Karsten Franz, Head of Technical Development, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles:

“Martin Pohanka knows our brand, our products and above all the specific

requirements of our customers extremely well. He has already played a major role in

shaping the design of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in recent years. With his

extensive international experience and his clear understanding of how to combine

functionality with emotional design, he is the right person to consistently evolve our

design language.”

Stefan Mecha, CEO Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles: “Design is a crucial part of the

identity of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Our vehicles have to work in everyday

use and inspire at the same time. Martin Pohanka combines both. He knows the DNA

of our brand and, together with his team, has already provided important impetus for

our current products. I am delighted that he will take overall responsibility for design

at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles going forward.”

Martin Pohanka has many years of international experience in automotive design.

After studying industrial design, including at the Pforzheim University of Design, he

began his career in 1997 as a freelance industrial designer. In 1998 he joined Audi,

before taking on various positions in interior and advanced design at Porsche from

2001. From 2015 to 2017 he worked as Chief Designer of Interior Creation at Jaguar

Land Rover in the UK.

In 2017, Martin Pohanka joined Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and initially took

responsibility for interior design. Since 2023, he has been responsible as Head of

Design Creation for Interior, Exterior, UI/UX and Color & Trim. Vehicles whose design

originated at his previous career stages include the Porsche 911, Boxster and Macan,

the Land Rover Defender and Range Rover and, at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles,

the Multivan, ID. Buzz, the new Transporter generation and the Amarok. Several of

these models have won international design awards.