Herbert Diess

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Austrian executive and former Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group

Austria

Data Confidence: 72% · Sources: 1 · Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026

Net Worth ▲: Undisclosed — estimated significant wealth
Reach ▲: 10.0M people
Power ▲: He held operational control over Volkswagen Group and Volkswagen Passenger Cars as chairman of the board of management until his resignation in August 2022.
Influence ▲: He shaped European corporate and automotive policy through decisions at Volkswagen and public statements, including calling on Brussels to negotiate a peace deal during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Network ▲: His career connects him with major European automotive and electromobility leaders across BMW, Volkswagen Group, and The Mobility House.
Legacy ▲: He helped drive automotive electrification at BMW with the i3 and i8 models and directed major strategic decisions during a turbulent four-year leadership period at Volkswagen.
Trajectory ▲: Rising ↑ — first assessment on record.

About

Herbert Diess is an Austrian business executive who held top executive leadership at Volkswagen Group as chairman of the board of management from 2018 to 2022. Before joining Volkswagen in 2015, he held various leadership roles at BMW starting in 1996, where he was credited with overseeing the BMW i3 and BMW i8 vehicles. In January 2024, he joined the electromobility company The Mobility House.