Prague - Former Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy Martin Jahn, who is now in charge of human resources in Škoda, the Czech car-maker and part of the Volkswagen Group, is heading abroad.

He was appointed a director of the Volkswagen Group for Russia.

"Jahn is going to be responsible for Volkswagen car sales in Russia. The Supervisory Board appointed Klaus Dierkes to replace Martin Jahn," stated Škoda spokesperson Jaroslav Černý in the press release. 

Jahn will start his job in Russia in April this year.

It was Aktuálně.cz that first reported on Jahn´s leaving the Czech Škoda Auto company.

Autor fotografie: Škoda Auto

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More experience in Russia

According to information avaliable to Aktuálně.cz the reason for his departure for Russia is to gain more managerial experience. This is required should he be promoted to a senior position in Škoda Auto Mladá Boleslav in the future.

Martin Jahn will simultaneously become a member of the Škoda Auto Supervisory Board where he will continue to practice his so far gained working experience.

Success story named Jahn 

Martin Jahn graduated from the University of Economics in Prague. He also studied at DePaul University in Chicago where he received an MBA.

Jahn started his career in CzechInvest, a governmental agency tasked with attracting foreign investors to the Czech Republic. Soon he became the CEO of CzechInvest, which under his successful leadership attracted a number of investors.

During the Social Democratic Party-led government between August 2004  and December 2005, Jahn served as the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy. He proposed an economic reform which included a new tax policy, tuition at universities and liberalization of public spending, ideas which for many social democrats were hard to swallow.

As a non-member of the Social Democratic Party, his influence was somewhat limited in the government. His eventual departure from the cabinet was seen as a logical step. Shunning the innuendos from various political agents he left for a private sector and is well on his way to make a mark there.