Matthias Müller is 62 years old, an age where many others would probably start thinking about retirement.

But since the trained toolmaker became CEO of Germany's sports car legend Porsche five years ago, retirement is out of the question. Even more so since Müller looks certain to be appointed new CEO of the Volkswagen Group , where he will have to clean up the mess left behind by the falsified diesel car emission tests.

Müller is only six years younger than his predecessor, Martin Winterkorn. So it's not very likely that major shareholders and the board of directors would expect him to reboot Volkswagen and restructure Europe's biggest car maker.

Like Winterkorn, Müller is a dedicated engineer. So far he's not made a name of himself as a passionate entrepreneur. But Müller's task will be to get things right for the moment, to steer Volkswagen into calmer waters and - what's most important - to restore consumer confidence.

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