{"id":8982,"date":"2020-07-09T18:15:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T17:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praguebusinessjournal.com\/?p=8982"},"modified":"2020-07-09T18:15:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T17:15:37","slug":"bernhard-maier-skoda-ceo-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praguebusinessjournal.com\/bernhard-maier-skoda-ceo-resigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Skoda CEO Bernhard Maier Steps Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bernhard Maier, CEO of \u0160koda Auto, is stepping down after five years at the helm. The company&#8217;s board of directors will name his successor in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 60-year-old&#8217;s contract expired soon &#8211; and the Wolfsburg-based parent company took this opportunity to replace Maier. It is not clear whether he will leave Volkswagen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VW boss Herbert Diess <a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelsblatt.com\/unternehmen\/management\/volkswagen-skoda-chef-bernhard-maier-muss-gehen\/25990450.html\">wants<\/a> to appoint the successor from within the company&#8217;s ranks. An external candidate is currently out of the question for such a prominent position. The future Skoda boss must be familiar with the culture of VW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBernhard Maier is one of the most experienced automotive managers in the Volkswagen Group. . . .he has made an extraordinary contribution to enhancing the brand\u2019s profile. His years at \u0160KODA are among the most successful in the company\u2019s 125-year history. I would like to thank Bernhard Maier for this and almost two decades of particularly successful years, first at Porsche and then at \u0160KODA\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skoda-storyboard.com\/en\/press-releases\/leadership-change-at-skoda-auto\/\">said<\/a> VW Chief Executive Herbert Diess <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Maier&#8217;s tenure, \u0160koda strengthened its position in the VW Group and key markets in Western Europe, tripling customer deliveries worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Maier\u2019s leadership, \u0160KODA introduced new models such as KODIAQ, KAROQ, KAMIQ and SCALA, developed the ENYAQ iV, the company&#8217;s first all-electric vehicle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, \u0160koda Auto delivered 1.24 million cars worldwide. It is active in more than 100 markets. It employs almost 39,000 employees, of which nearly 34,000 are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/praguebusinessjournal.com\/\">Czech Republic<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernhard Maier, CEO of \u0160koda Auto, is stepping down after five years at the helm. The company&#8217;s board of directors will name his successor in August. The 60-year-old&#8217;s contract expired soon &#8211; and the Wolfsburg-based parent company took this opportunity to replace Maier. It is not clear whether he will leave Volkswagen. 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