New Mercedes-AMG boss comes from Volkswagen

Management New Mercedes-AMG Boss Comes From Volkswagen

2025-12-08 From Thomas Günnel | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

Mercedes-AMG has a new Chairman of the Board of Management. He succeeds Michael Schiebe - and comes from Volkswagen.

Stefan Weckbach will be Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG from July 2026.(Image: Porsche) — Stefan Weckbach will be Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG from July 2026.
(Image: Porsche)

Mercedes-AMG has a new Chairman of the Board of Management. Stefan Weckbach will take over the position from July 2026 and will also become Head of the "Top End Vehicle Group". In addition to AMG, this includes Mercedes G-Class and Maybach models.

Weckbach previously managed the "Mission E" project and the Cayenne model series at Porsche, among other things. Since September 2023, Stefan Weckbach has been Head of Group Strategy, Group Product Strategy and the General Secretariat of Volkswagen AG.

Weckbach Was Seen as Blume's Successor at Porsche

Stefan Weckbach had been with Volkswagen since 2003. As a confidant of Oliver Blume, Weckbach was seen as his potential successor at Porsche. However, the Supervisory Board felt that the position was better filled by former McLaren boss Michael Leiters.

Until Weckbach takes office, his predecessor Michael Schiebe will continue to manage the business of Mercedes-AMG on an interim basis. Schiebe has been responsible for Production, Quality & Supply Chain Management on the Mercedes-Benz Board of Management since December 2025. From July, Weckbach will report to Jörg Burzer, former Board Member for Production at Mercedes-Benz and now Board Member for Development.

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Date: 08.12.2025

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