Volkswagen Names Matthias Müller, an Insider, as Chief Executive

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Description: FRANKFURT — Volkswagen on Friday tried to come to terms with the emissions cheating scandal that has threatened to cripple one of the global automobile industry’s biggest corporations, naming Matthias Müller, the head of the company’s Porsche unit, as chief executive.

Source: NYTimes.com

Date: Sep 25, 2015

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/business/volkswagen-namesmuller-an-insider-as-chief-executive.html?ref=business&_r=0

Questions for discussion:

  • Who is Matthias Müller?
  • Do you think he can help reduce the damage already done?
  • What would you advise him to do?