German auto giant Volkswagen will announce its new chief executive on Friday, its supervisory board said in a statement after Martin Winterkorn resigned over the widening car pollution cheating scandal.
24.09.2015
(AFP) German auto giant Volkswagen will announce its new
chief executive on Friday, its supervisory board said in a statement
after Martin Winterkorn resigned over the widening car pollution cheating scandal.
"New appointments will be put before the supervisory
board's meeting this coming Friday," it said Wednesday, adding that
besides changes in the top job, it was expecting other personnel shifts.
"We will discuss proposals for personnel changes at the
supervisory board meeting on Friday. We will then let you know our
thoughts and considerations afterwards," supervisory board chief
Berthold Huber told journalists at a brief news conference at the
group's headquarters in Wolfsburg.
Winterkorn's resignation had been
widely expected amid the continuing turmoil from revelations last week
that VW had fitted the diesel engines of some of its cars with devices
that could fool emissions tests.
"I am shocked by the events of the past few days. Above
all, I am stunned that misconduct on such a scale was possible in the
Volkswagen Group," Winterkorn said in a statement issued by the carmaker.
"Volkswagen needs a fresh start -- also in terms of
personnel. I am clearing the way for this fresh start with my
resignation," he said, without personally appearing before the media.