Mobility and financial services around the world – that's our DNA.
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG and part of Volkswagen Group Mobility, we manage and coordinate the non-European financial services business for the Volkswagen Group – with the exception of the US and Canada markets. The around 4,200 employees in our twelve international subsidiaries across the globe work tirelessly every day to help our customers obtain their dream car – from South and Central America to South Africa, Australia, and Asia.
Our international companies offer a product portfolio that includes leasing, vehicle financing and rentals, insurance, and other automotive-related service products – with different forms and features depending on the local needs of the specific market. Our aim is to support the Volkswagen Group's automotive brands in their vehicle sales within the respective markets and at the same time foster customer loyalty.
Our headquarters is in Braunschweig. Our international subsidiaries operate in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, India, Australia, China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.
Management & Supervisory Board
Kai Vogler
Kai Vogler
- Chief Executive Officer -
After earning his degree in business informatics from the University of Essen and his bachelor of commerce and master of business studies in banking and finance at University College Dublin and Michel Smurfit Graduate School of Business Dublin, Kai Vogler (born in 1977) began his professional career in 2002 as a management consultant, initially with the Boston Consulting Group and subsequently at RAG Coal International. In 2006, he joined the Volkswagen Group at Porsche Financial Services AG as IT Director for global financial services. In 2012, Vogler moved to Volkswagen Financial Services AG, where he headed the Corporate Development and Strategy department until 2014. This was followed in 2015 by an assignment abroad as Managing Director of VW Møller Bilfinans AS in Oslo, a joint venture between Volkswagen Financial Services AG and the Norwegian Volkswagen importer Møller. After returning to Braunschweig, Vogler served as Regional Manager, initially overseeing the VW FS markets in the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, Ireland and Portugal from 2016 to 2019. Later, as Regional Manager Europe, he was responsible for the entire European financial services business of Volkswagen Financial Services AG. In 2021, Vogler moved to SEAT S.A. as Executive Vice-President for Sales & Marketing before returning to Volkswagen Financial Services AG in February 2024, where he steered the corporate restructuring in the non-European markets. Since July 1, 2024, Vogler has been Chairman of the Management Board of Volkswagen Financial Services Overseas AG.
Patrick Welter
Patrick Welter
- Chief Financial Officer -
After studying business administration at the University of Trier and the University of Alcalá (Madrid), Patrick Welter (born in 1969) began his career at Volkswagen Financial Services AG in 1996 as an international trainee. He then worked in direct bank marketing at Volkswagen Bank GmbH for four years from 1998, where he managed projects that included the company's international branch expansion. In 2002, Welter moved to the Volkswagen Bank branch in Ireland as Country Manager, where he was responsible for Business Development, Controlling, Accounting, Treasury Back Office, HR, and IT until 2007. Welter then continued his international career and became Managing Director Back Office of Volkswagen Financial Services AG in Japan in 2007. In 2011, he took over as Head of International Controlling at Volkswagen Financial Services AG in Braunschweig for nine years before becoming Managing Director Back Office of Volkswagen Financial Services S.p.A. in Italy and Country Manager of the Italian branch of Volkswagen Leasing in 2020. Patrick Welter has been a member of the Management Board of Volkswagen Financial Services Overseas AG since July 1, 2024, where he is responsible for finance.
Supervisory Board
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- Dr. Christian Dahlheim
Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen Financial Services AG
Member of the Supervisory Board
From left to the right:
- Rainer Seidl
Head of Group Controlling at Volkswagen AG - Dr. Wolf-Stefan Specht
Head of Wholesale Steering & Transition at Volkswagen AG - Torsten Bechstädt
Head of Supervisory Board Affairs of the Chairwoman of the Group Works Council of Volkswagen AG