Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) has hired a former chief executive of General Motors' (GM.N) European division Opel to run group strategy, the German carmaker said on Monday.
Thomas Sedran, interim CEO at Opel in 2012-2013 and head of GM's Chevrolet and Cadillac brands in Europe until June this year, will take up his role at VW on Nov. 1, the Wolfsburg-based group said.
VW is grappling with a raft of suspensions amid the diesel emissions scandal, including the top engineers at premium brands Audi and Porsche.