Holger Härter

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Holger P. Härter (born April 24, 1956 in Bad Kreuznach ) was deputy chairman of the board and head of the finance department of Dr. Ing.hc F. Porsche AG and Porsche Automobil Holding SE .

Life

Until 1996 worked graduate economist at the flooring manufacturer German linoleum plants and changed on request Wendelin Wiedeking at Porsche. Härter largely organized the financing of the planned takeover of the largest European car manufacturer, Volkswagen, by Porsche, a plan that Porsche did not implement due to growing financing problems. According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , the "complicated option deals that [...] brought Porsche billions in profits" have "now become an existential risk for the company". On July 23, 2009, he left Porsche together with CEO Wendelin Wiedeking. As compensation for the termination of his contract, Härter received a compensation of 12.5 million euros.

The Stuttgart public prosecutor's office brought charges against Härter and two other persons responsible from the finance department of Porsche Automobil Holding SE to the large commercial criminal chamber at the Stuttgart regional court on the grounds of sufficient suspicion of credit fraud . The underlying credit volume was ten billion euros . The defendant had a lawyer explain that he was emphatically opposing the prosecution's allegations in these criminal proceedings . The loan granted in 2009 was always properly serviced by Porsche. No criminal complaint was filed by the lending bank . After nine months of hearing, the Stuttgart Regional Court sentenced Härter on June 4, 2013 for credit fraud to a fine of EUR 630,000.00. The court saw it as proven that Härter had deceived the bank BNP Paribas in applying for a loan of 500 million euros.

On April 25, 2014, the Stuttgart Regional Court decided not to admit the charge of market manipulation to the trial. The decision was reversed by the OLG Stuttgart on August 18, 2014 (Az. 1 Ws 68/14). This led to the process against Wedeking and Härter for information-based market manipulation. The proceedings, in which the public prosecutor had demanded a 27-month prison sentence against Härter, ended on March 18, 2016 with an acquittal by the Stuttgart Regional Court for both defendants. The public prosecutor's office appealed against the judgment to the Federal Court of Justice, but withdrew it in July 2016.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin-W. Buchenau: Porsche CFO Härter: Well gambled . In: Handelsblatt , November 12, 2007
  2. ↑ "Stab in the Back Legend": Dispute between Porsche and VW escalates . In: Handelsblatt , May 17, 2009
  3. ↑ FAZ , June 22, 2009, p. 15.
  4. ↑ Press release from Porsche Automobil Holding SE from July 23, 2009
  5. ↑ Charges brought against those responsible at Porsche for credit fraud. Investigations into suspected information-based market manipulation and breach of trust are ongoing. Press release from the Stuttgart public prosecutor's office on March 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ Failed VW takeover: Public prosecutor charges ex-Porsche board member Härter . In: Spiegel Online , March 6, 2012
  7. ↑ Porsche scandal: three Porsche managers have to go to court . Focus-Online, March 6, 2012.
  8. ↑ FAZ , June 5, 2013, p. 16.
  9. ↑ Frank Dohmen, Dietmar Hawranek: Failed VW takeover: Ex-Porsche boss Wiedeking escapes proceedings. In: Spiegel Online. April 25, 2014, accessed on April 25, 2014 : "The decision of the Stuttgart Regional Court not to admit the indictment to the proceedings will also have consequences for several damages litigation against Porsche SE."
  10. ^ SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg Germany: Ex-Porsche boss: acquittal for Wiedeking final. In: SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved September 24, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Harder, Holger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Härter, Holger P.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German manager, deputy chairman of the executive board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Bad Kreuznach