Volkswagen Elevates In-House Veteran to Global Legal Chief (1)

Feb. 2, 2022, 9:07 PM UTCUpdated: Feb. 2, 2022, 9:37 PM UTC

Volkswagen AG, the German automaker embroiled in ongoing emissions-related litigation, has shaken up its in-house legal ranks in the U.S. and its home country.

The company announced this week that chief legal officer Manfred Döss stepped down as of Feb. 1 to join Volkswagen’s executive board as its point person for integrity and legal affairs. Succeeding Döss as global legal chief is Philip Haarmann, a former head of corporate and regulatory who has worked at Volkswagen since 2012.

Haarmann’s ascension follows the departure last year of David Detweiler, a former Clifford Chance partner who was tapped by Volkswagen in 2016 ...

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