Blume was born June 6, 1968 in Brunswick. He holds a PhD in mechanical engineering and has been with the Volkswagen Group since 1994.
After graduating from high school, Blume began his studies at TU Braunschweig in 1988, and was awarded a degree in mechanical engineering in 1994. He completed his PhD thesis to receive the title of Doctor of Engineering in Vehicle Engineering from the Institute of Vehicle Technology at Tongji University, Shanghai, in 2001.
Blume already started his professional career in 1994, joining the international trainee program at AUDI AG. After roles in body construction planning and logistics, he held various senior management functions until 2006, including Head of Body Construction for the A3, Head of the AUDI AG Pilot Plant, and Head of Planning and the Pilot Series Centre at SEAT S.A. in Barcelona.
Blume moved to Wolfsburg as Head of Production Planning at the Volkswagen brand in 2009. He became the member of the Executive Board for Production and Logistics at Porsche AG in 2013. He was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG in 2015 and since 2018, he was a Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG.
Firm Profile
The Volkswagen Group, with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, is one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers and commercial vehicles the largest carmaker in Europe. With our brands, business units and financial services, we are shaping the zero-emission and autonomous future of mobility.
The Volkswagen Group is undergoing the biggest transformation process in its history as it evolves from an international automotive company into a software-centric global leader in sustainable mobility by 2030.
An important cornerstone of this is the ten strong core brands that meet every mobility need. They are divided into the brand groups 'Core', 'Progressive' and 'Sport Luxury' and work independently for shared success. Each brand is continuously developing and refining its own global positioning and strategic focus. At the same time, all brands consistently leverage synergies within the Group in order to shape the future together.
The Group comprises ten brands from five European countries: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, _KODA, SEAT, CUPRA, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche and Ducati.
Their ability to retain their distinct product and brand characteristics while sharing and enabling each other's synergies is a testament to the strength of the Volkswagen group as whole and the cooperative spirit emboldened within each brand.
In addition to its core brands, the Volkswagen Group also relies on strong subsidiaries and strategic partners across heavy commercial vehicles, engineering, software, financial services and mobility solutions to accelerate its transformation into a technology group. The aim is to offer attractive, safe and environmentally friendly
vehicles and mobility-related services, both today and in
the future.
The Volkswagen Group and its brands act responsibly towards the environment, the economy and society. By assuming responsibility for future generations, the company offers its customers and stakeholders better solutions for every mobility need.
With its "NEW AUTO - Mobility for Generations to Come" Group strategy and future program, the Volkswagen Group is paving the way for the biggest change process in its history. To achieve that, the Group will be transforming its automotive core business, and will among other things be launching a further 30-plus fully electric cars by 2025, as well as expanding battery technology and autonomous driving as new core competences.
