Detlev von Platen

Detlev von Platen was born in France in 1964 and grew up in Orléans near Paris. Following his Baccalauréat, he studied Business Administration and Business Management at the universities of Tours and Poitiers. After graduating, he joined BMW France in 1988 as Marketing Manager for the motorcycle division before moving to BMW AG in Munich in 1991, where he held various leading positions in sales and marketing. In 1997, von Platen came to Porsche AG. He first took over management of the Porsche brand in France; from 1999 as President and CEO of Porsche France. In April 2008, he was appointed President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America in the USA, where his achievements included opening “One Porsche Drive,” the combined North America headquarters and Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta. Since October 2015, Detlev von Platen has been Member of the Executive Board of Porsche AG for Sales and Marketing in Stuttgart.