Most Stylish Men 2016 nominees: Audi CEO Rupert Stadler

Rupert Stadler is an expert in connectivity technologies and future innovation in the automotive industry and its direct impact on the consumer technology market.

He was born in 1963 in Titting, Germany, and studied Business Management, majoring in Corporate Planning/Controllership and Finance, Banking and Investment, at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences.

Stadler began his career at Philips Kommunikation Industrie AG. Later he became head of the board for the Volkswagen Group. He is currently the chairman of the board, CEO and CFO of Audi AG, the chairman of Automobili Lamborghini Holding SpA and Volkswagen Group Italia SpA, a vice-chairman and member of the supervisory board at German football club FC Bayern AG.

Rupert Stadler with Lamborghini President and CEO, Stephan Winkelmann (L)

'Under Rupert Stadler's leadership, Audi has become a market leader in providing seamless technology to enhance safety behind the wheel and access to real-time information in the car', said Gary Shapiro, the President and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association.

In November 2012 Rupert Stadler was appointed an honorary professor for Business Administration by the University of St. Gallen.

Rupert Stadler is not a big fan of traditional for men's suits black - and we like this! You can usually see him in a well-fitting suit jacket combined with matching trousers, a white shirt and a tie.

If you like his style and achievements, support Rupert Stadler in BGFN readers' Most Stylish Men 2016 voting
and win a made-to-measure jacket for yourself or your beloved one.

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