HAMBURG — Volkswagen Group’s supervisory board is because of talk about a reshuffle of the corporate’s administration board on Thursday, two folks acquainted with the matter mentioned on Tuesday, because the automaker seeks to defuse a management disaster.

CEO Herbert Diess this month demanded a vote of confidence in his reform efforts by asking stakeholders to again his proposals for administration board appointments along with a contract extension for himself.

Supervisory board members wish to keep away from a untimely dialogue about giving Diess one other time period in workplace, however key administrators have endorsed a dialogue centered on his proposals for appointments to the administration board, the folks mentioned.

“Now we have a blueprint proposal on personnel, which is because of be mentioned on the firm’s supervisory board,” one of many sources mentioned, referring to potential administration board appointments.

Volkswagen declined to remark.

Diess has tried to put in Arno Antlitz as CFO to interchange Frank Witter, who is because of retire in June, and to rent Thomas Schmall as administration board member chargeable for parts, changing Stefan Sommer, who has already left the corporate, folks acquainted with the matter informed Reuters.

As a part of the most recent discussions, administrators are on account of debate dividing Sommer’s obligations for procurement and parts and at hand duty for procurement to Murat Aksel, the second particular person mentioned Tuesday.

The appointments had been delayed as a result of VW’s labor leaders, who’ve half the seats on the supervisory board, had insisted on approving a “bundle resolution,”, two folks acquainted with the deliberations informed Reuters final week.

Separating duty for procurement and parts could assist to win over administrators to endorse replenishing the administration board on the assembly on Thursday.

VW Group, which incorporates the Audi, Porsche, Skoda, Bentley, Bugatti and Seat manufacturers, might additionally create a brand new board place for data know-how and software program, the second particular person mentioned.

“We’re cautiously optimistic that we will talk about a complete proposal,” this particular person informed Reuters on Tuesday.