Volkswagen AG announced that it has named Andreas Mindt as its head of the Design function for the Volkswagen brand effective February 1, 2023. Mindt is to succeed Jozef Kaban, who has been appointed as creative art director Volkswagen and will report directly to the member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen brand responsible for Technical Development. Mindt started his career at the Volkswagen Group in 1996.

He has served in various positions at the Volkswagen brand, working on the design of the first generation of the Tiguan and on the exterior design of the Golf 7, among other things. He has held the position of director of Bentley Design.