Mr. Abraham Schot is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Royal Dutch Shell Plc, a Chairman at Ducati U.K. Ltd., a Chairman at Lamborghini USA, Inc. and a Chairman at Volkswagen Group Italia SpA. He is on the Board of Directors at Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Mr. Schot was previously employed as a Member-Management Board by Volkswagen AG, a Chairman-Management Board, CEO & Head-Sales by AUDI AG, a President & Chief Executive Officer by Mercedes-Benz Italia SpA, a President & Chief Executive Officer by DaimlerChrysler AG, a Managing Director by Mercedes Car Group, a Head-Corporate Strategy & Planning by Mercedes-Benz Nederland BV, and a Deputy Chairman-Supervisory Board by Porsche Holding GmbH. He received his MBA from the University of Bradford.