Daimler opens new China business director

On December 12th, Germany’s Daimler Group announced that it will carry out two major personnel adjustments. While extending the mandate of Andreas Renschler, head of global trucking business, it will set up a board of directors for the China Business for the first time. Mercedes-Benz truck executive Hubertus Troska takes the lead.

New China Business Director

The Daimler Supervisory Board appointed Hubertus Troska, 52 years old, as a new member of the company's board of directors at the meeting of the day to specifically manage the Chinese market business from the period of December 13, 2012 to December 31, 2015; at the same time, it will become the new one. Chairman and CEO of Daimler Northeast Asia Investment Co., Ltd., responsible for Daimler's strategic implementation and operations in the Chinese market. After Hubertus Troska became a new director, the number of Daimler board members will increase from the current 7 to 8 members.

On December 13, the current chairman and CEO of Daimler Northeast Asia Investment Co., Ltd., Ulrich Walker, will retire. Hua Li is 61 years old and has worked for Daimler Group for more than 30 years, including 6 years in the Chinese market. In the past six years, Hualixin has been committed to promoting the comprehensive development of Daimler's business in China and reorganizing and optimizing Mercedes-Benz's sales organizations in China.

In the transitional stage, Hualixin will complete its work with Hubertus Troska with its extensive experience in the Chinese market.

Manfred Bischoff, chairman of Daimler's board of supervisors, said: “China has become the world’s largest auto market. With Daimler’s board of directors setting up a seat to take charge of the Chinese market, the company further emphasized that China’s The significance of Le global. Daimler believes that the Chinese market still has enormous potential for growth and our business in China will continue to develop."

Bischow also pointed out that Hubertus Troska has worked for Daimler for many years and has accumulated rich experience in both commercial vehicle and passenger vehicle fields. As its director in charge of the Chinese market, it will help Daimler achieve its goal in the Chinese market. The set goal.

Daimler CEO Cai Che said that with the board of directors specializing in setting up a directorship for the Chinese business, the Chinese market will be managed directly by the board of directors.

New director background

On March 25, 1960 Hubertus Troska was born in Bilbao, Spain. He studied in Germany and Wales, studying business management, English and Spanish literature. After graduating, he worked for an international construction company for 4 years.

In 1988, Troska joined the then Daimler-Benz AG and worked for the sales department at the Daimler headquarters in Stuttgart. Subsequently, he successively held several senior management positions in the company, responsible for the truck business in the Mexican and U.S. markets. In 1997, it became a member of the management team of Mercedes-Benz Turkey AG. In 2000, Hubertus Troska was appointed head of product marketing at the then Mercedes Sales Group.

From 2003 to March 2005, Troska took over as CEO of Mercedes-AMG, headquartered in Afatebach, Germany. Since April 2005, Hubertus Troska has been in charge of Daimler Trucks' Mercedes-Benz truck business in Europe and Latin America.

Global Truck Business Leader Extended

On December 12, the Daimler Supervisory Board also announced the extension of the appointment of Ren Xer, the head of the global truck business and a member of the board of directors, for five years.

According to the previous plan, the term of office of Ren Xerox on the board of directors of Daimler AG will end on September 30, 2013. On the other hand, the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG decided to extend its term of office to September 30, 2018 at the beginning of his term of office in the last year, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Article 84, paragraph 1, of the "German Federal Stock Corporation Act."

Bischow said that Mr. Ren Xerox has continued to serve as the global head of the Daimler truck business so that they would like to see it. With the concerted efforts of the board of supervisors, Mr. Ren Xerong will continue to implement the development strategy of Daimler Trucks' business and make progress towards the expected goals of this market segment. ”