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DaimlerChrysler-Board of Management Approves Personnel
Changes
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Rainer Schmueckle
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Chris Patterson
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The Board of Management
of DaimlerChrysler AG took the following personnel decisions: Rainer
E. Schmueckle (45), previously Head of Business Unit Trucks NAFTA
(Freightliner, Sterling, Thomas Built Buses) within the Commercial
Vehicles Division as well as President and Chief Executive Officer
of the wholly-owned DaimlerChrysler subsidiary Freightliner LLC
based in Portland, Oregon, has been made Chief Operating Officer
of the Mercedes Car Group, effective as of April 15, 2005. In this
position he will be responsible for the functional divisions of
production, procurement and information technology within the Mercedes
Car Group.
An important aspect
of the CORE mobilization program is the consistent implementation
of measures designed to return the Mercedes Car Group to an operating
margin of 7%. As part of his new function, Schmueckle will therefore
oversee the thorough implementation of these measures as part of
the CORE program. Schmueckle has often demonstrated his competence
in implementing such programs in the past.
Chris Patterson
(50), previously Senior Vice President, Service and Parts at Freightliner
LLC will replace Schmueckle as Head of Business Unit Trucks NAFTA
(Freightliner, Sterling, Thomas Built Buses) within the Commercial
Vehicles Division of DaimlerChrysler AG as well as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Freightliner LLC.
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