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Herbert Deiss – one of the world ' s best CEOs at Volkswagen
In October 1958 , Herbert Diess was born in Munich . At the city ’ s University of Applied Sciences , Diess studied vehicle technology in 1977and later took on mechanical engineering at Munich Technical University , where he graduated in 1983 .
Dr . Herbert Diess went on to work as a scientific assistant at the Institute for Tool Machines and Plant Management of the university which he had just graduated from . In 1987 , he secured a doctorate in the field of assembly automation . He then worked at the Assembly Automation Department of the Institute for Tool Machines and Plant Management .
Diess moved to Spain in 1990 and was appointed Technical Director , Planning and Maintenance , of the Robert Bosch plant in Treto , where he later became General Manager .
Working in the UK with BMW In 1996 , Dr . Herbert Diess joined BMW AG in his beloved Munich as Director , Long- Term and Structural Planning and later he worked in the Engineering and Technology Division .
At BMW ’ s Birmingham plant in the UK , Diess took on the role of Director . He worked around the country , moving later to Oxford and was also appointed Director of BMW Motorcycles .
Volkswagen AG By 2015 , Diess felt like a change and moved to Volkswagen AG . In his first role , he was appointed to the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG as Member of the Board of Management and
16 August 2022