Volkswagen Group Rus

Volkswagen Group Rus brings together the work of the seven brands of the Volkswagen Group that are available on the Russian market — Volkswagen, Audi, ŠKODA, Bentley, Lamborghini, Ducati and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Starting from November 2007, Volkswagen Group Rus has been manufacturing automobiles in Kaluga. In 2009, full cycle production was launched. In 2011, Volkswagen Group Rus and GAZ Group signed an agreement for the contract assembly of Volkswagen and ŠKODA automobiles at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod

At the moment, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Polo and ŠKODA RAPID are being produced at the plant in Kaluga. A full cycle production of ŠKODA OCTAVIA and ŠKODA KODIAQ is organized at GAZ. In 2015 the new engine plant was launched in Kaluga. Its maximum production capacity is 150,000 engines per year. Volkswagen Group is committed to the Russian market and is consecutively fulfilling its investment program in Russia. With a total investment of 2 billion euros in its business in Russia, Volkswagen Group became one of the largest foreign investors in the Russian automotive industry.

Management Volkswagen Group Rus

Marcus Osegowitsch

General Director of Volkswagen Group Rus

Technical University Munich (TUM) Master in Electronic Engineering (Dipl._Ing)
London Business School (LBS) Master of Business Administration (MBA)
In 1996 he started working for the Andersen Consulting in their Management Consulting division
Since 2001 he has been a Managing Partner at Accenture (previously Andersen Consulting), responsible for the Automotive and Industrial Goods Strategy Division in Germany
In 2003 he started working at BBDO Consulting as Managing Partner
In 2006 he joined the Volkswagen Group as Head of Department of strategic planning in Volkswagen Genuine Parts
Starting in 2007 he headed the global network of original spare parts supplies for all brands of the Volkswagen Group
In 2010 he was appointed Managing Director of the Volkswagen Group NSC Moscow
Since 2011, he is holding the positions of General Director of Volkswagen Group Rus and Managing Director of NSC Moscow
From 2017 on, he holds the additional responsibility as Volkswagen Group Responsible for Russia and CIS

Stefan Depka

Technical Director of Volkswagen Group Rus

He has two university degrees in mechanical engineering and an additional degree in economics
In 2003, he joined Volkswagen AG, and changed several positions in China and Germany after that
In 2006, he became responsible for part of production within Paint Shop at Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg
In 2010, he took up the position of Assistant to the Board Member of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, responsible for production and logistics
In 2013, he became a Head of Production of the Volkswagen plant in Navarra, Spain
In 2015, he became a Head of Production at FAW-Volkswagen factory in Foshan, China
Since February 1, 2019, holds the position of Technical Director of Volkswagen Group Rus

Dieter Neuhaeusser

Human Resources Director

Studied business administration at the Braunschweig Technical University and at the University of Göttingen
In 1991, joined Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, as a volunteer fulfilling various tasks in human resources, including assistance in the central Human Resources and the Group Executive Board;
In 1993, moved to SEAT, S.A., Barcelona, as Human Resources Manager
In 1996, became Head of Human Resources at Europcar Autovermietung GmbH, Hamburg, and in 2000 was appointed Head of Finance, Human Resources and Systems
In 2010, joined Volkswagen de México S.A. de C.V., as Member of the Board of Management responsible for Human Resources
In 2014, was appointed Head of Corporate Principles at Human Resources, Volkswagen AG
Since 2016, holds the position of Human Resources Director at Volkswagen Group Rus, managing personnel and organization

Patrik Andreas Mayer

Chief Financial Officer

In 1997 joined Volkswagen AG, Germany
In 2001 was appointed as Head of Investment Controlling at Volkswagen Brand
In 2004 headed Business Development/ New Regions at Volkswagen Group
In 2006 became Financial Director at Volkswagen Navarra, Spain
In 2009 was appointed as Executive Vice President responsible for Finance & Information Technology Processes at Volkswagen Group of America in Chattanooga, USA
In 2014 became responsible for Controlling at Kassel plant, Germany
Since 2016 holds the position of Chief Financial Officer at Volkswagen Group Rus

