Ernst
Lieb named President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA
Paul Halata
(55) to retire on August 31, 2006 after 33 years with
Mercedes-Benz
Ernst Lieb
(51) new President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, effective
September 1, 2006
Wolfgang
Schrempp (56) new President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler
Australia/Pacific, effective September 1, 2006
Bram Schot
(45) new President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler Italia,
effective September 1, 2006
Stuttgart -
The DaimlerChrysler Board of Management has appointed
Ernst Lieb (51) as the new President and CEO of
Mercedes-Benz USA, effective September 1, 2006. Lieb
succeeds Paul Halata (55) who is retiring after 33 years
of service with the DaimlerChrysler organization.
Lieb,
currently President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler
Australia/Pacific Pty. Ltd., will report to Dr. Klaus
Maier, Executive Vice President Mercedes Car Group,
responsible for Sales and Marketing. In his new role,
Lieb will have overall responsibility for Mercedes-Benz
passenger cars and Maybach in the U.S. He will lead
MBUSA's nearly 1,600 employees and 330 retailers
throughout the U.S. Ernst Lieb joined the former
Daimler-Benz AG as a student through the company´s
management training program with Stuttgart University in
1975,
where he received
his degree in 1978. From 1978 Lieb worked in various disciplines
within the Spare Part Division. In 1985, he joined Mercedes-Benz
Canada where he held various positions culminating in his
promotion to President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada in 1995.
Under his leadership, sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in
Canada more than doubled. In April 2003, German-born Lieb became
President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler Australia/Pacific Pty.
Ltd., his most recent post.
Dr. Klaus Maier expressed
his sincere thanks to Paul Halata: "Over the last 33 years Paul has
made a major contribution to the success of the Mercedes-Benz brand both
in Europe and North America, the last seven at the helm of MBUSA. During
his tenure, sales of Mercedes-Benz models in the U.S. grew by about 20
percent to the highest volume in the company's history. On behalf of
DaimlerChrysler I would like to thank him for the passion and dedication
he has given to the three pointed star and wish him well for the
future."
Wolfgang Schrempp (56),
President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler Italia Holding S.p.A. since April
2000, will succeed Ernst Lieb as President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler
Australia/Pacific Pty. Ltd. Schrempp holds degrees in mechanical
engineering and vehicle manufacturing and has amongst others worked in
the Sales Training Department of the Mercedes-Benz AG. From 1993 to
1995, Schrempp has been the Branch Manager at the Freiburg (Germany)
branch and from 1995 to 2000 at the Munich branch.
In Italy, Wolfgang Schrempp
will be succeeded by Bram Schot (45), President and CEO of
DaimlerChrysler Nederland B.V. since 2003. Dutch-born Schot has held
various sales and marketing positions at Mercedes-Benz and
DaimlerChrysler in the Netherlands since 1987.
