Volkswagen announces senior moves

John P. White (57) will lead Volkswagen Group Australia as Managing Director Volkswagen Group and Brand Director Volkswagen Passenger Cars effective April 1, 2013. White takes over from Anke Kockler (45), who is preparing for a new function. White's
successor as Managing Director Volkswagen Group Canada and Brand Director Volkswagen Canada is Maria Stenstrom (54), currently Head of Volkswagen Passenger Cars sales in India and the Far East. Dr. Wolf-Stefan Specht (43), currently Head of the Central Europe Sales Region at Volkswagen Passenger Cars, will replace Stenstrom.

John P. White joined the Volkswagen Group in 1993. He became Vice-President Operations Volkswagen Canada in 2003, and has also held responsibility for Volkswagen Group and Volkswagen brand business in Canada since 2008.

Maria Stenstrom moved to the Volkswagen Group from Volvo in 2011. She initially held responsibility for International Marketing Planning at Volkswagen, becoming Head of Volkswagen Passenger Cars sales in India and the Far East in December 2011. Before joining the Volkswagen Group, Stenstrom was Vice-President Global Marketing at Volvo in Sweden.

Dr. Wolf-Stefan Specht has been with the Volkswagen Group since 2001. He has held various senior management posts since 2004, and has been Head of the Central Europe Sales Region at Volkswagen Passenger Cars since 2010.

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