Bräunl joined Porsche in 2014 and became CEO of Porsche Middle East and Africa FZE in 2019. He leads a team of 85 at the company’s Dubai office. Bräunl has 31 years of automotive industry experience. He has been a guest professor at Tongji University in Shanghai since 2017. Globally, Porsche’s sales increased by 20% in 2022. Porsche’s Esports Racing Team placed first at the Gamers8 Festival in Saudi Arabia in July 2023.