The supervisory board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG has reappointed Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Executive Board, Finance and IT, Lutz Meschke, for another five years.
Meschke has been a member of the Porsche Executive Board since 2009. He has been the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board since 2015.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Wolfgang Porsche, praised Meschke’s work towards securing sustainable profitability. “For years, Porsche has been one of the most successful automotive companies in the world, “says Porsche. “Lutz Meschke has made a significant contribution towards achieving this.” The car and SUV manufacturer has a profit target of more than 15%, but is part of the Volkswagen Group that is enmeshed in a company threatening Dieselgate emissions scandal.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
