Meet The New Porsche (And VW) Board Members
Hide the liquor, hide the women (or not): The supervisory board of Porsche and Volkswagen will get new members, all the way from Qatar. Sheikh Jassim Bin Abdulaziz Bin Jassim Al-Thani will be crowned new member of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Holding SE. Officially, this needs the votes of the stockholders meeting which will take place on January 29th. But trust me, it’s all done.
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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Continuing a proud tradition of Muslim-German co-operation. Drill Baby Drill. Eff the Oil Ticks. Self-loathing closeted rump rangers.
Who else can afford these Porsches, anyhow? Besides, a standard run of the mill GT2 makes a great chase car, especially when you're 50 miles out in the desert stranded in a 14K gold-plated Bugatti special edition (aren't they all?), out of petrol, and needing a lift back to the oasis. The days of hopping on a "camel named Clyde" are long gone.
*SIGHS*... or is it *Sihks*.. I think its absolutely fucked up.. that the last CEO of Porsche.. put them in such a position as to be vulverable to have these... yahoos (for lack of a worse name) paws.. all over VW /Porsche.