Wendelin Wiedeking

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.

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

Occupation

entrepreneur / engineer / business executive

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

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0

Tags

• North Rhine-Westphalia
• entrepreneur
• engineer
• business executive

Last updated

2026-06-02

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