30.4.2019. Oliver Hoffmann (42) and Julius Seebach (35) to 1. May 2019 the Board of management of Audi Sport GmbH. The previous managing Director, Michael-Julius Renz (62) adopted in retirement.
Since June, 2018 Audi sports technology-chief Hoffmann was already a member of the Executive Board, 1. May he will guide in addition, the Technical development of Audi in Neckarsulm. Julius Seebach takes over as managing Director in the future, the management of the commercial functions.
Seebach is 1. May, in the Board of management of Audi Sport GmbH professions. Since 2015, the Audi, he was at first for strategy and area control actuator in the Technical development. In 2017, he led successfully the series management at Audi Sport and directs are going to, since then, the series RS 4/RS 5 and RS 6/RS 7 Sportback. Previously studied Economics and was accompanied by an engineer and MBA at Porsche, various projects, series Panamera and the development drive. Together with Oliver Hoffmann Seebach leads in the future, the operations of the wholly owned Audi subsidiary.
Oliver Hoffmann is 1. May two leadership positions in the company, the management of the Technical development of the site in Neckarsulm as well as the managing Director of Audi Sport GmbH hold:. “Transformation means to be even more effective and innovative”, confirms head of Audi development chief Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler.
“By combining both positions in the case of Oliver Hoffmann as experienced experts, we continue to strengthen the technology site in Neckarsulm and at the same time secure its future viability.” Among Hoffmann’s previous career stops, among other things, the quality of management at Automobili Lamborghini, and in the Hungarian Audi plant in Győr, as well as the development of the V10 high-performance engines in the Audi R8.
The previous managing Director, Michael-Julius Renz makes it official, retires under a retirement scheme from the company. With his international experience, he had made a significant contribution to the growth of the AUDI AG and the Audi brand in the Sport. The graduate in business administration and was for 25 years in various senior positions in the AUDI AG. The company would like to thank Renz for his dedicated and successful use. Before he took over at the beginning of 2018, the chair of the Board of management of Audi Sport, he was in charge as President of the Audi Sales Division in China, the sales and the brand’s presence in one of the most important markets. Previously, Renz had been in charge of the European sales and Central Marketing of the Audi brand.
Julius Seebach and Oliver Hoffmann (photo: AUDI AG)
