Supervisory Board

Dr. Sebastian Rudolph
Chairman of the supervisory board and member of the supervisory board committee of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
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More information about Dr. Sebastian Rudolph
- Date of birth:5 October 1976
- Place of birth:Gießen
Professional Career (in abstracts):
- 1996:A-levels
- SubsequentlyDegree in political sciences at the Otto-Suhr-Institut for Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin Completion of doctoral thesis for Dr. phil. Executive MBA at Mannheim Business School
- 2002Trainee, n-tv television news
- 2004Editor, Bayerischer Rundfunk – television, main studio
- 2009Head of communication, Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs
- 2013Head of communication, Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
- 2016Head of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Bilfinger SE
- Since 2019:Head of Public Relations, Press, Sustainability and Politics, Porsche AG
- Since 01.09.2022:Head of Corporate Communications Volkswagen AG, in addition to Head of Public Relations, Press, Sustainability and Politics at Porsche AG
- Since 20.01.2023:Member of VfL Wolfsburg’s Supervisory Board
- Since 01.02.2023:Additional member of the supervisory board committee of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
- Since 01.08.2024:Chairman of the supervisory board of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH

Hans Dieter Pötsch
Vice-chairman of the supervisory board and member of the supervisory board committee of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
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More information about Hans Dieter Pötsch
- Date of birth:28.03.1951
- Place of birth:Traun, Austria
Career in brief:
- From 1974:Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt
- 1979:Controlling at BMW AG, Munich
- 1987:Director of Finance and Administration at the machine tools manufacturer Trumpf GmbH & Co, Ditzingen
- 1991:Chairman of the board at Traub AG, Swabia Reichenbach/Fils
- 1995:Chairman of the board at paintwork specialists and plant manufacturers Dürr AG, Stuttgart
- 2003:Board member at Volkswagen AG, Finance and Controlling division
- 01.07.2007 - present:Member of the supervisory board and member of the supervisory board committee of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
- 2007 - 2009:Chairman of the supervisory board of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
- 01.06.2009 - present:Vice-chairman of the supervisory board of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
- Since 2015:Chairman of the supervisory board of Volkswagen AG

Daniela Cavallo
Member of the supervisory board and member of the supervisory board committee of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
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More information about Daniela Cavallo
- 1994:A-levels in Wolfsburg
- 01.09.1994:Apprenticeship as office communications clerk at Volkswagen
- 1997 - 1999:Member of the Youth and Trainee Council
- 1999 - 2002:Trainer in the "VW Coaching" commercial vocational training programme
- 2002:Graduated in Business Administration
- 2002:Member of the Works Council
- 2013:Member of the Works Committee
- 01/2019 - 04/2021:Deputy chairwoman of Wolfsburg’s Works Council plant and of the General Works Council
- 05/2019 - 04/2021:Deputy Chairperson of the Group Works Council
- 04/2021:Chairwoman of the General and Group Works Council
- 06/2021:Chairwoman of the Volkswagen AG Group Global Works Council
- 05/2021:Member of the Supervisory Board and the Presidium of Volkswagen AG’s Supervisory Board
- since 01.10.2021:Member of VfL Wolfsburg’s Supervisory Board
- since 01.07.2022:Additional member of the supervisory board committee of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH

Bernd Osterloh
Member of the supervisory board and member of the supervisory board committee of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
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More information about Bernd Osterloh
- Date of birth:12.09.1956
- Place of birth:Brunswick
Career in brief:
- 1973:Education as industrial manager
- Subsequently:Work as Industrial Manager
- 1977:Joins Volkswagen AG
- 1990 - 1998:Leader of IG Metal's management body in Wolfsburg City Works
- 1990:Elected onto the works council
- 2002:Member of Volkswagen AG's works council
- 2004:Member of Volkswagen's European and international works councils
- 2005:Elected as Chairman of the general works council
- 2005:Elected as Chairman of the group works council
- 2005:Member of the supervisory board
- 2006:President of the Volkswagen AG international group works council
- 01.10.2005 - present:Member of the VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH supervisory board and supervisory board committee