Ksenia Komyagina

Purchasing Director

Graduated from Togliatti Academy of Management with a degree in Law
In 2003, she began her career in Togliatti in the automotive business as a Purchasing Specialist
In 2006, she became Deputy Manager of Procurement at JV GM AvtoVAZ
In 2007, she became Head of Procurement Division at General Motors in Saint-Petersburg
In 2011, she joined Volkswagen Group Rus as Head of «New Products» Procurement Division at the Kaluga plant
In 2015, she was transferred to Volkswagen AG head office and headed procurement of interior parts for Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen brand in seats and safety systems categories
Since January 1, 2019, she holds the position of Purchasing Director at Volkswagen Group Rus

Lars Himmer

Managing Director with responsibility for Group Sales, Marketing and Aftersales

Prior to his automotive career, Lars served in the Armed Forces in Denmark and as a Diplomat at the Danish Embassy in Moscow before starting his commercial career in FMCG
He holds an MBA from IMD, a B.Sc. in International Business from Aarhus Sсhool of Business and a number of course diplomas
His career in the automotive business started in 2003 at Volvo Truck Corporation, where he held various management positions
In 2010, he joined Volkswagen Group as Managing Director of MAN Truck & Bus Russia and CEO of Sales Region CIS, based in Moscow
In 2012, he was appointed CEO of Sales Region Eastern Europe, MAN Truck & Bus, and moved to Munich, Germany
From 2013, he was responsible for Group Sales Strategy and Projects at Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg, Germany, focusing on strategic sales development of the Group’s Brands
Since 2015 he held the position of Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Ireland
In 2018 he was appointed as Head of Volkswagen Brand in Russia
Since 2018 he is also holding the position of Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Rus with responsibility for Group Sales, Marketing and Aftersales

Thomas Milz

Head of Volkswagen Passenger Cars

In 1997 he began his career at VOLKSWAGEN AG as Product Marketing Manager Powertrain Strategy
In 1998 he joined Volkswagen of America as Product Lifecycle Manager
From 2001 he worked as Manager Sales and Marketing North America in VOLKSWAGEN AG
From 2004 he was Process Leader Business Strategy and Development at Volkswagen of America
In 2005 he was appointed General Manager Sales and Distribution at Volkswagen of America
In 2007 he became General Manager Sales Operations Europe North West
In 2009 he became Regional Director Europe North West
From 2012 he was Managing Director Audi Volkswagen Middle East in Dubai
In 2016 he was Regional Director South Europe in VOLKSWAGEN AG
In 2019 he was appointed Head of Volkswagen Brand in Russia

Jan Procházka

Head of ŠKODA Auto Russia

Since 2000 he has been working in Development Department of the dealership network in ŠKODA Auto Česká Republika
Since 2002 he has been performing the duties of Regional Manager in Audi Česká Republika
In 2005 he became Head of Sales Department in ŠKODA Auto Russia
In 2007 he obtained a similar position in the Czech Republic
Since 2012 he has been acting as Regional Director in ŠKODA Auto, responsible for the markets of India, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America
In 2016, was appointed Head of ŠKODA Auto Russia

Sales company management

Thomas Milz

Head of Volkswagen Passenger Cars

In 1997 he began his career at VOLKSWAGEN AG as Product Marketing Manager Powertrain Strategy
In 1998 he joined Volkswagen of America as Product Lifecycle Manager
From 2001 he worked as Manager Sales and Marketing North America in VOLKSWAGEN AG
From 2004 he was Process Leader Business Strategy and Development at Volkswagen of America
In 2005 he was appointed General Manager Sales and Distribution at Volkswagen of America
In 2007 he became General Manager Sales Operations Europe North West
In 2009 he became Regional Director Europe North West
From 2012 he was Managing Director Audi Volkswagen Middle East in Dubai
In 2016 he was Regional Director South Europe in VOLKSWAGEN AG
In 2019 he was appointed Head of Volkswagen Brand in Russia

Lubomir Najman

Head of Audi Russia

In 1990 he joined ŠKODA Auto and held several positions in Production, Sales and Marketing
In 1998 he became responsible for A0 class in Product marketing
In 2004 he became Head of Special Operations within Sales Department of ŠKODA Auto
In 2009 he became Head of Product marketing of ŠKODA Auto in the global market
Since 2011 has been Head of ŠKODA Auto Russia
In 2016 was appointed Head of Audi Russia

