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Volkswagen has made new top management appointments at German and international locations effective 1 January 2004.
 

Wolfsburg - Hans-Christian Maergner (58), at present Managing Director of Volkswagen of South Africa, will become the new President of Volkswagen do Brasil. An engineering graduate, Maergner joined Volkswagen AG in 1969 and was responsible for managing the Kassel plant before moving to South Africa. At Volkswagen do Brasil he succeeds Paul Fleming (43), who will assume new responsibilities in the Volkswagen Group. Andreas Tostmann (41), at present Head of the Salzgitter plant, will become the new Managing Director of Volkswagen of South Africa. The engineering and economics graduate has held posts in several technical departments in the Volkswagen Group since 1990.

Manfred Mazen (52), currently responsible for production at the Kassel plant, will become the new Head of Salzgitter plant. The engineering graduate has held various posts with the Volkswagen Group in drive train production in Germany and abroad since 1977.

(Nov. 25, 2003)