{"id":14695,"date":"2018-07-06T10:54:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T10:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/?p=14695"},"modified":"2018-07-27T08:57:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T08:57:01","slug":"volkswagen-group-ireland-appoints-new-group-managing-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/index.php\/volkswagen-group-ireland-appoints-new-group-managing-director\/14695","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen Group Ireland appoints new Group Managing Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carla Wentzel has been appointed to the role of Group Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Wentzel, a South African native, will move to Ireland this autumn from Volkswagen Group South Africa where she currently heads up the Volkswagen brand. 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