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Function at Novartis AG Wendelin Wiedeking was elected as a member of the Board of Directors in 2003. He qualifies as an independent Non-Executive Director.
Other activities Wendelin Wiedeking is Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE* and of Dr.-Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG*, Germany.
Professional background Born in Ahlen, Germany, Wendelin Wiedeking studied mechanical engineering and worked as a scientific assistant in the Machine Tool Laboratory of the Rhine-Westphalian College of Advanced Technology in Aachen. His professional career began in 1983 as Director’s Assistant in the Production and Materials Management area of Dr.-Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. In 1988, he moved to the Glyco Metall-Werke KG in Wiesbaden as Division Manager, where he advanced by 1990 to the position of Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board of Management of Glyco AG. In 1991, he returned to Porsche AG as Production Director. A year later, the Supervisory Board appointed him spokesman of the Executive Board (CEO), and Chairman | 