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Curriculum vitae: Markus Haupt

Markus Haupt

Chief Executive Officer SEAT&CUPRA

Markus Haupt is CEO of SEAT and CUPRA since 9th October, 2025.

Haupt trained in business management in Barcelona and has more than 20 years of international experience in the Volkswagen Group, where he began his professional career in 2001. During his early years at SEAT and Audi, Haupt specialised in prototypes, until 2004, when he returned to the company as Head of Process and Project Management for SEAT Preseries, where he played a decisive role in the launch of the Audi Q3 at the Martorell plant.

Haupt has led major production projects such as the Volkswagen Group's A0 class in Wolfsburg, Germany and the successful series launch of the T-Roc in Palmela, Portugal. During his time with the Volkswagen Group in Wolfsburg, Haupt had the opportunity to drive the Group-wide shift in production towards electric mobility. Before his return to SEAT S.A., he was President of Volkswagen Navarra S.A. and General Manager of the Pamplona plant.

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