Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Petra Hoffmann from VWSA:
Petra Hoffmann, the Head of Volkswagen Sales and Marketing, Group Genuine Parts and Service in Kassel has been appointed as Sales and Marketing Director for Volkswagen Group South Africa
Petra Hoffmann who spent some months at VWSA in the mid-nineties holds a MBA from the University of Saarbruecken in Germany and joined the Volkswagen Group in 1995 as a trainee. She has held various senior positions with Volkswagen including the Head of Sales for Auto 5000 in Wolfsburg, and as Regional Sales Manager for the Volkswagen Brand for key European markets.
Before joining Group Parts she was the Liaison Manager between Volkswagen and Porsche Holdings in Salzburg. Ms Hoffmann will be relocating to Johannesburg and will have overall Sales and Marketing responsibility for the Volkswagen, Audi and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle Brands.
“We welcome Ms Hoffmann to her new role in South Africa and believe that her extensive experience with different markets in Europe will further cement our leading position in South Africa’s highly competitive vehicle market,” said David Powels.
“The Board of Volkswagen Group South Africa would like to welcome Ms Hoffmann onto the Board of VWSA,” concluded Powels.
Submitted by: Andile Dlamini on behalf of VWSA.

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