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Ferdinand Piëch

Austrian manager (1937-2019) · Austria · On the map · Scientists · Died at 82

Ferdinand Karl Piëch was an Austrian business magnate, engineer, and executive who held the positions of chairman of the executive board (Vorstandsvorsitzender) of the Volkswagen Group from 1993 to 2002, and chairman of the supervisory board (Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender) from 2002 to 2015.

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2019Died25 August 20192003Grashof Commemorative MedalAward2002Wilhelm Exner MedalAward2001Honorary Citizen of IngolstadtAwardKarmarsch MedalAward1937Born17 April 1937

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Grashof Commemorative Medal2003
Wilhelm Exner Medal2002
Karmarsch Medal2001
Honorary Citizen of Ingolstadt2001
Lower Saxony Honorary Medal
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Honorary Doctor of ETH Zürich
Honorary Doctor of the Vienna Technical University

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Country
Austria
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2019 · aged 82