he was a member of the corporate group, where he focused on transactions having a transatlantic dimension, and headed the Legal Strategy and Public Policy practice group in Berlin. Life after politics Wissmann laid down his parliamentary mandate by 31 May 2007 to become the president of the German Automobile Industry Association (VDA) from 1 June 2007. He held this office until February 2018. During his time in office, he also served as vice-president of Pro Mobilität, an industry group lobbying for improvements in Germany's street network. In 2014, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Sigmar Gabriel appointed Wissmann to the government's advisory board on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). In October 2016, Wissmann was unanimously elected as president of the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA) for a two-year mandate, succeeding Yong-geun Kim. Since 2017, he has also been Vice President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI). Other activities Corporate boards ODDO BHF, Member of the supervisory board (from 2019) Freitag & Co., Member of the advisory board (since 2016) Lufthansa, Member of the supervisory board (2008-2020) Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Member of the advisory board (-2010) Seeburger AG, Member of the Supervisory Board EnBW, Member of the advisory board (2004-2009) Non-profits Federation of German Industries (BDI), Ex-Officio Member of the Presidium Ludwigsburg Festival, Member of the Board of Trustees Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Member of the Board of Trustees Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group References External links Homepage of Matthias Wissmann 1949 births Living people Transport ministers of Germany People from Ludwigsburg Members of the Bundestag for Baden-Württemberg Members of the Bundestag 2002–2005 Members of the Bundestag 1998–2002 Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998 Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partners Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany