A Swede is the next boss under the Mercedes star: Ola Källenius, a tree of a guy running, already longer than Kronprinz number one around, now is the thing seriously, almost officially. Källenius even dares the role as CEO to (which he has in common with others). Much more important: Dieter Zetsche, the current CEO, credited him with the task of top inspector Manfred Bischoff fortiori: So who should come in his way
Author: Georg Meck, Deputy Head of Economics and “Money & amp; More “the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.
If the group passes no disaster or the hopefuls dirty in the final meters all the matter is decided: Ola Källenius is the first foreigner on the executive chair of Daimler – the latest of the year 2019/2020 when Zetsche on Tuesday sent to renewing the contract, probably sooner if “doctor Z.” explains his mission ended and withdraws into the cool-down to stand by time for the chairmanship. Manfred Bischoff, soon 74 years old, can be selected at the AGM in early April again for five years.
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One thinks in long lines in Untertürkheim in these days as the star so not shine how long: never Mercedes has sold so many cars, never retracted as much profit, made never shareholders as employees so happy: Zetsche, who is in may 63, enjoys the fruits of his success, it can him no one thing, calmly he can plan his succession. This makes free, which makes casual.
This benefits Ola Källenius. The young star does not have to hem and haw, does not hide all the Group’s clear himself and his ambitions: He is the man to Zetsche. A whole Crown Prince generation is skipped so that mid-fifties are simply too old to access now have younger. Andreas Renschler, born in 1958, a lifetime on a position of responsibility at Daimler, it already drew the consequences and moved a year ago to Volkswagen. Wolfgang Bernhard, born in 1960, called for many years was the first aspirant, must willy-nilly to accept that he is denied the crowning of the career.
The Daimler Supervisory Board at its meeting on Tuesday, the last doubts dispel: The merchant Källenius, previously sales Director, will retrained for CTO – not because there’s not a engineer would have been ready. No, it comes round the successor. And technology is the field that Källenius still missing. figured on that the last “car guy” in the group that does not lack the Sweden of gasoline in the blood.
So is agreed that Thomas Weber, born in 1954 and so far the leader of the 15,000-house developers, end of the year for reasons of age retires and gives place for Källenius. Its current mandate is handled by a yet to be determined youngster. This of Personnel does not have time in the summer, the Supervisory Board will determine the next CSO. Sufficient eligible candidates are available.
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