He replaces current CFO Arno Antlitz will move to the Volkswagen Group as Group CFO.
Mr Rittersberger has served as general secretary and senior vice-president of group strategy at Volkswagen AG since September 2018. From 2010 to 2018 he was general secretary and vice-president of corporate development at Porsche AG.
In late 2015, Porsche also appointed him as general representative. Mr Rittersberger holds a degree in business information technology.
Audi AG chairman Dr Herbert Diess said: “In Jürgen Rittersberger, Audi is gaining an expert in corporate management, controlling and strategy who is already familiar with several group brands. I greatly value him as a colleague for his strategic and entrepreneurial mindset.”
By Neil Dowling