Reinhard Fleger Becomes New Skoda Auto Bod Member Responsible For Sales And Marketing

MLADA BOLESLAV, CZECH REPUBLIC – April 17, 2009: Reinhard Fleger (51), BOD Member at Volkswagen de Mexico responsible for sales and finance, has been appointed BOD Member responsible for sales and marketing at Škoda Auto as of 1 June, 2009.

Fred Kappler (50), the current Škoda Auto BOD Member for sales and marketing, is going to move to Kassel to manage global sales of original VW Group parts, replacing Rodolf Bürgi (59) who is about to retire.

Reinhard Fleger
1976 - finished his studies of economics at VW in Wolfsburg; 1984 - took a corporate economy course; 1992 – Head of Controlling in the VW Group; 1995 – Head of Sales Controlling in the VW Group plus VW Passenger Car Sales Controlling from 2000;. 2002 – appointed BOD Member for finance at Gedas (former Group company); since 2005 – BOD Member for finance at Volkswagen de Mexico, since 2007 also for sales.