Rudolf Leiding
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Rudolf Leiding (born September 4, 1914; died September 3, 2003) was the third postwar chairman of the Volkswagen automobile company, succeeding Kurt Lotz in 1971. Under Leiding's leadership, the Volkswagen Golf was completed and went on sale in Europe in June 1974, introduced in North America as the Rabbit seven months later. The Golf was credited from saving VW from possible bankruptcy after the company had relied on the Beetle too long. Leiding left the company in 1975 and was replaced by Toni Schmucker.
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