Wolfgang Hatz

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Wolfgang Hatz (born March 16, 1959 in Baden-Baden ) is a German engineer and manager. Until September 2015, he was Head of Research and Development at Porsche and Head of Engine Development for the Volkswagen Group .

Career

Wolfgang Hatz studied mechanical engineering at the University of Karlsruhe from 1977 to 1983 . He began his professional career at BMW in Munich , where he worked as a test engineer in engine development from 1983 to 1989. During this time he took over the project management of the M3 S14 engine . After that, Hatz moved to Porsche in Weissach , where he was in charge of Formula 1 development until 1993 . From 1993 to 1995 he was head of the Air Supply Business Unit at Knorr-Bremse AG in Munich. Hatz then moved to Opel in Rüsselsheim, where he was technical director of the motorsport division until 1997. From 1997 to 2001 he headed the unit development department at Fiat in Turin .

VW Group

In 2001, Hatz joined the VW Group and became head of engine development at Audi . From 2007 he became general representative of the group engine development at Volkswagen in Wolfsburg and from 2009 also head of engine development (including engine and drive development) for the entire group. In 2011 Wolfgang Hatz returned to Porsche and, in addition to his functions in the VW Group, became a member of the Porsche Executive Board, responsible for research and development . He took over this position from Wolfgang Dürheimer , who became Managing Director and President of Bentley and Bugatti Automobiles .

Relationships

During his time at Audi, Hatz was a close confidante of Martin Winterkorn and Ulrich Hackenberg . In addition, he had very good relationships with the head of the VW Group and later chairman of the supervisory board and VW co-owner Ferdinand Piëch , which is why Winterkorn took him to VW in 2007.

VW exhaust scandal

In the wake of the VW emissions scandal , Wolfgang Hatz was given leave of absence in September 2015.

Hatz was arrested on September 28, 2017 in the course of the investigation into the VW emissions affair in Munich. He came into custody because of the risk of escape and blackout. Shortly after he was arrested, his lawyers appealed the warrant. According to the research network consisting of SZ , NDR and WDR, Hatz offered a bail of three million euros for his release from pretrial detention and agreed to meet further conditions. The regional court and the Munich Higher Regional Court rejected the appeal as unfounded; After more than six months in detention, Hatz filed a complaint with the Federal Constitutional Court . On June 26, 2018, he was released on bail of three million euros.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Hatz - The double role that causes frowns. December 8, 2010, accessed November 2, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Hatz. (No longer available online.) January 23, 2007, archived from the original on November 4, 2016 ; accessed on November 2, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.motorkick.de
  3. ↑ Wolfgang Hatz leaves Porsche. September 24, 2015, accessed November 2, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Development Board defends itself against suspension. September 28, 2015, accessed November 2, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Diesel scandal: high-ranking ex-VW manager in custody . In: Spiegel Online . September 28, 2017 ( spiegel.de [accessed September 28, 2017]).
  6. ↑ tagesschau.de: Ex-VW manager Hatz must remain in custody. Retrieved November 15, 2017 .
  7. ↑ spiegel.de: Wolfgang Hatz files a constitutional complaint. Retrieved April 23, 2018 .
  8. ↑ zeit.de June 26, 2018: Ex-Audi manager released from custody
personal data
SURNAME Hatz, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German manager and board member of Porsche AG
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Baden-Baden