Beginning on the first of this month, David Detweiler will be serving as the new Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Volkswagen Group of America. Detweiler holds a law degree from the University of Virginia and most recently was working for the international law firm Clifford Chance in Frankfurt, Germany.
The group also announced that David Geanacopoulos has been appointed as the new Senior Executive Vice President for Public Affairs and Public Policy. For the past eight years he has worked with the company as the general counsel and head of government relations.
Michael Horn, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, said “I want to thank David for leading our legal team with distinction for the past 8 years. Our Company has asked David to continue to help us continue to make things right in the diesel emissions matter, and now to help us begin to rebuild the trust we have lost. David’s years of experience in Washington will help the Company establish a new course in its relationships with regulators, elected officials and the public.”
“DAVID DETWEILER APPOINTED NEW EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL : Volkswagen Media Centre.” Volkswagen Media Centre. N.p., 4 Feb. 2016. Web. 04 Feb. 2016.
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