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Former VW boss Ferdinand Piech dies
28th August 2019
Useful for leadership & organisational culture: News of the passing of a business leader with a strongly authoritarian leadership style. The former chairman and CEO of VW helped develop some iconic cars, like the Porsche 917 and Audi Quattro.
We are mourning for our longtime CEO and Supervisory Board Chairman Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Piëch. https://t.co/ZlI5M2DPoL pic.twitter.com/b9swLC9ucX
— Volkswagen Group (@VWGroup) August 27, 2019
Ferdinand Karl Piëch, the grandson of Beetle designer Ferdinand Porsche, followed successful stints at Porsche and Audi with building Volkswagen into the world’s largest carmaker https://t.co/MQAqx7K8Se
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 27, 2019
Ferdinand Piech, Porsche patriarch and VW saviour, dies at 82 https://t.co/eFuDvr6yeg
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 27, 2019
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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