STUTTGART, Germany,
Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/
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- Daimler AG to enable leaner decision-making by aligning
Management Board responsibilities with Mercedes-Benz AG
- Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz
AG for Production and Supply Chain Management, to also join Board
of Management of Daimler AG
- Bernd Pischetsrieder: "Jörg Burzer has played a decisive role
in transforming our global production network into a highly
efficient, digital, flexible and sustainable operation."
- Markus Schäfer to be Member of the Board of Management as Chief
Technology Officer, responsible for Development and
Procurement
- Hubertus Troska, currently
Daimler AG Management Board Member responsible for Greater China, will also join the Board of
Management of Mercedes-Benz AG
Daimler is aligning the Management Board responsibilities
between Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG to enable leaner
decision-making in the wake of the separation of Trucks and Buses
from Cars and Vans. After synchronizing the Board memberships of
Mercedes-Benz AG and Daimler AG, the parent company Daimler is also
due to be renamed Mercedes-Benz Group AG on February 1, 2022 to emphasize the company's
future focus on the car and van business.
As part of the overhaul, the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG is
appointing Jörg Burzer, currently Member of the Board of Management
responsible for Production and Supply Chain Management at
Mercedes-Benz AG, to the Management Board of Daimler AG, effective
December 1, 2021.
"In addition to separating Daimler into two separate pure-play
companies, more efficient governance structures are being created
so that Mercedes-Benz can accelerate into a software-driven
zero-emissions future," stated Bernd Pischetsrieder, Chairman of
the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG. "Jörg Burzer has played a
decisive role in transforming the global production network of
Mercedes-Benz into a highly efficient, digital, flexible and
sustainable operation, capable of scaling up to meet the rapidly
increasing demand for electric vehicles," Pischetsrieder added.
Jörg Burzer started his career in 1999 at the former
DaimlerChrysler AG in vehicle pre-development. The doctorate
engineer studied material science with a focus on metallurgy at the
University of Erlangen (Germany)
and spent study periods abroad at the Technical University of Copenhagen (Denmark) as well as at the Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research in Pretoria (South
Africa).
Burzer, who has been Board Member at Mercedes-Benz AG
responsible for Production and Supply Chain Management since 2019,
was previously Head of Quality Management at Mercedes-Benz Cars. He
will work alongside Markus Schäfer, currently Management Board
Member at Daimler AG, responsible for Group Research and
Mercedes-Benz Cars Chief Operating Officer.
Going forward, Schäfer will be Chief Technology Officer and
Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz
AG, responsible for Development and Procurement. In this extended
role, he will also assume overall responsibility for e-drive
systems and car software – including connectivity and autonomous
vehicle technology.
To complete the aligning of Management Board responsibilities
between Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, Hubertus Troska, currently Daimler AG Management
Board Member responsible for Greater
China, will also join the Board of Management of
Mercedes-Benz AG.
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www.media.daimler.com and www.daimler.com
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lower-margin vehicles; a possible lack of acceptance of our
products or services which limits our ability to achieve prices and
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fuel or raw materials; disruption of production due to shortages of
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resale prices of used vehicles; the effective implementation of
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Daimler at a Glance
Daimler AG is one of the world's
most successful automotive companies. With its Mercedes-Benz Cars
& Vans, Daimler Trucks & Buses and Daimler Mobility
divisions, the Group is one of the leading global suppliers of
premium and luxury cars and one of the world's largest
manufacturers of commercial vehicles. Daimler Mobility offers
financing, leasing, fleet management, investments and insurance
brokerage, as well as innovative mobility services. The company
founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl
Benz, made history by inventing the automobile in 1886. As a
pioneer of automotive engineering, Daimler sees shaping the future
of mobility in a safe and sustainable way as both a motivation and
obligation. The company's focus therefore remains on innovative and
green technologies as well as on safe and superior vehicles that
both captivate and inspire. Daimler continues to invest
systematically in the development of efficient powertrains – from
high-tech combustion engines and hybrid vehicles to all-electric
powertrains with battery or fuel cell – with the goal of making
locally emission-free driving possible in the long term. The
company's efforts are also focused on the intelligent connectivity
of its vehicles, autonomous driving and new mobility concepts as
Daimler regards it as its aspiration and obligation to live up to
its responsibility to society and the environment. Daimler sells
its vehicles and services in nearly every country of the world and
has production facilities in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa. In addition to Mercedes-Benz, the
world's most valuable luxury automotive brand (source: Interbrand
study, 20 Oct. 2021), and
Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, Mercedes-EQ and Mercedes me, its
brand portfolio also includes commercial vehicle brands
Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Freightliner,
Western Star, BharatBenz, FUSO, Setra and Thomas Built Buses as
well as the brands of Daimler Mobility: Mercedes-Benz Bank, Mercedes-Benz Financial
Services, Daimler Truck Financial and Athlon. The company is listed
on the Frankfurt and Stuttgart stock exchanges (ticker symbol DAI).
In 2020, the Group had a workforce of around 288,500 and sold 2.8
million vehicles. Group revenues amounted to €154.3 billion and
Group EBIT to €6.6 billion.
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