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Dr. Wolfgang Porsche Turns 70

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The folks over in Stuttgart are having a celebration today, as Dr. Wolfgang Porsche is celebrating his 70th anniversary. Dr. Wolfgang is a Shareholder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE as well as of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, so we’d be really curious to see his titles put on a cake.
His grandfather and father are the men who made Porsche a well-known brand, but he chose to start his career as an independent entrepreneur. importing Yamaha bikes into Austria. Subsequently, he joined Daimler-Benz AG in Stuttgart.

In 1978, Dr. Wolfgang Porsche became a member of a member of the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG, working his way up to the Chairman position, which he reached in 2007. The same year saw him being appointed as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE.

At the time, Porsche was increasing its efforts to gain possession of VW, a move that backfired, with things enging up the other way around. During this process Dr. Wolfgang Porsche also became a member of the supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG.
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