VW will continue paying former CEO Winterkorn for another year, report says

During almost nine years as CEO, Martin Winterkorn amassed a pension pot valued at $30.91 million. (BLOOMBERG)

December 18, 2015 05:00 AM

BERLIN (Reuters) -- Volkswagen's former CEO Martin Winterkorn will be paid by the carmaker until his contract expires in a year's time, sources close to the company's supervisory board told Reuters.

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