Hans Dieter Pötsch is an Austrian businessperson who has been at the head of 11 different companies and is Chairman-Management Board at Porsche Automobil Holding SE. He is also Chairman-Supervisory Board at Volkswagen AG and on the board of 9 other companies. In his past career he was Chairman-Management Board at Dürr AG, Chairman-Management Board at Traub AG, General Manager-Finance & Administration at TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG, Head-Group Controlling at Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Head-Controlling at Ginion Overijse SA, Chairman-Supervisory Board of VOLKSWAGEN FINANCIAL SERVICES AG, Chairman-Supervisory Board at Volkswagen Bank GmbH, Chairman-Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Leasing GmbH and Chairman-Supervisory Board at Bizerba SE & Co. KG. He received an undergraduate degree from Technische Universität Darmstadt.