About Speaker

Danny Auerswald (39) holds a degree in industrial engineering (TU Dresden) and started his career in 2013 - after five years at the management consultancy Volkswagen Consulting - in various functions in production and logistics at Volkswagen. For three and a half years, he was an advisor to Volkswagen Group and brand board members Michael Macht and Thomas Ulbrich. In August 2016, Auerswald, who was born in Lichtenstein (Zwickau district), took over as plant manager at the Pekan site in Malaysia. There he was responsible for the production of the Passat, Tiguan, Polo, Vento and Jetta. After four years in Pekan, the father of two children is now taking over responsibility for the Transparent Factory in Dresden.