Patrik Andreas Mayer has been SEAT S.A.’s Executive Vice-President for Finance and IT since 1st October 2024.

Mayer comes from Heilbronn, where he was born in 1970. After graduating from high school in 1990, Mayer studied mechanical and industrial engineering at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Coventry University and the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers in Paris. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Henley Management College in the UK.

He began his professional career at the Volkswagen Group in 1997 as an international trainee in Wolfsburg. In 2001, he became Head of Investment Controlling at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand. This was followed by numerous management positions within the Group, including Head of Business Development, Director of Finance at Volkswagen Navarra and Executive Vice President for Finance and Information Technology at Volkswagen Group of America in Chattanooga.

In 2014, he was given responsibility for Controlling at the components plant in Kassel before being appointed to the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group Russia as Chief Financial Officer in 2016. Since October 1, 2022, he has been a member of the Volkswagen brand Board of Management with responsibility for Finance.