Wolfgang Heinz Porsche (born Stuttgart 10 May 1943) is a German-Austrian manager and a member of the Porsche family. He is a shareholder and chairman of the

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Porsche Automobil Holding SE Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE (), is a German multinational corporation primarily known as a holding company of Volkswagen Group with investments in the automotive industry. Porsche SE is headquartered in Zuffenh ...

as well as of Porsche AG. He is the youngest son of Ferdinand (Ferry) Porsche and Dorothea Reitz. His oldest brother is Ferdinand (Butzi) Porsche, designer of the

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. After school he trained as a metalworker and went on to obtain a degree in Business Administration from the

Vienna University of Economics and Business The Vienna University of Economics and Business (german: Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, WU) is a public research university in Vienna, Austria, the largest university focusing on business, management and economics in Europe. It has been ranked ...

. After qualifying, Porsche established his own business, importing Yamaha motorbikes to Austria. In 1976 he joined

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. Two years later he was appointed to the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG. In 2007 he became Chairman of both Porsche AG and Porsche Automobil Holding SE. In 2008 he also joined the Supervisory Board of

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. Porsche was married to the director and screenplay writer Susanne Bresser from 1988 until their divorce in 2008. They have two sons. Wolfgang Porsche lives in

Zell am See Zell am See is the administrative capital of the Zell am See District in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Located in the Kitzbühel Alps, the town is an important tourist destination due to its ski resorts and shoreline on Lake Zell. While Zell a ...

in Austria. He is a member of

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of Porsche Automobil Holding along with Josef Michael Ahorner, Stefan Piëch, Peter Daniell Porsche, Hans Michel Piech,

Ferdinand Oliver Porsche Ferdinand Oliver Porsche (born 13 March 1961 in Stuttgart), son of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche and great-grandson of automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche, is an Austrian-German entrepreneur and member of the Supervisory Boards within the Volkswag ...

and Hans-Peter Porsche. He also sit on the

supervisory board In corporate governance, a governance board also known as council of delegates are chosen by the stockholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company and to hire and fire the board of directors. In civil s ...

of separately listed Volkswagen AG.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Porsche, Wolfgang 1943 births German people of Austrian descent Businesspeople from Stuttgart Wolfgang Living people Vienna University of Economics and Business alumni