Volkswagen has appointed former Total Vehicle Development/Quality Porsche head, Michael Steiner, as compliance commissioner at the VW Group.

Steiner will directly to the CEO of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Matthias Müller.

Steiner moved from Daimler, where he held various management posts, to join Porsche as Head of Innovation and Concepts in 2002.

In 2005, he took charge of the Panamera series and was appointed head of Total Vehicle Development/Quality at Porsche in 2011.

Steiner's tasks as compliance commissioner of the Volkswagen Group will include conducting talks with all regulatory and compliance authorities globally on all vehicle regulatory matters on behalf of the Volkswagen Group.