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Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn

Dr. Winterkorn is a graduate of the University of Stuttgart, where he studied metallography and physics, and received his doctorate for metals research at the Max-Planck-Institut. He began his professional career in 1977 at Robert Bosch, where he worked in the research department. He joined Audi AG in 1981, initially as an assistant to the board of directors for quality management, later advancing to various management positions and eventually becoming the head of quality management in 1990. In 1993, Dr. Winterkorn was named group head of quality management at Volkswagen AG and three years later he accepted the position of member of the Volkswagen brand’s board of directors responsible for technical development.

Since 2000, he has been the member of the Volkswagen AG board of directors for the area of research and development and, in 2003, he also took over the position of chairman of the board of directors of Audi AG. On 1 January 2007, Dr. Winterkorn accepted the chairmanship of the Volkswagen AG board of directors and concurrently became the chairman of the supervisory board of Audi AG. Effective 1 February 2007, he was additionally given responsibility for the new group-wide research and development department.

In addition to his existing positions, on 25 November 2009 he became chairman of the board of directors of Porsche Automobil Holding SE based in Stuttgart. Martin Winterkorn is a professor emeritus at the Technical and Economic University of Budapest, professor emeritus at the Technical University in Dresden and, since 2007, a holder of the title of professor emeritus at Tongji University in Shanghai. Dr. Winterkorn was named to the
Supervisory Board of ŠKODA AUTO a.s. in January 2010.

Further members of the Škoda Auto Supervisory Board (in alphabetical orders):

Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann

A graduate in commercial engineering of the Karlsruhe Technical University, Jochem Heizmann received his Dr. rer. pol. degree in 1980. In 1982 he joined Audi AG in Ingolstadt, where he worked in a number of management positions. Then he joined Volkswagen AG, where he took over leadership of the Power Unit Production central planning function in Wolfsburg and later of Production Planning for the Volkswagen brand. In 2001-2007 he was the member of the AUDI AG Board of Directors responsible for production. On 1 December 2006 he was appointed Professor Emeritus at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of the Chemnitz Technical University. Since February 2007 he has been the member of the Volkswagen AG Board of Directors responsible for Group Production and a member of the Škoda Auto Supervisory Board.

Ing. Martin Jahn

A graduate of the University of Economics in Prague and DePaul University in Chicago, Martin Jahn began his professional career at the Investment and Business Development Agency CzechInvest, where he led foreign investor projects in the Czech Republic and established the agency’s foreign office in the United States. He became CzechInvest’s CEO in 1999. In 2004, Mr. Jahn accepted the position of Deputy Prime Minister for Economics of the Czech Republic. His core responsibilities consisted of the development of the business environment, support for science, research and innovation, and strategy for developing human resources in the Czech Republic. From February 2006 to March 2008, he served as the member of the Škoda Auto a.s. Board of Directors for Human Resources Management. In April 2008, he took over the leadership of Volkswagen Group Rus, with its seat in Moscow and, since 2009, has served as Deputy General Director of Volkswagen Group Rus.

In the Czech Republic, Mr. Jahn is a member of the Škoda Auto a.s. Supervisory Board, President of the Automotive Industry Association, Vice President of the Confederation of Industry and a member of the Government Council for Research, Development and Innovation. In Russia, he is Vice President of the Automotive Committee, Association of European Businesses. The President of France has made him a member of the Ordre National du Mérit.

Ing. Jan Miller

A graduate of the Czech Technical University, Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and post-graduate studies at the University of Economics, Prague, Faculty of Production Economics, Jan Miller has been with Škoda Auto since 1971. His positions include areas such as development technology and construction, where he was a member of the co-ordination group for starting up new production facilities and head of construction of Škoda-brand service stations, as well as the commercial affairs section, where he headed up the production plan department. Since 1990 he has served as an economist with the OS KOVO Škoda Auto Basic Organisation. He was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ZPŠ (Škoda Health Insurance Company) and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Administration of ZPŠ. He was elected by employees to the Škoda Auto Supervisity Board in April 1993.

Jaroslav Povšík

Jaroslav Povšík graduated from the Secondary Industrial School of Chemical Science in Most. He joined Škoda Auto in 1977 and was holding various positions in logistics and social services. From 1989 he was also a member of enterprise committee of the OS KOVO Škoda Auto trade union, where he later (in 1991–1997) he served as Vice Chairman and from January 1998 as Chairman. Since then he has been reaffirmed in this position twice – in 2002 and 2006. Starting in 1994 he was Chairman of the Enterprise Committee, today’s Council of Chairmen. He is a member of the Assembly of the Confederation of Czech and Moravian Labor Unions, as well as serving on the worldwide council of Volkswagen Group trade union representatives. Since 2001 he has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ZPŠ (Škoda Health Insurance Company). He was elected to the Škoda Auto Supervisory Board in April 1993.

Dipl. Kfm. Detlef Wittig

Detlef Wittig studied macroeconomics at the Technical University in Braunschweig and corporate economics at the Göttingen University – where he ended his studies as a qualified businessman in 1968. After graduation he worked at Volkswagen AG in several marketing and sales planning positions. He spent several years abroad on business – in Tokyo as the regional VW director and in Canada as the Vice President for Sales and Marketing. In 1995 he joined Škoda Auto as a member of the Board of Directors responsible for Sales and Marketing. In 2000 he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Volkswagen brand, where he took responsibility for the Sales and Marketing portfolio, and, at the same time, he was made Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Škoda Auto. From 2004 he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Škoda Auto and since November 2007 he has been a member of the Škoda Auto Supervisory Board.