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Wolfgang Porsche

German-Austrian manager (born 1943)

Wolfgang Heinz Porsche (born 10 May 1943) is a German-Austrian manager and a member of the Porsche family. He is a shareholder and chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE as well as of Porsche AG. He is the youngest son of Ferdinand (Ferry) Porsche and Dorothea Reitz.²

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Born May 10, 1943.¹

About

His oldest brother is Ferdinand (Butzi) Porsche, designer of the Porsche 911.

From Wikipedia’s article on Wolfgang Porsche, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

PorscheChair Jan 2007 to now¹³

Early life and education

Date not recordedVienna University of Economics and Business³

After schooling, Porsche trained as a metalworker, and eventually obtained a degree in Business Administration from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. After qualifying, Porsche established his own business, importing Yamaha motorbikes to Austria. In 1976, Porsche joined Daimler-Benz. Two years later, he was appointed to the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG.

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Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, business executive, businessperson.⁶

Since 2007Chairman of the supervisory board⁴
Since 2007Chair, Porsche⁵

Personal life

BornMay 10, 1943, Stuttgart⁷
CitizenshipAustria, Germany⁸
SpousesSusanne Porsche 1988 to 2008⁹; Claudia Porsche 2019 to 2023^{9 10}; Gabriele Renate Homey married 2025^{9 11}

Awards

Date not recordedGreat Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria¹²
Date not recordedKnight 1st Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit¹²
Date not recordedOrder of Honour (Salzburg)¹²
Date not recordedStaufer Medal¹²

Sources

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WikidataWolfgang Porsche on Wikidata
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WikipediaWolfgang Porsche on Wikipedia
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WikidataWolfgang Porsche: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataWolfgang Porsche: Chairman of the supervisory board, on Wikidata
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WikidataWolfgang Porsche: Chair, Porsche, on Wikidata
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WikidataWolfgang Porsche: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataWolfgang Porsche: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataWolfgang Porsche: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataWolfgang Porsche: spouse, on Wikidata
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Wikidataspouse, as reported
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Wikidataspouse, as reported by Tagesspiegel
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WikidataWolfgang Porsche: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataPorsche, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsWolfgang Porsche photo by MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0