AUDI AG Board of ManagementRupert Stadler

Chairman of the Board of Management

Dipl.-Betriebswirt (FH) Rupert Stadler was born in Titting (Bavaria) on March 17, 1963.

Stadler studied Business Management, majoring in Corporate Planning/Controlling and Finance, Banking and Investment, at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences.

After graduating in Business Management, Stadler started his career at Philips Kommunikation Industrie AG in Nuremberg.

In 1990 Stadler joined AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, where he assumed various controlling tasks in the Marketing and Sales area.

Stadler switched to Volkswagen/Audi España SA, Barcelona, as Commercial Director in 1994. In that capacity, he was responsible for Controllership, Accounts, Human Resources and Organization.

From 1997 Stadler was Head of the Board of Management's Office for the Volkswagen Group, and, from January 2002, also Head of Group Product Planning.

Rupert Stadler became AUDI AG Board Member with effect from January 1, 2003.

On April 1, 2003, he became responsible for the Finance and Organization division and performed this task as a dual function with his role as Board Chairman until August 31, 2007.

Stadler has been Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG since January 1, 2007.

In his capacity as Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, Rupert Stadler was appointed to the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft on January 1, 2010.