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My Take
What grabs me about Matthias Müller is the arc: a kid from Chemnitz who trained as a tool and die maker before climbing all the way to the top of Porsche and then Volkswagen. That is the opposite of a glamorous founder myth, and I find it more compelling for it. He took the CEO chair in 2015, right in the teeth of the diesel emissions storm, which means he is remembered as much for crisis management as for cars. I have a soft spot for executives who inherit the mess rather than create the hype, and Müller strikes me as exactly that kind of steady, unshowy operator.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matthias Müller
- Name (Japanese)
- マティアス・ミュラー
- Reading
- まてぃあす・みゅらー
- Born
- June 9, 1953 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
- Origin
- Chemnitz, Germany
- Occupation
- business executive / entrepreneur / industrialist / chairman of the executive board / tool and die maker
2. Background
- University
- Munich University of Applied Sciences
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Matthias Müller born?
Born June 9, 1953 (age 73).
Where is Matthias Müller from?
Matthias Müller is from Chemnitz, Germany.
What does Matthias Müller do?
Matthias Müller works as business executive, entrepreneur, industrialist, chairman of the executive board, tool and die maker.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.