Diego Benaglio
Member of the supervisory board of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
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More information about Diego Benaglio
- Date of birth:08.09.1983
- Place of birth:Zürich
- Nationality:Swiss/Italian
Football career
- Youth:FC Spreitenbach (1993-1998) FC Baden (1998) Grasshopper Club Zürich (1999-2002)
- Senior:VfB Stuttgart (2002–2005) CD Nacional (2005–2008) VfL Wolfsburg (2008–2017) AS Monaco (2017–2020)
- Honours with VfL:259 Bundesliga games, Long-serving captain and goalkeeper with the most appearances for VfL Wolfsburg
- 2008/09 Bundesliga, 2015 DFB-Pokal, 2015 DFL-Supercup
- International:61 caps for Switzerland
- Tournament appearances with Switzerland:2006, 2010, 2014 World Cup, 2008 European Championship, 2012 Olympic Games (representative Olympic team)
- Personal awardsSwiss Footballer of the Year (2009 und 2013)
- Retired as a player:2020
Career in brief
- Since 1 July 2025:Member of the Supervisory Board of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH

Wolfgang Hotze
Member of the supervisory board of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
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More information about Wolfgang Hotze
- Date of birth:09.07.52
- Place of birth:Essen
Career in brief:
- Business Science degree at the Universities of Essen and Hamburg
- 1979:Traineeship at Volkswagen AG
- 1980:Case officer, Taxation and Customs at Volkswagen AG
- 1980:Board Consultant at Volkswagen AG
- 1990:Deputy Head of Taxation and Customs at Volkswagen AG
- 1991 - 2012:Head of Taxation and Customs at Volkswagen AG
- 1996:Head of Business Operations at VfL Wolfsburg e.V.
- 05/2001 - 11/2018:Managing Director at VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
- 01.12.2018 - present:Member of the VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH supervisory board

Gunnar Kilian
Member of the supervisory board of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
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More information about Gunnar Kilian
- Date of birth:31.01.1975
- Place of birth:Westerland/Sylt
Career in brief
- 1995:Trainee at “Helmstedter Blitz” newspaper
- 1996-2000:Subeditor at “Helmstedter Blitz” newspaper
- 2000-2003:Public relations officer at Volkswagen AG
- 2003-2006:Office manager for a member of the German parliament
- 2006-2012:Spokesperson for the Volkswagen AG Group Works Council
- 2012-2013:Member of staff in the personal office of the Chairman of the Volkswagen AG Supervisory Board
- 2013-2018:General Secretary and Managing Director of the Volkswagen AG Group Works Council
- 2018-2025:Member of the Volkswagen AG Board of Management, Human Resources
- 2020-2025:Member of the Volkswagen AG Board of Management, Trucks
- Since 11.05.2023:Member of the Supervisory Board of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH

Dennis Weilmann
Member of the supervisory board of VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH
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More information about Dennis Weilmann
- Date of birth:01.05.1975
- Place of birth:Wolfsburg
Career in brief:
- 1996 – 2001:Studies in Law (focus on Public Law) at the Georg-August-University Göttingen
- 1996 – 2005:Freelance Journalist Braunschweiger Newspaper / Wolfsburger News
- 2002 – 2003:Advisor, CDU in Lower Saxony
- 2003 – 2005:Legal Clerkship, Braunschweig Regional Appeals Court
- 2005 – 2007:Personal Assistant of Minister Elisabeth Heister-Neumann; Deputy Press Officer; Cabinet Advisor; and Deputy Director of the Minister’s Office, Lower Saxony Ministry of Justice
- 2007 – 2008:Head of Public Relations and Press Officer, Lower Saxony Justice Department
- 2008 – 2011:Office Manager for City Mayor Prof. Rolf Schnellecke, City of Wolfsburg
- 2008 – 2017:Head of Communications and Press Officer, City of Wolfsburg
- 2018 – 2020:City Council Member; Department Head for Economics, Digitalisation and Cultural Affairs, City of Wolfsburg
- since 2018Managing Director Wolfsburg Wirtschaft und Marketing GmbH
- since 2019Managing Director Planetarium GmbH
- 2020 – 2021City Council Member; Department Head for Economics, Digitalisation and Cultural, City of Wolfsburg
- since 10/2021Mayor of the city of Wolfsburg
- since 25.10.2021Member of the VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH supervisory board