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october 21, 2022 - Daimler

Personnel change at Mercedes-Benz Trucks: Jürgen Distl becomes head of production network

Personnel change at Mercedes-Benz Trucks: Jürgen Distl becomes head of production network

  • Jürgen Distl will take over Mercedes-Benz Trucks Operations as of January 1, 2023 and will be responsible for the production network.
  • He succeeds Sven Gräble, who is leaving the company at his own request.
  • Distl will continue to be responsible for Finance & Controlling Mercedes-Benz Trucks as CFO.  
  • Karin Rådström, CEO Mercedes-Benz Trucks: "Jürgen Distl is a very experienced and strong leader with a holistic view of the Mercedes-Benz Trucks business. I am convinced that he will do an excellent job leading our operations team, by continuously driving operational improvements and also managing the changeover to zero emission vehicles. I wish him success for this important task."

Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Stuttgart – Jürgen Distl (44), Chief Finance Officer (CFO)
Mercedes-Benz Trucks, will be responsible for Mercedes-Benz Trucks Operations as of January 1, 2023. He will succeed Sven Gräble and manage the Mercedes-Benz Trucks production network, which includes the sites in Wörth (Germany), Aksaray (Turkey) and Molsheim (France). He will continue to be responsible for Finance & Controlling Mercedes-Benz Trucks as CFO. Furthermore, he will also be in charge of Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks in his new role.

Jürgen Distl joined #Daimler Group in 2003 and held various functions at Mercedes-Benz Trucks in the Finance & Controlling division until 2007. Until 2009, he was Assistant to the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Trucks before moving to Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks as CFO. From 2012 to 2019, Jürgen Distl held various senior controlling positions, for example for #Daimler #truck North America, Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars and #Daimler #truck Global Powertrain. Since the end of 2019, Jürgen Distl has been responsible as CFO for all financial topics at Mercedes-Benz Trucks.

Karin Rådström, Member of the Board of Management of #Daimler #truck Holding AG, CEO Mercedes-Benz Trucks: "Jürgen Distl is a very experienced and strong leader with a holistic view of the Mercedes-Benz Trucks business. I am convinced that he will do an excellent job leading our operations team, by continuously driving operational improvements and also managing the changeover to zero emission vehicles. I wish him success for this important task."

Sven Gräble (49), who currently heads the Mercedes-Benz Trucks Operations, is leaving the company at his own request. The graduate aerospace engineer began his career at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth in 2001. He held various senior positions, among others, at #Daimler Trucks Asia in India and Japan, where he played a key role in setting up the commercial vehicle site of #Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) in Chennai, India.

"On behalf of the entire Board of Management, I would like to thank Sven Gräble for his commitment and achievements over the past 21 years. He has successfully developed the production network at #Daimler #truck and has been key in developing a lean mindset throughout the organization. The Mercedes-Benz Trucks team and I wish him all the best for his future," said Karin Rådström.