Among the new structural changes of the VW Group – as the CEO of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Matthias Müller said: “Necessaries to speed up the decision-making process, reduce complexity and increase efficiency.” – Michael Mauer (53), in addition to his present function at Porsche, has been appointed Head of Group Design).
Mauer studied vehicle design and began his career at Mercedes-Benz in 1986, holding various functions until 2000, including design responsibility for the A-Class, SLK and SL models as well as Smart design. He moved to Saab as Executive Director Design in 2000 and was also given responsibility for Advanced Design at General Motors Europe in 2003. He has been Head of the Design Department at Porsche AG since 2004 and was also given responsibility for styling the 2007 Porsche Cayenne, the Panamera and the 918 Spyder.
