Dr. Michael Leiters
Chairman of the Executive Board
Legacy
Leads Porsche's realignment after a difficult 2025 earnings reset.
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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Porsche's 2025 profile is a margin-reset story. The brand remains powerful, but the financials show the cost of product realignment, battery strategy changes, tariffs, and weak Chinese demand. That makes the 2026 CEO transition strategically important.
Porsche makes money from premium vehicle sales, high-margin options and personalization, parts, service, financial services, motorsport-linked brand equity, and limited-edition demand. SUVs like the Cayenne and Macan provide scale, while the 911 sustains the brand's pricing power and enthusiast credibility.
Chairman of the Executive Board
Leads Porsche's realignment after a difficult 2025 earnings reset.
Former Chairman of the Executive Board
Led Porsche through record years, the IPO, and early electrification while also serving as Volkswagen Group CEO.
Company builder
Turned the Porsche engineering office into a sports-car manufacturer.
Porsche faces China weakness, U.S. tariff pressure, high electrification costs, luxury EV demand uncertainty, battery and software execution risk, brand dilution risk from SUVs, and pressure to restore margins after the 2025 profit reset.