Dr. Thomas Günther
Chief Launch Officer,
CARIAD SE

Thomas Günther is the Chief Launch Officer of CARIAD. He is responsible for CARIAD's product lines and continuously brings software solutions to Volkswagen Group cars with his teams. As a senior leader with more than 20 years of experience in the automotive industry, he has extensive know-how in software-driven product development. Thomas Günther holds a PhD in engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and started his professional career in 2002 at Porsche AG. In the following years he held various management positions within the Volkswagen Group. Prior to his appointment as Chief Launch Officer on June 1, 2023, he was responsible for the electronics architecture E3 1.2 for premium and luxury vehicles of the Volkswagen Group and later headed the Vehicle Motion and Energy department at CARIAD.