Demant to oversee VW’s overseas projects

Germany’s Volkswagen AG has hired Hans Demant to oversee the development of VW’s international projects. The company said Demant, formerly General Motors Corp.’s vice president for global intellectual property rights, will be in charge “of the coordination of international projects” without providing further details. He was Opel’s chief executive from 2004-2010, before he was replaced by GM Europe President Nick Reilly. (August 26, 2010)