Francisco Javier García

Francisco holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Stuttgart (2008), he began his professional career as Head of Purchasing at Adam Opel AG in Rüsselsheim in 1979. From 1980 to 1993, he carried out diverse duties at Opel GM Europe and in the USA, becoming Executive Director of Worldwide Purchasing at GM Corporation in Detroit (USA). In 1993, he went to work for Volkswagen as Head of the Group’s ‘Electric/ Electronics’ purchasing area. From 1997 to 2007, he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Volkswagen brand, becoming Vice-President of the Volkswagen Group in 2001. On the other hand, in 1995, he was appointed Executive Vice-President of SEAT, S.A., becoming Director in 1997 and President of the Board in 2007. He was also President of Volkswagen Navarra and the Volkswagen Group España Distribution (VGED) and member of the Board of Directors of Audi AG, FAW Volkswagen (China), Shanghai Volkswagen and Scania AB, and a member of the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG. In addition, he was President of the Board of Directors of Volkswagen Brazil and Volkswagen Argentina. Between June 2009 and July 2012, he was President of ANFAC (Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers) and later a member of it. He also held a leading position on the German automotive manufacturers association (VDA). In 2009, he was appointed President of the Wolfsburg soccer team, a position which he held until 2018. Francisco Javier Garcia left all his responsibilities in the Volkswagen Group on April 12, 2018.