# Herbert Diess: person

Canonical ID: `a81caf84-8ce3-4ffa-a52e-7a16f8852a3d`

CEO of Volkswagen Group 2018-2022. Led VW's major investments in autonomous driving including the $2.6B investment in Argo AI (acquired Ford's stake) and CARIAD software unit creation. Previously CEO of BMW of North America.

- **Verification posture:** verified

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Volkswagen Group](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/volkswagen-group.md) CEO, Volkswagen Group (2018-04-01 to 2022-09-01) (secondary-verified)

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/leadership-7855.html


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