Wolfgang Dürheimer (born 20 June 1958) is a German automotive business executive who, until January 2018, was the president of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. He was the former executive vice president of research and development at Porsche AG.

Life

He was born in Martinzell in the Region of

Oberallgäu Oberallgäu is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Unterallgäu and Ostallgäu, the Austrian states Tyrol and Vorarlberg, the district of Lindau, and the state of ...

on 20 June 1958. He has a degree in Automotive Engineering and a Post Graduate degree in Engineering Business Management from the University of Applied Sciences, Munich.

Career

He also has been the chairman and chief executive officer at Bentley Motors Limited and president of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. since June 1, 2014. He has received a

Fulbright scholarship The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...

. He also worked as the

Chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

and the Chairman of

Bentley Motors Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs. Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded as Bentley Motors Limited by W. O. Bentley (1888–1971) in 1919 in Cricklewood, North ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Durheimer, Wolfgang 1958 births Living people Businesspeople from Bavaria People from Oberallgäu German businesspeople in transport