Volker Kratzenstein

Volker Kratzenstein

CIO Group IT Components of Volkswagen Group,
Germany

The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. The Group is made up of ten brands from seven European countries: Volkswagen, Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge, ŠKODA, SEAT, CUPRA, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Porsche and Ducati.

Revenue

250.2bn €

Employees

662k

Details

Volker Kratzenstein is CIO Group IT Components at Volkswagen. Prior to this role, he was CIO of Bentley Motors in the UK and CTO of Volkswagen.

  • Jan 2019 - present: CIO Group IT Components, Volkswagen, Germany
  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2018: Programme Manager Lead IT, Volkswagen, Germany
  • 2014 - 2017: CIO, Bentley Motors, UK
  • 2010 - 2014: CTO, Volkswagen
  • 2005 - 2010: Head of IT Testing and Quality Assurance, Group Board Programme Management
  • 2002 - 2005: Manager within IT Testing and Quality Assurance, Volkswagen
  • Sep - Dec 2001: Head of Financial Services (Northern Germany), SerCon
  • 1998 - 2001: Senior Consultant, Oracle
  • Jan - Aug 1998: Senior Consultant, Imperial College London
  • 1996 - 1997: Research Consultant, CSIRO
  • 1989 - 1993: Research Employee, Industriellen Forschungsinstitut für anwendungsorientierte Wissensverarbeitung (FAW)
  • 1993 - 1996: PhD Computer Science, Humboldt University of Berlin
  • 1987 - 1992: Physics Diploma, Ulm University