Marianne Heiß was born in Austria and has worked for the BBDO Group in various management positions since 1996. Since June 1, 2013, she has been a member of the board of management of BBDO Group Germany as chief financial officer (CFO). She studied corporate accounting, internal auditing, and management, human-resources and organization consulting at the Vienna Neustadt University of Applied Sciences. She is an advocate of more diversity in corporate management, not least as an author.
Matthias Müller, Chairman of the Audi Supervisory Board and of the Volkswagen Board of Management, welcomed the nomination of the Marianne Heiß (45) also on behalf of his Supervisory Board colleagues: “We are very much looking forward to Marianne Heiß, such a well-qualified expert, joining the Supervisory Board. In these challenging times, she is the ideal candidate for us and will provide support for the company’s course of strategic transformation.” At the same time, Müller thanked Helmut Aurenz for his many years of service for the company: “For approximately 25 years, Mr. Aurenz has been intensively involved in shaping the progress of AUDI AG and has thus contributed significantly to the company’s successful development.”