Stefan Mecha will become the new Chairman of the Brand Board of Management of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, replacing Carsten Intra.
Mecha will take up his new position from July 1, succeeding Prof. Dr. Carsten Intra, who is leaving Volkswagen Vans for personal reasons, as part of a retirement plan.
"Carsten Intra has launched important models such as the ID. Buzz, the Transporter and others, setting the right course to further unlock the potential of light commercial vehicles in the future," said Thomas Schäfer, CEO Volkswagen Brand, head of the Brand Group Core and chairman of the Advisory Board of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
"He has driven forward the strategic topic of autonomous driving and significantly sharpened VW’s profile with the 'California' sub-brand," Schäfer added.
Mecha is currently Executive CEO of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand with responsibility for the China region.
"With Stefan Mecha, one of our most internationally experienced managers is taking over the leadership of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. He has demonstrated in regions such as Brazil, South Africa, Russia and China that it is possible to achieve sustainable success even in challenging environments – through a good team spirit, pragmatism, and deep market insight. Incidentally, Stefan's first position within the Volkswagen Group was in sales at the "Nutzis" [van division]. I am confident that, together with his highly capable team, he will lead the brand to new heights and further enhance cooperation within the Brand Group Core," Thomas Schäfer continued.
Mecha joined Volkswagen Group more than 15 years ago having previously worked at SIXT and Daimler.
In 2005, Stefan Mecha became regional sales director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Western Europe, followed by other sales roles for Volkswagen Group in Europe and the Middle East.
In 2016, he became a member of the Volkswagen Board of Management in South Africa and MD of the sales company. From 2018 to 2020, he was VP of sales and marketing at Volkswagen Brazil before moving to general director of Volkswagen in Russia in 2020.
Since 2022, Mecha has been Executive CEO of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand in the China region.
Carsten Intra has held the position of Chairman of the VW Commercial Vehicle Brand Board of Management since September 1, 2020.
Prior to becoming head of the van division, he was VW's chief human resources officer and labor director at truck brand MAN.
