New CEO at Porsche Korea

Stuttgart/Seoul. Holger Gerrmann (49), currently Financial Director at #porsche Lizenz-und Handelsgesellschaft (PLH), will assume the position as CEO of #porsche Korea starting from 16 September 2019. “Holger Gerrmann brings many years of international experience and has a broad knowledge across all distribution levels,” says Detlev von Platen, Member of the Executive Board for Sales and Marketing at #porsche AG. “We are convinced that he will continue the strong development of our brand in Korea.”

Before two years at PLH, #holgergerrmann was Financial Director at #porsche Cars Great Britain and #porsche Retail Group for nine years. Previously, the jurist occupied positions at Porsche’s financial department and as management assistant to the CEO of #porsche AG. His predecessor Michael Kirsch will take over the position as CEO of #porsche Japan from 1 August 2019. Under his leadership, #porsche achieved in 2018 an all-time record sales in Korea.

Porsche in Korea
The sportscar manufacturer is active in Korea since 2006; in 2014, the subsidiary #porsche Korea Ltd. was founded. Since then, the number of delivered vehicles has almost doubled. In 2018, 4,400 cars were handed over to customers through eleven #porsche Centres in Korea. With the #porsche Studio Cheongdam, another modern sales platform has been inaugurated in June 2019.