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My Take
Wiedeking is a CEO I genuinely study rather than just note. An RWTH Aachen engineer who ran Porsche from 1993 to 2009, he took a proud marque that was nearly broken and turned it into one of the most profitable carmakers per vehicle in the world. That is operational, shop-floor logic applied to the boardroom, and it appeals to me far more than financial showmanship. His decorations, from the Federal Order of Merit to the Global Economy Prize, reflect real results. The Volkswagen saga that ended his tenure complicates the story, but I still see an engineer who proved that craft and discipline can rebuild even a legend. That earns my lasting respect.
Overview
Wendelin Frederik Wiedeking (born August 28, 1952 in Ahlen, Germany) is the former president and chief executive officer of the German car manufacturer, Porsche AG, a post he held from 1993 through July 23, 2009. He was also speaker of the company's executive committee and was a member of the supervisory board of Volkswagen AG from 2006 to 2009.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Wendelin Wiedeking
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴェンデリン・ヴィーデキング
- Reading
- ゔぇんでりん・ゔぃーできんぐ
- Born
- August 28, 1952 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- entrepreneur / engineer / business executive
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- RWTH Aachen University
Awards & achievements
- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2007 Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
- 2003 Orden wider den tierischen Ernst
- Grand Officer of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2005 Global Economy Prize
- 2003 Cicero Orator Prize
- 2000 Osgar
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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 items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.