Volkswagen MD moves on
June 5, 2009 by David Twomey
Volkswagen Group Australia’s managing director, Jutta Dierks has taken a step up the corporate ladder, accepting a position based at Volkswagen AG head office in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Ms Dierks has been responsible for taking Volkswagen Australia from relative obscurity in 2005 to the number 10 position on the sales ladder in this country.
In her new role as Executive Director for the Americas, which commences shortly, she will be responsible for Volkswagen’s North and South American sales.
Ms Dierks has been the managing director at Volkswagen Group Australia since January 2005 and during her time with the company, the Volkswagen brand has grown dramatically in Australia to gain a firm hold in the top ten sales charts, while also expanding its dealer network and vehicle range.
Prior to her current role, Ms Dierks was the director of sales in the northern part of Germany, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at FAW-Volkswagen in Changchun, P.R. of China and based in Prague, Czech Republic as Finance Director for the Volkswagen/Audi importer.
Continuing the trend of women in the top position at VAG the new managing director is Anke Koeckler.
Ms Koeckler joined Volkswagen AG in 1996. During her career with Volkswagen AG she has held various senior sales positions, after initially, working in market planning responsible for the Scandinavian market and subsequently moved on to area management for Spain.
More recently, she worked as head of sales planning and promotion for Germany and her current position since February 2005 is director of sales for Germany’s northern region.
Details of Ms Koeckler’s start date will be announced shortly.
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Maybe we might get the Scirocco in Australia now or at least the Scirocco R.
I find it amazing they sell it in New Zealand and South Africa but not here.
seems Volkswagen runs by feminists lol probably why we don’t have the scirocco.
Either can be my sugar mummy.LOL
Agreed John, maybe the Scirocco blocade is moving on. I’m certain it was her that blocked it, can’t imagine why.
Looks like Realcars likes real cars but not real women
Real women Andrew ? You mean smart blonde’s aren’t apposed to dumb and ditsy ones ,hahaha
Volkswagen blocked the Scirocco because if may have affected sales of the Golf GTi.
C’mon,you can’t tell me that Jutta Dierks is not a guy in drag? :)
in my day that operation wasn’t all the successful
but good on the thailand doctors
What the heck was she doing out of the kitchen in the first place.Mucking around in a mans world,I dont know!
Hey no paintballs,is your computer in the kitchen,c’mon,hurry along now
I don’t understand why ppl say Scirocco may affect golf GTi sales. Isn’t the Scirocco being sold in other market where the Golf GTi is also available???
This is driving me crazy, I am waiting to hear some good news tha the Scirocco is on its way (already on the boot,I wish) I have a Golf GTi and we want to get another car for my wife, she also wants the Scirocco too, she is asking me every day, when is it comming…..Please Please announce the arrival. I have already tried to order one but no-one at VW wants to take my money…we are close to buying a BMW 125i but I keep telling her the Scirocco is comming….SO PLEASE HELP!
Several of the comments posted reflect a load of chauvenist drivel from guys with noses out of joint!
Real Cars, Real Sales, Real Women – Real Leadership
Get used to it!!!
Agree – Oz has it’s share of die-hard chauv’s. Cars and women is a hard pill for some of us old blokes to swallow.