Mercedes-Benz: Large board update brings a breath of fresh air!

Mercedes-Benz: Large board update brings a breath of fresh air!

Rastatt, Deutschland - Mercedes-Benz is facing a drastic upheaval: the car manufacturer is planning a extensive restructuring of his board. This happens against the background of weakening business, especially on the important Chinese market, where the company recently had to accept a slump in profits, which further increases the need for changes. From April 2025, head of HR and Labor Director Sabine Kohleisen, a key figure in the company's digital transformation, will retire prematurely. Your successor will be Britta Seeger, who is currently heading the sales department and has already made decisive digital course there to realign the brand, as

In addition, Mathias Geisen, current head of the Van division, will take over the sales management from March 1, 2025. These changes are part of a strategy for rejuvenating the board, which also focuses on a male composition. Further personnel changes affect Renata Jungo Brüngger, who is the legal board at the end of her contract in October 2025. Olaf Schick, currently board member at Continental, will be her successor and takes over an essential department for the future legal orientation of the company. The new board for Greater China, Oliver Thönen, will also enter his office in February 2025 to stabilize business in this key region, as well as on the official company page of Mercedes-Benz reports .