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Daimler India Commercial Vehicles’ Head of Marketing, Sales and After Sales Trucks Asia and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, Marc Llistosella, will take over as the Head of Daimler Trucks Asia (Fuso and BharatBenz) on April 1, 2015, according to a press release from the company.
His successor at Daimler India, Erich Nesselhauf remains CEO and managing director, and will continue to report directly to Llistosella also in the new role.
Daimler India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, together with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), commercial vehicle manufacturer and partner under the Umbrella of Daimler Trucks Asia (DTA), has announced management changes that take effect in March and April 2015.
Llistosella will directly report to Wolfgang Bernhard, Member of the Daimler Board of Management with responsibility for Daimler Trucks & Buses.
Forty-seven-year-old Llistosella led Daimler India from the initial stage as a green field project and the development of a new product range under the BharatBenz brand for the Indian market as well as Fuso trucks for markets in Asia and Africa.
Albert Kirchmann (58), currently Head of Daimler Trucks Asia, will become Chairman of Daimler Trucks Asia as of April 1, 2015, the release said.
He will consult and support the company’s strategic development and will continue to represent Daimler on the political level as well as in industry associations in Japan.
He has been with the company since 1984 in various leadership positions in the areas of planning, controlling, and strategy over many years. He assumed his current position in June 2009.
Michael Kamper (49), currently Managing Director Trucks at Mercedes-Benz UK, will become new Head of Marketing, Sales & Customer Services Trucks Asia as of March 1, 2015. In the company since 1995, Kamper has proven his expertise in truck business in various leading positions in international sales and customer experience.
These changes have been decided by the Board of Management, Daimler AG, and are subject to approval by the Board of Directors and the Shareholder’s Meeting of MFTBC, the release said. (EOM)
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