Ferdinand Piech

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Ferdinand Piech (1937 - 2019)

German: Ferdinand Karl Piëch
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Birthplace: Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Death: August 25, 2019 (82)
Bavaria, Germany
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Son of Anton Piëch and LOUISE Hedwig Anna Wilhelmine Piëch
Husband of Private
Ex-husband of Private and Private
Ex-partner of Private
Father of Private; Private; Private; Private; Private and 7 others
Brother of Louise Daxer; Private and Private

Occupation: Auto executive
Managed by: Christopher Philippe WAGNER
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About Ferdinand Piech

Ferdinand Piech, the former chairman and chief executive who built Volkswagen into one of the world’s largest carmakers, then abruptly exited just before the emergence of a historic scandal, has died. He was 82.

Piech died Sunday evening at a clinic in Bavaria after a visit to a restaurant, German daily Bild reported. His wife, Ursula, confirmed in a written statement sent through a Berlin lawyer that her husband died “suddenly and unexpectedly” on Sunday, according to German news wire Deutsche Presse-Agentur. VW officials and representatives for the Piech and Porsche families had no immediate comment.

Piech, the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, whose engineering firm laid the basis for the manufacturer of the 911 sports car, became VW’s CEO in 1993, when the Wolfsburg, Germany-based company was mired in losses. Plagued with quality problems and high costs, VW returned to profitability by producing better vehicles without large-scale job cuts, winning Piech the allegiance of unions and shareholders alike.

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Ferdinand Piech's Timeline

1937
April 17, 1937
Vienna, Vienna, Austria