Dr. Carl H. Hahn

Born July 1^st, 1926 in Chemnitz

Education

Universities of Cologne and Zurich (since 1947)

• Studies in Business Administration

University of Bristol, Wales

• Studies of economics

Institute des Sciences Politiques, Paris (1951)

• Graduated with: Certificat d'Etudes Politiques

University of Berne (1952)

• Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) – Thesis: "The Schumann Plan especially in view of the Franco-German Steel Industry".

Business Career

Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC), Paris

• Administrator in the European Headquarter

Volkswagen AG (1954)

• Personal assistant of Heinrich Nordhoff, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Volkswagenwerk GmbH (1955 – 1958)

• Head of Export Promotion

Volkswagen of America, Inc (1959 – 1964)

• Chief Executive Officer

Volkswagenwerk AG, Division "Sales" (1964)

• Deputy member of the Executive Board

Volkswagenwerk AG, Division "Sales" (1965 – 1972)

• Member of the Executive Board

Continental Gummi-Werke AG in Hanover, Germany (1973 – 1981)

• Chairman of the Executive Board

Volkswagen AG (1982 – 1992)

• CEO & Chairman of the Executive Board

Overview of Supervisory Board Memberships

Dr. Hahn has served numerous national and international roles as a member of various Supervisory Boards. He currently still holds positions at:

• Hawesko, Germany
• Perot Systems Corporation, USA
• Indesit Company, Italy

Chairman of the Board of Administration

• Saurer AG, Arbon, Switzerland (1993 – 1996)

Advisory Board:

• Textron, USA ( - 2002)
• Economic Advisor of the President of Kirghizstan (1996 – 2005)

Social Activities

Mayo-Clinic-Stiftung, Germany

• Member of Board of Directors

Museum of Fine Arts in Wolfsburg, Germany

• Initiator
• Member of Board of Trustees

Lauder, Institute – Wharton School/University Pennsylvania

• Member of Board of Directors

Salk Institute, La Jolla, California

• Member of the International Advisor Committee

Cloister Ilsenburg, Sachsen Anhalt

• Deputy Chairman of Board of Trustees

Honors and Distinctions

Dr. Hahn received academic honors and was awarded with high national and international medals from eight different universities inside and outside of Germany.

1994: Honorary Citizen of the city Chemnitz

1999: One of the ten “Corporate America's Outstanding Directors"

2002: Honorary professor for "Industrial Enterprise Strategies" at the University of Western Saxony Zwickau (FH)

2006: Member of European Automotive Hall of Fame