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Wendelin Wiedeking

German businessman (born 1952)

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 2009.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Wendelin Wiedeking (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 28, 1952.¹

Companies

PorscheChief executive officer Aug 1993 to Jul 2009¹³

Early life and education

Date not recordedRWTH Aachen University³

Career

Occupation: engineer, business executive, entrepreneur.⁶

1993 to 2009Chairperson of the executive board, Porsche⁵
1993 to 2009Chief executive, Porsche⁴

Personal life

BornAug 28, 1952, Ahlen⁷
CitizenshipGermany⁸

Wiedeking is married and has two children: Isabel Wiedeking, born in 1983, and Wendelin Wiedeking Junior. He currently lives close to Stuttgart.

From Wikipedia’s article on Wendelin Wiedeking (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

2007Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg⁹
2005Global Economy Prize^{9 12}
2003Cicero Orator Prize^{9 11}
2003Orden wider den tierischen Ernst^{9 10}
2002Bürgermedaille der Stadt Stuttgart⁹
2000Osgar⁹
Date not recordedCross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany⁹
Date not recordedGrand Officer of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria⁹

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WikidataWendelin Wiedeking on Wikidata
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WikidataWendelin Wiedeking: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataWendelin Wiedeking: Chief executive, Porsche, on Wikidata
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WikidataWendelin Wiedeking: Chairperson of the executive board, Porsche, on Wikidata
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WikidataWendelin Wiedeking: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataWendelin Wiedeking: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataWendelin Wiedeking: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataWendelin Wiedeking: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataPorsche, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsWendelin Wiedeking photo by Rolf Kickuth, CC BY-SA 4.0