Jan Procházka

Head of ŠKODA Auto Russia

Since 2000 he has been working in Development Department of the dealership network in ŠKODA Auto Česká Republika
Since 2002 he has been performing the duties of Regional Manager in Audi Česká Republika
In 2005 he became Head of Sales Department in ŠKODA Auto Russia
In 2007 he obtained a similar position in the Czech Republic
Since 2012 he has been acting as Regional Director in ŠKODA Auto, responsible for the markets of India, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America
In 2016, was appointed Head of ŠKODA Auto Russia

Christian Schlick

Head of Bentley Russia and Eastern Europe

Studied Business Administration at the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg
In 2006 he started working in Ferrari Central / East Europe GMBH as Sales Area Manager (Germany/Austria)
In 2012 he joined Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. as Sales Area Manager of North Europe
In 2015 he started working in Bentley Motors Ltd. as Sales Area Manager for Germany
Since 2018, he is holding the position of Head of Bentley Russia and Eastern Europe

Konstantin Sychev

Head of Lamborghini

From 2002 to 2005, he held the position of general director of Sigmaplast, the official distributor of GE Plastics
In 2005, began to work in Audi Russia as a regional sales manager
From 2007 to 2009 - Audi exclusive / quattro GmbH in Audi Russia
From 2010 to 2011 he was the head of Olympic projects in Volkswagen Group Rus
Since 2012, he was appointed Head of the Russian representative office of the Lamborghini
Since 2014 is responsible for the region of Eastern Europe, CIS, Turkey and Greece

Mikhail Semenikhin

Head of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

In 2004 he graduated from the Moscow International Higher Business School (Institute), holds an MBA degree
In 1999, he began his career at Volkswagen AG in the Volkswagen division as a manager for working with fleet clients
Since April 2005, he started his work in the division of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in the position of Head of Sales and Marketing
In October 2005 he was appointed Head of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Russia
In 2013, participated in the International Senior Management Program for the development and adaptation of the strategy of one of the brands of Volkswagen AG in the Chinese market
In 2013, took extension courses in the business school Management School St.Gallen (Switzerland)

Oleg Snagovsky

Head of Ducati

Graduated from Moscow State University, Faculty of Public Administration
In 2004 he began the career at BMW in the motorcycle sales department
In 2006 he became head of motorcycle sales and marketing at Honda motorcycle division
In 2010 he headed BMW Motorrad division in the Avilon Automotive Group
2016 he also was responsible for sales of MINI cars at Avilon
Since 2019, he is holding the position of Head of Ducati brand in Russia

More about Volkswagen Group Rus Management

Mission Statement Environment

For all our products and mobility solutions we aspire to minimize environmental impacts along the entire lifecycle — from raw material extraction until end-of-life — in order to keep ecosystems intact and to create positive impacts on society.

Compliance with environmental regulations, standards and voluntary commitments is a basic prerequisite of our actions.

The VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO recognizes the Mission statement environment 'Go to Zero' of the VOLKSWAGEN Group and by its own measures — at the level of the Russian Federation and CIS countries — contributes to achieving the global VOLKSWAGEN Group goals for the four priority global activities of the VOLKSWAGEN Group.

Mission 'Go to Zero':

Climate change
By 2025, we as VOLKSWAGEN Group plan to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions from our cars and light commercial vehicles throughout their entire life cycle by 30% compared to 2015.
Resources
We intend to maximize the efficiency of the use of natural resources and accelerate the transition to the secondary use of raw materials, energy and water. By 2025, we as the VOLKSWAGEN Group plan to reduce the negative impact of production on the environment at the global level (CO₂ emissions, the use of energy, water, waste, volatile organic compounds) by 45% per one car produced compared to 2010.
Air quality
In order to improve air quality, we as VOLKSWAGEN Group accelerate the transition to electric car. By 2025, the share of battery electric vehicles in the model range of VOLKSWAGEN Group will be from 20 to 25% worldwide. By 2030, the share of electric vehicles in the fleet of new VOLKSWAGEN Group cars in Europe and China should grow to at least 40%.
Environmental compliance
As VOLKSWAGEN Group we aim to become a role model for a modern, open and succesful enterprise in terms of integrity by introducing and regularly monitoring effective management systems that minimize the negative impact on the environment of our mobility services at all stages of our product life cycle.

