Wolfgang Porsche

Wolfgang Porsche (born 10 May 1943) is a German-Austrian manager and member of the Porsche family, the youngest son of Ferry Porsche and Dorothea Reitz. He trained as a metalworker and took a degree in business administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. After qualifying he set up his own business importing Yamaha motorbikes into Austria. In 1976 he joined Daimler-Benz, and two years later he was appointed to the supervisory board of Porsche AG. In 2007 he became chairman of both Porsche AG and Porsche Automobil Holding SE, where he is also a shareholder, and in 2008 he joined the supervisory board of Volkswagen AG. His oldest brother is Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, known as Butzi, designer of the Porsche 911. He sits on the board of directors of the holding company alongside other members of the Porsche and Piech families.