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News of September 25, 2002
DaimlerChrysler: Changes to Board of Management Announced
- Dr. Thomas Weber (48), newly appointed Board Member for Research & Technology, replaces Prof. Klaus-Dieter Vöhringer (61)
- Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard (42) and Dr. Rüdiger Grube (51) appointed ordinary Members of the Board of Management
Stuttgart / Auburn Hills - At today's meeting in Auburn Hills, the Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler AG announced the following decisions with regard to the implementation of medium and long-term personnel plans:
| Dr. Thomas Weber (48), Head of the Mercedes-Benz production plant in Rastatt and Chairman of the A-Class Management, will be appointed Deputy Member of the Board of Management for Research and Technology, with effect from January 1, 2003. Dr. Weber has worked closely with Prof. Klaus-Dieter Vöhringer since 1987, when he left the Fraunhofer-Institut in Stuttgart to take up senior management responsibilities in Research & Technology, Planning and Production, at the former Daimler-Benz AG. From 1995 to 1999, Dr. Weber was Head of the new Engine Production Plant in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt. |
Dr. Thomas Weber Photo: DC |
Prof. Vöhringer, Member of the Board of Management presently responsible for Research and Technology, will leave the company at the end of 2002.
Hilmar Kopper, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, commented on these changes as follows: "With today's decision, the Supervisory Board further implements its medium and long-term personnel planning."
Mr. Kopper continued: "The Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler thanks Prof. Vöhringer for his extraordinary commitment during 35 years of service to the company. With his wide-range experience in the fields of planning, development and production he has contributed significantly to making DaimlerChrysler the world leader in automotive industry Research and Technology.
Jürgen E. Schrempp, CEO of DaimlerChrysler AG, also paid tribute. He said: "Prof. Vöhringer has added significant impetus to Research and Technology, especially through his vision of accident-free driving, alternative power-systems and regenerative energies."
(Sept. 19, 2002)
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