Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the fully owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, together with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
17 Dec 2014 | 2852 Views | By Autocar Professional Bureau
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the fully owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, together with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers and partner under the umbrella of Daimler Trucks Asia (DTA), has announced management changes to take effect in March and April 2015.
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Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the fully owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, together with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers and partner under the umbrella of Daimler Trucks Asia (DTA), has announced management changes to take effect in March and April 2015.
Dr Albert Kirchmann (58), currently head of Daimler Trucks Asia, will become chairman of Daimler Trucks Asia as of April 1, 2015. In this position, 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. Working in the company since 1984, Dr. Kirchmann has held various leadership positions in the areas of planning, controlling, and strategy over many years. He assumed his current position in June 2009.
Marc Llistosella (47), currently head of Marketing, Sales & Aftersales, Trucks Asia & Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), will become new Head of Daimler Trucks Asia (Fuso and BharatBenz) on April 1, 2015. In his new position he will directly report to Dr Wolfgang Bernhard. Llistosella has been leading DICV right from a planning phase as a greenfield project and led the development of a whole new product range under the BharatBenz brand for the Indian market as well as Fuso trucks for markets in Asia and Africa. In his current function he leads all marketing, sales and aftersales-related areas of Daimler Trucks Asia and oversees DICV’s Indian operations. His successor at DICV Erich Nesselhauf remains CEO and managing director of DICV and continues to report directly to Marc Llistosella also in the new role.
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.
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.