More details about 'Go to Zero' Mission

Environmental Policy

The VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO produces motor vehicles and engines at the Kaluga location (Russian Federation) and in contract manufacturing at the Nizhny Novgorod (Russian Federation) site as a company of the VOLKSWAGEN Group, which aims to become a leading provider of sustainable mobility and a model for the protection of our environment. We are aware of our responsibility for the environment and all the related environmental and social impacts that accompany our actions. We use our globally networked innovative strength to reduce our ecological footprint. The company is committed to continuously improving the environmental performance of its products and services. Environmental compatibility also includes improving resource efficiency, energy consumption including CO₂ emissions, e.g. by using low-carbon energy sources, the improvement of energy efficiency of production and minimizing pollutant emissions. We are meeting the challenges over the entire life cycle of our mobility offers within the scope of VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO.

In order to specify our overarching "Environmental Mission Statement", VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO is committed to the following core statements. The energy policy statement aspects are included in this environmental policy statement:

Principles of Environmental Policy:

Leadership

The executives of all organizational levels and in all brands and directorates of VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO are aware of the environmental risks arising from their business activities. Through word and deed, they reinforce their commitment and their attitude towards legal and company-compliant action and the acceptance of their role model function for the environment. They are responsible for ensuring that the requirements described in this environmental policy statement are implemented and complied with in their area of responsibility.

All managers ensure that all employees are informed, qualified and accountable for the tasks assigned to them. Within their area of responsibility, managers create an appropriate framework in which employees and business partners can communicate particular sensitive environmental issues openly and without fear of negative consequences ("Speak Up" culture). The management of the VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO give equal consideration to the environment in important corporate decisions along with other criteria relevant to the company.

Compliance

We comply with legal and statutory requirements and are guided by our organizational standards and objectives. Our environmental compliance management systems ensure that ecological aspects and obligations within our business activities are recognized and appropriately taken into account. Environmental violations, environment-related misconduct and intentional disregard or deception (fraud) are treated as non-compliance in accordance with our organizational guidelines. The compliance of our actions with the requirements of this environmental policy statement and other environmentally related organizational guidelines is evaluated annually and reported to the Board of Management of VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO.

Protecting our environment

Environmental protection at VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO is designed in a holistic manner to reduce environmental risks and seize opportunities for protecting our environment. This includes the integration of various measures, including decarbonisation, resource efficiency and sustainable supply chains. The company is committed to the continuous improvement of the environmental performance of its business activities while taking into account economically sustainable feasibility. In order to demonstrate that we have achieved our goals within the framework of the "TRANSFORM 2025+" brand strategy and the overarching "TOGETHER - Strategy 2025+", we regularly disclose key environmental performance indicators (KPI) and report transparently on the progress of our efforts.

Cooperation with stakeholders

Transparent and credible information as well as open dialogue and proactive work with our stakeholders, including employees, customers, authorities, business partners and others, are a matter of course and important for the VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO. We would like to improve our understanding of their expectations and requirements in the environmental field. The suggestions are incorporated into our environmental compliance management system, are carefully evaluated and are reflected within various aspects of our business activities. We provide comprehensible and reliable information in our reports and in our communication with stakeholders.

Continuous improvement

VOLKSKWAGEN Group Rus OOO has implemented an internationally recognized environmental management system, validated by independent experts, for the continuous improvement of the environmental impact of its own processes and production facilities. This ensures that environmental requirements are implemented in our core business activities and in our decision-making. We use our global network of experts from the Group and locations worldwide to identify and make available the best possible and best practices in environmental technologies and environmental management. The VOLKSKWAGEN Group Rus OOO as a company of the VOLKSWAGEN Group is a participant of the integrated Group certification of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand. We take a leading role with regard to emerging environmental developments and regulations in science and technology. We strive to exceed our goals and the expectations placed on us.

The VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO reviews this environmental policy statement for relevance at least once a year and continuously monitors compliance within the company. Relevance and compliance is documented by means of the annual management review.

