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* Zyciora became head of group design in 2020<ref name=":11" />. | * Zyciora became head of group design in 2020<ref name=":11" />. | ||
* Michael Mauer will also continue his role as head of design at Porsche, a position he has held since 2004 and was responsible for the design of icons such as the 911, 918 Spyder, Macan and Taycan<ref name=":11" />. | * Michael Mauer will also continue his role as head of design at Porsche, a position he has held since 2004 and was responsible for the design of icons such as the 911, 918 Spyder, Macan and Taycan<ref name=":11" />. | ||
* It is not the first time that Michael Mauer is holding the group head of design position. He held this role between 2015 and 2020<ref>https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/volkswagen-group-appoints-new-quality-and-design-chiefs</ref>. | |||
==== Replaced head of group quality management ==== | |||
* On January 1, 2023, Michael Neumayer was appointed as head of group quality management, replacing Frank Welsch who retired after 30 years in the group<ref name=":11" />. | |||
* Michael Neumayer will maintain his position as head of quality at Audi<ref name=":11" />. | |||
* Michael Neumayer has worked for Volkswagen Group from 1986 and has held quality management roles at Audi and Porsche<ref name=":11" />. | |||
* Frank Welsch became head of group quality management in February 2021<ref name=":11" />. | |||
* Frank Welsch was previously a board member in charge of technical development at Volkswagen Passenger Cars, SAIC VOLKSWAGEN in China and Skoda in the Czech Republic<ref name=":11" />. | |||
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