Oliver Blume appointed Chairman of Supervisory Board

Oliver Blume was born in Braunschweig, Germany, where he began studying mechanical engineering at the Technical University in 1988. He joined the Volkswagen Group in 1994 and has since held leading positions at Audi, Seat and Volkswagen. In 2013, he took over Board of Management responsibility for Production and Logistics at Porsche AG. He has been Chairman of the Board of Management of Porsche AG since 2015 and was additionally appointed as a Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group in 2018. Since September 1, 2022, Blume has been Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group.

Michael Steiner studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich and held various responsible positions at Daimler AG from 1995 onwards. In 2002, he moved to Porsche AG and subsequently held various leading positions at the Porsche Development Center Weissach, most recently as Head of Complete Vehicle Engineering/Quality Management. Steiner has been a Member of the Board of Management of Porsche AG for Research & Development since 2016.

Thomas Ulbrich completed an apprenticeship as a car fitter and studied automotive engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg. He began his professional career in the Volkswagen Group in 1992 and, since 1995, has held various management positions at Volkswagen, FAW-Volkswagen, AUTO 5000 GmbH, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Shanghai-Volkswagen Automotive Co. From 2014 he was the Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Brand for Production and Logistics, and from 2018 for E-Mobility. Since 2021, he has been the Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Brand for Technical Development.

The CARIAD Supervisory Board has twelve members and is composed of six shareholder representatives and six employee representatives. The current list of Supervisory Board members is available on the  CARIAD Website.