Dr. Werner Tietz has been SEAT S.A.’s Executive Vice-President for Research and Development since 1st July 2020.
 

Tietz is a Doctor in Engineering from RWTH Aachen University (Germany), and he has almost 30 years of experience in the Volkswagen Group, which he joined in 1994.

At Audi, he held several positions, and was long time responsible for the development of all Audi interiors. In 2011, he transferred to Porsche, where he was responsible for the development of body and interior of all models. Furthermore, he participated in the development of the Taycan concept and worked on the introduction of innovative materials in several of the models.
 

Before joining SEAT, Tietz was member of the Bentley Executive Committee, and headed up Development, where he was in charge of creating the new development strategy and laying the foundations for the electrification of the brand.