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The ski jumpers from the German Ski Association (DSV) have been able to continue their good form at the beginning of the new season at the Four Hills Tournament, following their strong performances at previous World Cup events. The hopes of the German team rest mainly on the World Cup leader Richard Freitag: The 26-year-old, who finished runner-up to defending champion Kamil Stoch from Poland during the opener in Oberstdorf, also secured second place on the Olympic ski jump in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, again finishing behind winner Stoch and ahead of Norwegian Anders Fannemel. Karl Geiger (seventh) and Stephan Leyhe (tenth) also achieved results within the top ten. Approximately 21,000 spectators attended the skijumping spectacle on the Gudiberg. The presence of Audi at the event included the highlight of having the Audi Elaine concept car on display. The design and engineering study, the Audi e-tron Sportback concept, will also be on display during the finale of the Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen (Austria), January 6th. More photos from the Four Hills Tournament can be found here.

From there, Geoffrey Bouquot moved to the French automotive supplier Valeo, where his last role was Group CTO & Senior Vice President Strategy. In this position, he was responsible for Corporate Strategy, R&D, Public Affairs and Sustainability, Marketing and Innovation. Geoffrey Bouquot headed the R&D network comprising 20.000 engineers as well as 20 research and 40 development centers worldwide. His responsibilities included an overall transformation plan for R&D, accelerating digitalization, and realizing efficiency gains through concentrating on selected platforms. In addition, Geoffrey Bouquot focused on accelerating the transformation in software, AI, and sustainability. The Supervisory Board of AUDI AG appointed Geoffrey Bouquot as the Member of the Board of Management for Innovation and Software-Defined Vehicle at AUDI AG effective June 1, 2024. Since January 1, 2025, Geoffrey Bouquot has assumed the role of Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at AUDI AG. His previous responsibilities were merged with his new position.

Member of the Board of Management at AUDI AG Finance, Legal Affairs and IT Jürgen Rittersberger was born in Mannheim on July 2, 1972. Rittersberger graduated from the University of Mannheim with a degree in business information systems in 1999. The same year, he began his professional career in controlling at Philipp Holzmann AG and later at DIBAG Industriebau AG. Rittersberger has worked for the Volkswagen Group since 2002. He started at Porsche’s Strategic Projects unit before switching to Investment Management. Since 2010, he has been in charge of the General Secretariat and Corporate Development at Porsche AG. Porsche appointed Rittersberger to the position of Executive Vice President in late 2015. He then moved to the headquarter of the Volkswagen Group in Wolfsburg in September 2018. Rittersberger was placed in charge of the General Secretariat and Group Strategy at Volkswagen AG. In May 2020, he was appointed Executive Vice President of Volkswagen AG. Rittersberger has been a member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG since April 1, 2021, and is responsible for Finance, Legal Affairs and IT. He has also been Chief Operating Officer (COO) since January 1, 2024.