Press Release

Braunschweig, December 1, 2025. There will be a change at the helm of Europe's largest automotive financial services provider, Volkswagen Financial Services AG (VWFS). Effective January 1, 2026, Anthony Bandmann, who has served as the Management Board Member responsible for Sales and Marketing at VWFS since October 2021, will take over as Chairman of the Board of Management from Dr. Christian Dahlheim. Dr. Dahlheim will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pon Holdings, the largest mobility company in the Netherlands with around 10,000 employees worldwide. Information about Anthony Bandmann's successor will be provided in due course.

"With Anthony Bandmann, an experienced top manager with extensive expertise in sales, financial services and banking is assuming the Chairmanship of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Financial Services AG. As Board Member for Sales and Marketing, Anthony Bandmann has already been extremely successful together with his team in advancing the new car, used car and insurance businesses in Europe. He will now steadfastly continue this path as CEO of VWFS. I wish Anthony Bandmann every success in this important role," said Dr. Arno Antlitz, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Financial Services AG as well as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Volkswagen AG. He added: "At the same time, I would like to thank Dr. Christian Dahlheim on behalf of the entire Supervisory Board. During his four years as CEO, he has made substantial contributions to the company’s financial success, its sound refinancing foundation, and its new strategic orientation. I wish Dr. Christian Dahlheim all the best in his new endeavor." 

Anthony Bandmann can look back on an impressive career within the Volkswagen Group. The 53-year-old business graduate first came to Braunschweig in 2012 to take up the post of Chairman of the Management Board at Volkswagen Bank GmbH. In addition to this function, he also served as Managing Director of Volkswagen Versicherungsdienst. From September 2017 to June 2019, Bandmann was CEO of Volkswagen Leasing GmbH before becoming the President and CEO of VW Credit, Inc. (VCI) in the USA for two years. In October 2021, Bandmann joined the Board of Management of VWFS AG as Head of Sales and Marketing. He holds U.S. citizenship, is married, and has a son and a daughter.

Dr. Christian Dahlheim started his career at Volkswagen as Head of Corporate Development at Volkswagen Financial Services. In 2012, he moved to VW Credit, Inc. in the USA as Chief Financial Officer. He was then appointed President and CEO of that company in 2014. From January 2016 to September 2018, Dahlheim served as Management Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Volkswagen Financial Services AG. In October 2018, he took over as Head of Sales & After Sales for the Volkswagen Group before returning to Volkswagen Financial Services in Braunschweig as Chairman of the Board of Management in February 2022. Dr. Christian Dahlheim will assume the position of CEO of Pon Holdings, a multinational family-owned conglomerate based in the Netherlands employing 10,000 people in 32 markets across six continents.

As of January 1, 2026, the Board of Management of Volkswagen Financial Services AG will comprise the following members:

Anthony Bandmann (Chairman of the Board of Management), Dr. Ingrun-Ulla Bartölke (Finance and Procurement), Dr. Alena Kretzberg (IT and Digital), and Christian Löbke (Risk Management). The new Board of Management member responsible for Sales and Marketing will be announced shortly. Arne Puls is responsible for Human Resources and Organization as Chief Representative.  

Volkswagen Financial Services AG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG and, as part of Volkswagen Group Mobility, manages the European financial and mobility services business. The aim of Volkswagen Financial Services AG is to support the sales of the Volkswagen Group brands and increase customer loyalty. The company is a longstanding partner of the dealership network – as a provider of financial services and as an aide and advisor. Its core products include vehicle leasing and financing, insurance, and other vehicle-related mobility products – both for private customers and for individual commercial customers and fleet customers. Through its subsidiary, Volkswagen Bank GmbH, Volkswagen Financial Services AG is also active in the direct banking sector. 

More information available at www.vwfs.com