Environmental policy based on the next principles

News

04/30/2020 04:49:00 pm Volkswagen Group’s business substantially impacted by Covid-19 pandemic in first quarter

Deliveries 23.0 percent down on previous year at 2.0 (2.6) million vehicles – decline especially in Asia-Pacific and Europe
Group sales revenue down by 8.3 percent to EUR 55.1 billion
Operating profit before special items fell by EUR 3.9 billion to EUR 0.9 billion
Earnings before tax came to EUR 0.7 (4.1) billion

03/17/2020 03:58:00 pm Volkswagen Group and its brands bring 2019 to successful conclusion

CEO Dr. Herbert Diess: “2019 was a very successful year for the Volkswagen Group. We have laid vital groundwork for all relevant changes.”
Volkswagen Passenger Cars increases sales revenue and operating profit – ID.31 and Golf 8 DNA models introduced, new brand design expresses the brand’s new attitude
Audi achieves higher operating return on sales – ŠKODA, SEAT, Bentley, Porsche, Scania and MAN see improvements in sales revenue and operating profit
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles sees decrease in earnings, Volkswagen Financial Services sees significant increase in sales revenue and record operating profit

03/05/2020 07:02:00 pm Volkswagen Group with positive business performance in 2019

Sales revenue increases to EUR 252.6 billion (+7.1 percent) – operating profit before special items grows to EUR 19.3 billion (+12.8 percent)
Automotive Division: Net cash flow increases markedly to EUR 10.8 (-0.3) billion;
net liquidity reaches EUR 21.3 (19.4) billion
Board of Management and Supervisory Board propose an increase of the dividend to
EUR 6.50 (4.80) per ordinary share and EUR 6.56 (4.86) per preferred share
Deliveries in 2020 forecast to be in line with the previous year; sales revenue expected to be
up to 4 percent higher year-on-year with an operating return on sales of 6.5 to 7.5 percent

03/03/2020 11:12:00 am Tablogix awarded a new 5 year logistics contract by Volkswagen Rus Group “LLC Volkswagen Group Rus” has awarded the Tablogix Company a 5 year contract to manage the ‘state-of-the-art’ 52,000 m2 Parts Distribution Centre at Chekov, Moscow region.

03/02/2020 12:00:00 am February 27, 2020, Tashkent Uzavtosanoat JSC and Volkswagen Group Rus concluded a wide-ranging cooperation agreement for the production and sales of light commercial vehicles in Uzbekistan

Production of light commercial vehicles will be launched in FEZ Jizzakh
Production capacity of the facility will reach up to 20,000 cars per year
The project will be implemented with the use of Uzavtosanoat JSC's local facilities and industrial technologies of the Volkswagen Group

01/14/2020 12:00:00 am Volkswagen Group records higher deliveries in 2019 Despite shrinking overall markets, the Volkswagen Group grew its worldwide deliveries by 1.3 percent to 10,974,600 vehicles in 2019.

12/24/2019 12:00:00 am Volkswagen Group again delivers more vehicles in November In November, the Volkswagen Group delivered 988,800 ve-hicles to customers throughout the world, corresponding to a rise of 5.1 percent compared with November 2018.

12/23/2019 12:00:00 am Personnel changes at Volkswagen Design There are to be leadership changes at Volkswagen Design.

12/12/2019 12:00:00 am ŠKODA KAROQ now also produced in Nizhny Novgorod and as of autumn 2020 in Bratislava ŠKODA AUTO is responding to persistently high demand for the ŠKODA KAROQ by beginning serial production of the compact SUV in Nizhny Novgorod today.

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Compliance Hotline

The Compliance Hotline of VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO is an effective system for reporting violations of laws, regulations and ethical business rules.

If you have any information about potential compliance issues concerning the interests of VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO (such as corruption, conflicts of interests, environmental violations with criminal liability, antitrust law violations) we ask you to report to the Compliance department at whistleblower@volkswagen.ru (confidentiality guaranteed).

When reporting your instance, describe the following points:

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VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO guarantees that it will consider each reported instance within the scope of the Hotline purposes. If required, VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO will initiate an examination or investigation based on the reported information. If the violation is identified, VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO will take action on the involved employees consistent with the violation and in strict accordance with the applicable laws and internal regulations of VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO.

Compliance Hotline (confidentiality guaranteed): whistleblower@volkswagen.ru

Please note that the issues related to the quality of VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus OOO products and after-sale support by authorized dealers will not be considered by the Compliance Hotline. On the above-mentioned issues please contact through a brand’s hotline.

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