[1][2] As a member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Group, he was responsible for Audi, Bentley, Ducati, and Lamborghini, too.

After graduating from high school (1988), he studied mechanical engineering at the Münster University of Applied Sciences in Steinfurt until 1991.

[7] The same year, he became Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi, which is part of the Volkswagen Group.

[9] He called for a faster transition to battery electric vehicles (BEV) and set a definite end date for the production of ICE models at Audi.

[12] While working for Volkswagen and Audi, Duesmann has assumed further mandates in Group companies.