at the Annual General Meeting of the Volkswagen Group in Berlin. He seeks to be elected there for another five years. In addition, he also has a seat on the Supervisory Boards of Porsche Holding SE and Audi AG.

For Porsche employees, “WoPo” is an institution and has been an anchor point for all the many years. Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche, calls him “a likable identification figure for whom work is a vocation”. He is the face of the company for the many Porsche enthusiasts and customers all over the world. In the USA and Japan in particular, he enjoys a special reputation among the large Porsche fan base. For his part, he also always wants to be close to the global Porsche community, where he really feels at home.

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