Michael Macht (28 August 1960 –) is the CEO of the German car manufacturer Porsche. He was previously head of production on the management board and was appointed chairman of the management board of Porsche AG and Porsche Automobil Holding on 23 July 2009. He is also on the board of Porsche SE.

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Michael Macht was born in Stuttgart, Germany on 28 August 1960. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart and then worked at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering, before joining Porsche in 1990, at first a specialist for engine planning. He later became assistant to the chairman of the management board, and in 1994 he was made managing director of Porsche Consulting. In 1998 he was appointed to the board of Porsche AG, responsible for production and logistics.^[1] Macht was also directly involved in the design of Porsche's most controversial models, the Cayenne and the Panamera. In July 2009 he was appointed chairman of the management board of Porsche AG, as successor to Wendelin Wiedeking.^[1]

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NAME	Macht, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	CEO of Porsche
DATE OF BIRTH	28 August 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stuttgart, Germany
DATE OF DEATH
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