Heinrich Nordhoff
Heinrich Nordhoff | |
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| Born | Heinz Heinrich Nordhoff 6 January 1899 |
| Died | 12 April 1968 (aged 69) |
| Known for | Chief of Volkswagen |
Heinz Heinrich Nordhoff (6 January 1899 – 12 April 1968) was a German engineer who led the rebuilding of Volkswagen (VW) after World War II. He was featured on the cover of Time magazine on Feb. 15, 1954.
In 1948, Nordhoff accepted a British invitation to assume the directorship of VW, which had been revived as a functioning concern by the British under the direction of Ivan Hirst. Nordhoff subsequently guided the company to become the fourth largest automotive company at the time of his death in 1968.