Volkswagen Names Head Of New Chattanooga Plant
Frank Fischer has been appointed head of the project team and plant manager for the new Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga. The 46-year old takes on the new job effective October 1, 2008.
“Frank is an excellent choice to lead our new project in Chattanooga, and I welcome him back to the United States, said Stefan Jacoby, President and CEO Volkswagen Group of America. “We continue to make progress on our aggressive start of production timeline and Frank’s appointment is another important step in that process.”
Fischer holds engineering degrees from RWTH Aachen and the University of Washington in Seattle. He joined the Volkswagen Group in 1991, first sharing responsibility for strategic issues and competition comparisons before becoming head of body construction at the Wolfsburg plant.
Later, he moved to Emden as production manager in 2001. He's been the plant manager at Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany since March 2005.
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