Rainer Schirmer - Biography

Rainer Schirmer was born in 1966 in Neuenstadt am Kocher, Germany.

In 1982, he began his vocational training as a power plant electronics technician at AUDI AG in Neckarsulm. After completing his apprenticeship, he worked as a maintenance technician in various departments. In 2015, he became an IHK-certified business administrator.

In 2000, Schirmer was elected a workers’ representative and joined the committee of workers’ representatives in 2001. He was elected to the Works Council in 2002 and joined the Works Committee at the Neckarsulm plant in 2009. In 2016, he was elected Vice Chairman of the Works Council, which also made him a member of the General Works Council of AUDI AG. That same year, he became a member of the Group Works Council of Volkswagen AG. In 2021, Schirmer was appointed Chairman of the Works Council of AUDI AG at the Neckarsulm plant and was also elected Vice-Chairman of the General Works Council of AUDI AG.

He has also been a member of the Economic Committee of AUDI AG and the administrative board of Audi BKK since 2016. In 2018, he was appointed to the Supervisory Board of AUDI AG and joined its Presiding Committee in 2022. Also in 2022, Schirmer was elected an honorary member of the executive board of IG Metall.

In addition to his professional responsibilities, Schirmer is actively involved in social initiatives through the Works Council and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Volkswagen Workforce Foundation.