TRATON SE Extends Executive Board Mandate of Antonio Roberto Cortes to Ensure Leadership Continuity Through 2029

TRATON SE Extends Executive Board Mandate of Antonio Roberto Cortes to Ensure Leadership Continuity Through 2029

(IN BRIEF) TRATON SE has extended the Executive Board appointment of Dr. h. c. Antonio Roberto Cortes by two years, ensuring he will continue overseeing Volkswagen Truck & Bus and serving on the Executive Board until January 2029. The Supervisory Board highlighted the importance of experienced leadership in a challenging global commercial vehicle market and expressed confidence in Cortes’ continued contribution to the Group’s strategy and performance. The extension provides leadership continuity for the TRATON GROUP as it advances its long-term goals in commercial vehicle manufacturing and sustainable transportation.

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 27-Feb-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — TRATON SE has extended the Executive Board mandate of Dr. h. c. Antonio Roberto Cortes for an additional two years, ensuring his continued role within the Group’s leadership structure. Following the decision taken by the Supervisory Board on February 25, 2026, Cortes will remain responsible for Volkswagen Truck & Bus and continue serving as a member of the TRATON SE Executive Board until January 2029.

The extension comes at a time when the global commercial vehicle industry continues to face significant challenges, making experienced leadership and strong collaboration increasingly important. TRATON’s Supervisory Board emphasized the value of continuity within the Executive Board as the Group navigates changing market conditions and pursues its long-term strategic objectives.

Hans Dieter Pötsch, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TRATON SE, highlighted Cortes’ longstanding contribution to the development and performance of Volkswagen Truck & Bus and the broader TRATON GROUP. His leadership and industry expertise have played an important role in shaping the organization’s progress in recent years, and the contract extension reflects confidence in his continued contribution to the company’s future development.

As part of the Executive Board, Cortes oversees Volkswagen Truck & Bus operations and supports TRATON’s strategic initiatives across its global commercial vehicle brands. The TRATON GROUP includes Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, and is among the world’s leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles. The Group produces trucks, buses, and light-duty commercial vehicles and continues to focus on sustainable transportation solutions as part of its long-term development strategy.

The renewed appointment provides stability in the Group’s leadership and supports TRATON’s ambition to strengthen its position in the global commercial vehicle market while continuing its transformation toward more sustainable transport solutions.

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With its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON SE is the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP and one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Group’s product portfolio comprises trucks, buses, and light-duty commercial vehicles. “Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.”: this intention underlines the Company’s ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Group’s commercial growth.

SOURCE: TRATON GROUP