Volker Richter is Head of Quality at Plant Regensburg responsible for the running production. He is also responsible to integrate the production of their Dutch partner, VDL Nedcar, into the BMW production system.
Richter previously held the position of Vice President for Quality Management BMW Group and VP for Managing Total Vehicle Architecture and Integration within the BMW Research and Innovation Center (FIZ). He has broad experience across a wide range of divisions in BMW both in Germany and the US, with responsibility for areas such as Strategy and Steering Pre Development, Advanced Engineering, Technical Projects, Product Engineering Interior Components and Body and White and Total Vehicle Quality.
Volker holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Aachen and has subsequently also undertaken automotive focused research at the University of Stuttgart and Harvard Business School in Boston.