Curriculum vitae: Wilfried von Rath | Volkswagen Newsroom

Wilfried von Rath

Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand with responsibility for ‘Human Resources’

Wilfried von Rath was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr on April 10, 1964.

Having graduated with a degree in psychology from the University of Bochum, followed by an MBA from Ashridge Management College in Berkhamsted, UK, Wilfried von Rath began his career as a Junior Partner with System Management, a consultancy firm in Heiligenhaus, in 1991.

In 1994, he joined the Lufthansa Group in Cologne as a consultant, becoming Senior Consultant Human Resources in 1996. Von Rath moved to Volkswagen Coaching in Wolfsburg to take up the post of Head of Management Development in 1998. He became a member of the Management Board of Volkswagen Coaching in 2004 and was named Head of Group HR Top Management in Wolfsburg in 2006. He was appointed Board member for Human Resources at Volkswagen Slovakia in Bratislava in 2011.

He moved to Augsburg to become the Member of the Executive Board of MAN Energy Solutions SE responsible for Human Resources in 2013. Wilfried von Rath has been the Board member for Human Resources at Volkswagen Passenger Cars in Wolfsburg since March 1, 2020.

Curriculum vitae Wilfried von Rath

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The specified fuel consumption and emission data have been determined according to the measurement procedures prescribed by law. Since 1st September 2017, certain new vehicles are already being type-approved according to the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), a more realistic test procedure for measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Starting on September 1st 2018, the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) will be replaced by the WLTP in stages. Owing to the more realistic test conditions, the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions measured according to the WLTP will, in many cases, be higher than those measured according to the NEDC. For further information on the differences between the WLTP and NEDC, please visit www.volkswagen.de/wltp.

We are currently still required by law to state the NEDC figures. In the case of new vehicles which have been type-approved according to the WLTP, the NEDC figures are derived from the WLTP data. It is possible to specify the WLTP figures voluntarily in addition until such time as this is required by law. In cases where the NEDC figures are specified as value ranges, these do not refer to a particular individual vehicle and do not constitute part of the sales offering. They are intended exclusively as a means of comparison between different vehicle types. Additional equipment and accessories (e.g. add-on parts, different tyre formats, etc.) may change the relevant vehicle parameters, such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, and, in conjunction with weather and traffic conditions and individual driving style, may affect fuel consumption, electrical power consumption, CO2 emissions and the performance figures for the vehicle.

Further information on official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the “Guide on the fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption of new passenger car models”, which is available free of charge at all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, D-73760 Ostfildern, Germany and at www.dat.de.