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About us

SE is a holding company with investments in the areas of mobility and industrial technology. The company employed just under 50 people as of 31 December 2024. As core investments, SE holds the majority of the ordinary shares in Volkswagen AG and 25% plus one share of the ordinary shares in AG. We consider ourselves an active anchor investor in this context, shaping the transformation of mobility in a responsible and forward-looking manner with a consistently entrepreneurial mindset. 

In addition, SE acquired minority shareholdings in several technology companies in North America, Europe and Israel and invested in private equity and venture capital funds.
 

Corporate culture

Our actions are guided by clear principles that look beyond short-term results. As an investment holding company with family ties, we believe in enduring values that remain steadfast in the face of volatile trends and developments. As such, SE has a keen sense of responsibility towards its shareholders, partners and society at large. We uphold a strong set of values that are centered around integrity, excellence and ambition and are fundamental to our entrepreneurial activities.

These are the values that shape both our investment strategy and how we work with our investment companies and partners. We believe that economic success and contributing to society go hand in hand rather than being mutually exclusive.

The way we see ourselves defines our investment journey, driven by vision, innovation and high standards.

Board of management

Hans Dieter Pötsch

Chairman of the board of management
 

Dr. Manfred Döss

Legal affairs and compliance
Member of the board of management  

Dr. Johannes Lattwein

Finance and IT
Member of the board of management  

Dear shareholders,

The European automotive industry faced major challenges in the fiscal year 2024. The core investments of SE, Volkswagen AG and AG, had to contend with increasingly difficult economic and political conditions, in particular the intensifying competitive situation in the automotive sector, market developments in China, the slower ramp-up of electromobility and further rising geopolitical tensions and protectionist tendencies.

This also had an impact on SE. The group result after tax of SE for the fiscal year 2024 amounted to minus 20.0 billion euro (prior year: 5.1 billion euro). It was significantly influenced by the non-cash impairment losses on the carrying amounts of the investments in Volkswagen AG of minus 19.9 billion euro and AG of minus 3.4 billion euro. The impairment losses recognized have no impact on SE’s liquidity or net debt. Adjusted for the impairment effects on the two core investments, SE generated a profit. This is shown by the adjusted group result after tax of 3.2 billion euro compared to 5.1 billion euro in the prior year. The adjusted group result after tax was significantly influenced by the result from the ongoing at equity accounting of shares in Volkswagen of 3.0 billion euro (prior year: 4.8 billion euro) and the result from the ongoing at equity accounting of shares in AG of 0.5 billion euro (prior year: 0.4 billion euro).

Supervisory board

Pursuant to the articles of association, the supervisory board of SE consists of ten shareholder representatives appointed by the annual general meeting. Its composition ensures qualified oversight and advice to the executive board and reflects the company’s international orientation and ownership structure. Information on the Supervisory Board is available here.

Dr. Wolfgang

Chairman
Chairman of the supervisory board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. AG

Dr. Hans Michel Piëch

Deputy chairman
Member of the supervisory board of Volkswagen AG

Mag. Josef Michael Ahorner

Member of the supervisory board of AUDI AG

Mag. Marianne Heiß

Member of the supervisory board of Volkswagen AG

Dr. Günther Horvath

Managing director and self-employed attorney at Dr. Günther J. Horvath Rechtsanwalt GmbH

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lehner

Member of the supervisory board of

Dr. Sophie Piëch

Managing director at Dr. Hans Michel Piëch GmbH

Dr. Ferdinand Oliver

Member of the board of management of Familie AG Beteiligungsgesellschaft

Peter Daniell

Member of the supervisory board of as well as member of additional control bodies of domestic and foreign commercial enterprises

Prof. TU Graz e.h. KR Ing. Siegfried Wolf

Member of the supervisory board of Schaeffler AG as well as member of additional control bodies of domestic and foreign commercial enterprises

Corporate Governance

Overview

Declaration on Corporate Governance Code

This section enables you to download the Declaration on conformity with the Corporate Governance Code of the past years.

Remuneration for the members of the board of management

Here you find further information on the current remuneration system of the members of the Board of Management of .

Remuneration for the members of the supervisory board

Here you find further information on the current remuneration of the Supervisory Board members of .