Helmuth Bott is one of the most important technology pioneers ever to have worked for Porsche. He arrived at Porsche aged 26 after an apprenticeship with Daimler-Benz, a degree in engineering at the University of Stuttgart and several internships at Daimler and Bosch. The Porsche 356 from the Stuttgart works was only just celebrating its…
On June 10, 2020, Hans Mezger passed away at the age of 90. On the occasion of the first anniversary of his death, we had the opportunity to speak with his son Oliver Mezger. Mr. Mezger, June 10, 2021, will be the first anniversary of your father’s death. That will certainly be a difficult day…
We received a very sad message from the Sprenger family a few days ago. Rolf Sprenger passed away on February 24, 2021 at the age of 77. He joined Porsche in 1967 as an engine engineer and later headed the Customer Center. Rolf Sprenger was the initiator of the special requests department, which later became…
Friedrich Bezner turned 80 in October 2020. Bezner began his training at Porsche in 1954 as a teenager aged just 14. He continued his education for more than a decade at night schools alongside his work at Porsche, eventually becoming assistant to Chief Development Officer Professor Helmuth Bott. After a successful career, Bezner took over…
