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  1. Bernhard was born Wolfgang Ayerle on 3 September 1960 in Böhen, Germany. He grew up as one of nine children and later took his mother's maiden name. He earned a master's degree in electrical engineering and economics from Technische Universität Darmstadt in 1986, an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1988, and a doctorate in economics from ...

  2. Wolfgang Bernhard was tapped to lead the troubled Volkswagen automotive group in October of 2004. Both feared and admired in the auto industry, the German executive had risen to one of the top posts at DaimlerChrysler, the German-American firm created by the merger of Mercedes-Benz and Chrysler, but resigned after being bypassed to lead its ...

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  4. Jan 12, 2007 · Wolfgang Bernhard will leave the company as part of a broad shake-up of its managing board. ... The former chief executive, Bernd Pischetsrieder, brought Mr. Bernhard, a former executive at ...

  5. Feb 23, 2004 · When Wolfgang Bernhard parachuted into Auburn Hills, Mich., in October 2000 to help rescue Chrysler from a financial crisis, he was dubbed Robin – playing the sidekick to the Batman role assumed ...

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    Management consultant with McKinsey & Company for Mercedes-Benz, 1990–92; Mercedes-Benz, project manager, 1992–94; manager for S-Class assembly after 1994, and responsible for the launch of the S-Class line, 1998; chief executive officer for Mercedes-AMG (high-performance division), 1999; named deputy member of the board of management and chief ope...

    Wolfgang Bernhard was tapped to lead the troubled Volkswagen automotive group in October of 2004. Both feared and admired in the auto industry, the German executive had risen to one of the top posts at DaimlerChrysler, the German-American firm created by the merger of Mercedes-Benz and Chrysler, but resigned after being bypassed to lead its Mercede...

    Automotive News, May 3, 2004, p. 1. Business Week, July 25, 2005, p. 22. Forbes, March 5, 2001, p. 66. Independent on Sunday(London, England), June 25, 2006, p. 6. Motor Trend, March 2006, p. 24. Newsweek, October 31, 2005, p. 36.

  6. Oct 7, 2004 · Volkswagen hires former DaimlerChrysler chief operating officer Wolfgang Bernhard to take over its ailing flagship car brand from chief executive Bernd Pischetrieder; company shares jump on news ...

  7. Feb 5, 2010 · But his new higher-profile role, announced on Friday, may put him in a position to eventually succeed Dieter Zetsche as chief executive. Wolfgang Bernhard of Daimler. Mr. Bernhard, 49, was once a protégé of Jürgen Schrempp, the former chief executive, and had been selected to assume the top job at Mercedes-Benz.

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