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Volocopter Reshuffles Leadership as eVTOL Certification Slips into 2025
Lilium's CFO Oliver Vogelgesang is moving to Volocopter
Volocopter eVTOL aircraft
Technical delays have meant that type certification of Volocopter's eVTOL aircraft will not be completed, as planned, in 2024.

Volocopter has reshuffled its management team as it pursues new investment options and type certification of its VoloCity eVTOL aircraft with a revised target date in 2025. On November 18, the German company announced that former Lilium CFO Oliver Vogelgesang has joined in the same capacity, with Christian Bauer moving to the position of chief commercial officer.

In February 2025, Dirk Hoke is stepping down as Volocopter’s CEO, and the company has yet to announce who will replace the former senior Airbus executive. Hoke’s departure was announced in September, when former Daimler group CEO Dieter Zetsche was appointed as chairman of Volocopter’s advisory board. Zhihao Xu, CEO of Chinese automotive group Geely Technology, joined the board at the same time.